Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown is a Brazilian law firm specializing in several areas of business law, from simple transactions to complex and sophisticated deals. The Firm offers legal advice to national and international clients, financial institutions and government entities. The Firm's practice areas include antitrust, banking and finance, capital markets, corporate and M&A, employment, insurance, intellectual property, global trade, litigation, real estate, tax, energy, funds, infrastructure, mining, private equity, compliance, and arbitration. The Firm's clients include companies from aerospace, agriculture, communications, education, energy services, financial services, healthcare services, IT, infrastructure, insurance, leisure, marine, media, metals/mining, real estate, and transportation sectors. Tauil & Chequer was formed in 1992 and based in São Paulo.