Lefosse
Karen Mentzingen Coutinho is a highly experienced legal professional currently serving as Counsel at Lefosse since November 2019, specializing in regulation and public law. Prior to this role, Karen was a Senior Associate focusing on infrastructure, regulatory, and government affairs at BMA - Barbosa Müssnich Aragão from April 2009 to October 2019, where involvement included the legal organization of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Additionally, Karen has been actively engaged with the Associação Brasileira de Direito da Tecnologia da Informação e das Comunicações (ABDTIC) since July 2018, holding positions as Coordinator of both the Infrastructure Commission and the Telecommunications and Media Commission. Academic credentials include an LLB from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and various degrees and courses from prestigious institutions such as FGV and Universidad de Salamanca, covering topics including business law, contracts, and airline contract law.
Lefosse
We are an independent law firm that offers specialized advice and superior technical quality in a variety of legal areas. Every day, we handle complex cases with different natures, contexts and particularities in a world in constant evolution, demanding agility and broad expertise. We have a singular combination of transactional and stand-alone practices to serve our clients in their most complex needs, offering a careful approach to decisions, with timeliness and precision in developing our assignments. We are recognized in the main legal rankings as one of the best law firms in Brazil. Our professionals combine deep knowledge of our clients’ businesses with outstanding insight and the highest level of quality, sophistication and rigor in seeking the best solutions, both in domestic and multijurisdictional transactions. We have an unmatched organization with unique processes and an efficient structure. We have exceptional standards for extraordinary cases. We work in long-term partnerships with our clients, which affords us a better understanding of their business, and allows us to offer tailor-made, elegant and simple solutions to complex problems.