years of professional practice
Brazilian business law boutique · São Paulo
Legal precision for decisions that move business.
Excellence in Capital Markets and Corporate Law. Global expertise, boutique agility and a clear focus on business.
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The firm
A boutique designed to unite technical depth, business insight and genuinely close client relationships.
RMaluf Law advises companies, financial institutions, asset managers and investors on sophisticated transactions and highly complex business matters in Brazil and abroad.
Experience gained at elite law firms and a global investment bank translates into pragmatic solutions, senior-level execution and clear advice — from transaction design through closing.
How we can helpequity offerings led
fixed-income transactions
local experience with an international perspective
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Practices
Legal strategy for transactions beyond the ordinary.
Integrated advice where regulation, capital and business strategy meet.
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Structuring and execution of securities offerings, from initial design through closing, advising issuers, underwriters and investors.
Debentures · Commercial notes · CRI and CRA · Bonds · FundsPublic Companies & CVM
Registrations, governance and regulatory routines for companies and market participants, supported by a strategic understanding of the regulatory environment.
CVM registrations · Reference forms · Policies · Material facts · ComplianceFunds & Regulatory
Formation of investment vehicles, regulatory advice and representation in administrative and enforcement proceedings and settlement agreements.
Asset managers · Advisers · Platforms · Investment vehiclesCorporate & Contracts
Corporate and contractual structures designed to support complex business transactions with clarity, certainty and efficiency.
Corporations · Limited companies · SCP · Shareholders’ agreements · Strategic contractsCredit & Restructuring
Strategic advice on creditors’ meetings, repricings, waivers and amendments to the terms and conditions of debt instruments.
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Complementary capabilities
Core depth. Broader reach.
RMaluf Law maintains its core focus and greatest depth in Capital Markets, Corporate Law and complex business transactions.
When a matter calls for additional disciplines, the firm coordinates complementary expertise through MG Legal Alliance, working with independent specialist firms under a single strategic view.
Technology & Innovation Contracts
SaaS · Software · E-commerce · Startups · Digital projects
Privacy, LGPD & Information Security
Compliance programs · DPO as a service · Incident response
Digital Law & Innovation
Platforms · Digital assets · Cryptoassets · Digital evidence
Labor & Employment
Liability prevention · Employment relations · Litigation
Business Litigation
Commercial disputes · Civil liability · Strategic negotiation
Consumer & Supplier Relations
Regulatory prevention · Administrative agencies · Litigation
Compliance, Governance & Legal Audits
Integrity · Internal controls · Risk management
Tax Efficiency & Cash Protection
Opportunity mapping · Recovery · Tax certainty
Complementary services are delivered, as applicable, with independent partner firms. Scope, responsibilities and engagement terms are defined for each matter.
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Experience
Senior experience. Direct involvement.
A perspective built on both sides of the table.
Rafael Maluf brings more than two decades of capital markets experience, advising issuers and financial institutions on some of the market’s most significant transactions.
He was a partner in the capital markets practices of TozziniFreire, Veirano and CGM, an associate at Pinheiro Neto Advogados, an international associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York, and in-house counsel at Citibank.
Education
LL.M. · University of Virginia
Graduate degree · FGV
LL.B. · Mackenzie
Recognition
IFLR 1000 · Capital Markets
The Legal 500 · Capital Markets
Análise Advocacia Regional
Recognition
Independent references to professional experience.
IFLR 1000
Capital Markets
The Legal 500
Capital Markets
Análise Advocacia Regional
Professional recognition
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Selected experience
Transactions that reflect technical range and command of execution.
View selected experience2026Funds · FIDC
Dufrio — FIDC
Advice on the structuring of a receivables investment fund for Dufrio.
2025Debt · Commercial notes
Tecumseh
Advice on Tecumseh’s commercial note issuance.
2026Restructuring · Debt
Grupo Lafaete
Meetings and repricing involving the group’s debentures, commercial notes and CRI.
2026Debt · Commercial notes
Agis
Advice on two commercial note issuances completed in 2026.
2025Structured funding
Longitude × Jive
A structured funding transaction for three Longitude special purpose vehicles, together with Jive Investimentos.
2025Debt · Debentures
Dufrio — Debentures
Advice on Refrigeração Dufrio’s debenture issuance.
2025Restructuring · Debentures
ASA Rent a Car
Debenture holders’ meetings and repricing of the company’s debentures.
2023Restructuring · Debentures
TESC
Debenture holders’ meetings and repricing of the debentures issued by Terminal Santa Catarina.
2019–2022Securitization
BASF
Experience in agribusiness receivables certificate and receivables investment fund transactions.
2021Equity · IPO
Unifique
Experience advising on the company’s initial public offering in the Brazilian market.
2019Equity · Follow-on
Banrisul
Experience advising on Banrisul’s follow-on equity offering in the Brazilian market.
2019–2020ESG · Bonds
Klabin
Experience in international green bond issuances, integrating documentation, regulatory matters and offering coordination.
The references above relate to Rafael Maluf’s professional experience, including transactions completed before RMaluf Law was established, while he worked at law firms and a financial institution.
Contact RMaluf Law
Complexity demands clarity.
Tell us about your challenge. Every conversation begins with attentive listening, a precise understanding of the context and absolute discretion.
rafael.maluf@rmaluflaw.com.br