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Who we are

Goulart & Associados is led by Rissiane Goulart, an attorney and legal consultant with 25 years of experience in Brazil and abroad, specializing in corporate law, business negotiations, and strategic mediations. She holds a Master of Laws in International Law (California, USA) and a specialization in International Relations (São Paulo, Brazil). Rissiane is certified by the National Council of Justice (CNJ) and the International Mediation Institute (IMI). She represents the Federal Council of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) before the National Council of Justice in the Over-indebtedness Working Group. She is the President of the Mediation Committee of the OAB/SC (2019-2021/2025-2027), the Secretary-General of the Special Committee on Mediation and Conciliation of the National OAB (2022-2024), the Vice-President of CCAMI – the world's first Mediation and Arbitration Chamber for Human Rights and Refugees, the Vice-President of the Brazilian Institute of Contract Law of SC, the Director of Mediation at CMAA – the Mediation and Arbitration Chamber of ACIF, and a Board Member of Converge Resolve and Cam-CMR – the Business Restructuring Chamber. She is also the founder and co-organizer of the Brazilian Mediation Day in Paris, a professor in postgraduate and master's degree programs teaching negotiation and mediation, and a speaker and facilitator of corporate negotiation and mediation training.

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We work in partnership with a multidisciplinary network of highly qualified professionals — including specialists in finance, management, organizational psychology, and risk analysis — to ensure that our legal solutions are integrated, effective, and sensitive to the multiple dimensions involved in each strategic decision. This collaboration with other areas of knowledge allows us to offer more comprehensive, practical, and sustainable responses to the challenges faced by our clients.

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Our values are non-negotiable:

Solutions with purpose, acting with integrity and delivering excellence.

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Conflict is the symptom.
We take care of the cause.

Goulart & Associados is more than a law firm: we are a strategic force operating with precision in decisions demanding trust, sophistication, and real impact. Our work begins where the manuals end — in sensitive legal territories, critical negotiations, and complex asset structures that demand more than answers: they require vision.

 

We support our clients with predictive intelligence, a systemic approach capable of understanding and preventing conflicts, contextual awareness, and legal architecture of excellence, guiding leaders and business families in building legally sustainable, economically viable, and socially responsible solutions. We view Law not as an obstacle, but as a lever for transformation.

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Legal Strategies and Smart Solutions for a Changing World

Where many see processes, we see solutions

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For Companies

We transform challenges into robust strategies, enabling structural decisions — from mergers and acquisitions to corporate restructuring — with technical rigor, executive agility and full alignment with business objectives.

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For Business Families

We develop solutions for asset continuity and succession with a focus on longevity, governance and relational balance. We structure holdings, protocols and legal instruments that protect values and preserve the legacy.

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Our strategic areas of activity

Strategic Negotiation and Consensual Conflict Resolution
We represent our clients in highly complex negotiations, acting with technical rigor, relational sensitivity and a focus on sustainable results. We prioritize consensual, creative and efficient solutions that preserve relationships and meet long-term commercial and institutional interests.
Business Restructuring and Recovery
We act at crucial moments, advising companies facing financial, corporate and operational challenges. We develop customized strategic recovery plans, perform company valuations using precise technical criteria, predict risk and opportunity scenarios based on market analysis and economic data, and implement corporate governance programs that strengthen decision-making and investor confidence. We conduct sensitive negotiations with creditors and stakeholders, develop solid legal structures that are compatible with corporate objectives, and monitor corporate reorganization, tax planning and contractual restructuring processes. Our purpose goes beyond recovery: we seek to restore credibility, sustainability and competitive prominence in the national and international markets.
Estate and Succession Planning
We offer advanced legal structuring for the protection and succession of business and family assets. We mediate conflicts between heirs and partners, create family holdings, implement governance protocols, protect assets and plan succession with effective instruments, respecting both the business logic and the values of the business family. We believe in building sustainable legacies with legal certainty and intergenerational harmony.
Strategic Business Advisory and Consulting
We provide specialized legal consultancy for companies undergoing expansion, restructuring or internationalization. Our work includes drafting and reviewing highly complex national and international contracts, analyzing contractual and regulatory risks, structuring strategic operations, compliance and support in sensitive negotiations. We support each client with a 360° view, aligning legal decisions with business performance, using clear language, a technical approach and a focus on results.
Complex Business Mediation and Strategic Dispute Systems
We develop innovative solutions in corporate mediation, handling highly complex disputes with neutrality, method and strategic vision. We work on the design and implementation of customized conflict prevention and management systems, especially in corporate environments that require fast, secure decisions and the preservation of relationships. With a strong international presence, we provide our clients with the possibility of managing risks intelligently, maintaining control over the results and the organizational climate.
Dispute Systems Design
We support organizations in creating internal mechanisms to prevent, manage and resolve disputes in a structured, efficient manner, aligned with institutional culture. Our systems integrate decision-making processes, escalated instances, dialogue protocols and preventive mediation — reducing litigation, increasing predictability and promoting a healthier organizational environment.
Corporate Training and Leadership Development for Conflict Management
We develop customized training programs for leaders, boards and executive teams, promoting a culture of dialogue, relational intelligence and the ability to deal with adverse situations with technique, ethics and balance. We believe that well-prepared leaders avoid disputes and build more mature and effective decision-making environments.

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