Cristina was listed in Band 6 in the category Individual Lawyers in the Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright, & Trade Secret section of Chambers &Partners' Chambers Brazil: Contentious, and was also recognized as a notable practitioner in the 2017, 2018, and 2019 editions of the editor's Chambers Latin America.
Cristina Pinheiro Palmer
Senior Partner
Experience:
After obtaining an LL.M. in Patents and Intellectual Property Law from The George Washington University Law School in 1992, Cristina became a member of the New York Bar in 1994 and practiced IP law in the U.S. for a total of 8 years. Returning to Brazil in 2000, she worked for a top-tier IP boutique before co-founding Pinheiro Palmer Advogados with her husband Walter in 2005.
In the 2022 edition of World Trademark Review's WTR 1000, Cristina was recognized as having "'an unmatched work ethic and a high degree of strategic expertise.'"
Enzo Apa & Son, Inc. v. Geapag A.G., 134 F.3d 1090, 45 U.S.P.Q.2d 1368 (Fed. Cir. 1998)
Turner Greenberg Associates Inc. v. C&C Imports Inc., 71 USPQ2d. 1888 (S.D. Fla. 2004)
Portuguese and English
Education
1989 Bachelors in Law, cum laude - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
1992 LL.M. in Patents and Intellectual Property Law - The George Washington University Law School
Practice areas
Trademarks
50 %
Patents
20 %
IP-related contracts
15 %
Copyright
15 %
Recognitions
Cristina has been ranked in the Silver band for individuals of World Trademark Review's WTR 1000 annually since 2013.
Cristina was listed in the Brazil - IP - Trademarks section of Law Business Research Ltd's 2025 Lexology Index, formerly known as Who's Who - Brazil.
Cristina was ranked in Category 4 for Intellectual Property Law in the 2023 edition of the Women Attorneys publication by Editora Análise.
