Maia Yoshiyasu Advogados
GAMBLING LAWYER OF THE YEAR IN BRAZIL Our greatest satisfaction is helping our customers succeed. Maria Luiza Jobim is an Associate Attorney at law firm Maia Yoshiyasu Advogados. In parallel with a deep knowledge of legal topics, we believe in the importance of also understanding our clients' business and strategies. Our services are personalized and focused on providing results with the best possible customer experience. We know that our customers' success depends on fast, diligent and accurate responses. We are proactive in assessing risks and presenting alternatives and practical solutions, based on real-world needs and not just legal theory. We are internationally recognized for the quality of our services, ranked among the best law firms in the world in some of our main areas of activity. We work in all areas of business law. Areas of Expertise:
Games Internet & Technology ● M&A ● Corporate Law ● Tax ● Real Estate ● Labor ● IP ● Litigation & Dispute Resolution ●
Maria Luiza Jobim Associate Attorney Tel: +55 (11) 2157-5025 mjobim@mylaw.com.br www.mylaw.com.br
Capital Corp Merchant Banking
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Capital Corp Merchant Banking has operated in the international project financing sphere for nearly 40 years, receiving numerous awards for its funding services – including the Business Hall of Fame Award in 2019, as well as the Gamechanger Award in 2020.
Gilles Herard, Managing Director, noted: “We distinguish ourselves by remaining a boutique firm, rather than a large organisation. This ensures we can effectively adapt to geopolitical and socio-economic changes. Since we work with clients all over the world, across numerous diverse industries, it is imperative that we remain nimble. As a result, we have seen our clients prosper – all thanks to the bespoke consulting services and funding structures we have been able to create for them.”
Tel: +1-321-424-6074 gherard@capitalcorpmerchantbanking.com www.capitalcorpmerchantbanking.com
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Global Awards 2025
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Our team works on complex legal issues, providing the necessary support for business decisions and generating results for our clients. In the gaming area, we have been internationally recognized for years as the leading law firm in Brazil. We work with all verticals and modalities in the gaming sector – video games and betting. We advise developers and publishers, e-sports organizations, e-athletes, poker clubs and sites and players, as well as fantasy sports sites, international sports betting and casino operators, both physical and online. We closely monitor and contribute to the emerging design of the regulatory landscape for gaming, betting and lotteries in diverse spheres of the federation, representing the interests of our clients. Our expertise in the area allows us to advise our clients on all regulatory, contractual, corporate, tax and consumer issues. We have featured prominently in the following international publications, providing up-to-date commentary on topics related to the gaming sector in Brazil:
The Law Reviews Chambers and Partners ● ICLG ● Mondaq ● Lexology ● ●
MERCHANT BANKING ADVISORY FIRM OF THE YEAR IN CANADA
The firm offers an array of business consulting and debt refinancing services for entrepreneurs and developers with a vision, but who require the proper tools to grow. Capital Corp consistently applies its comprehensive industry knowledge, helping its clients obtain the funding they require.
Gilles Herard Managing Director
Public Law & Regulation Privacy & Data Protection ● Estate Planning ●
According to Mr Herard, the key issues faced by its clients have always related to risk, both internal and external, as projects often need finetuning to be in the best possible shape to attract Capital Corp’s network of investors. Similarly, clients must be suitably prepared for potential market turbulence. He added: “Our clients vary greatly. Project developers or business owners come to us from key locations on a truly global scale, as well as from varying sectors, and so there is rarely one client that looks much like another.”
Capital Corp’s expertise in project finance consulting and tailored funding structures has become something of a dying art. Today, when seeking funding, project developers and business owners will mainly encounter large equity firms, corporate investors and banks. Those types of funding institutions have more rigid funding structures, which are not always able to align with project developers’ capabilities. This, in turn, creates economic losses from unfulfilled projects – from healthcare to real estate and industrial developments – due to lack of innovation in terms of structure. Mr Herard added: “The fact we think outside the box gives us not only an advantage, but also great satisfaction in seeing developers and business owners being able to move forward with their endeavours. In recent years, we have all had to adapt, and the need for new strategies has been dearly felt. Teleconferencing allows us to more quickly ‘meet’ our clients and improve our processes. To not embrace this brave new world would spell disaster, especially when working on a global scale. “Conversely, recent geopolitical shifts have not so much affected us professionally, but have undoubtedly impacted who our clients are. This works to our strengths, as it means we have evolved our services to suit many unique sectors. In the last 12 months alone, we have worked with clients spanning five continents. “Working through cultural differences and time zones, while still being able to offer our clients the same high-quality services, is what makes it all worthwhile.”