Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados (VPBG) today announced having entered into a strategic alliance with Dentons, the world's largest law firm.

The proposed strategic alliance will uniquely position VPBG and Dentons to provide high-quality legal services to clients within Brazil and around the world.

VPBG's clients will have access to the experience and talents of thousands of lawyers working from more than 60 countries on six continents. Similarly, Dentons' existing global clients will have access to all VPBG's staff based in offices in São Paulo and Brasília.

"The proposed alliance with Dentons, with its polycentric approach, will allow us to maintain and nurture our autonomy and the best attributes of our firm, which have enabled us to grow rapidly since our formation in 2009," said Rodrigo Vella, a founding partner of VPBG.

Dentons is introducing a new concept in the international legal market, a polycentric operation: each country is unique, thus, the interactions with different markets occur in an independent, decentralized and collaborative manner.

"Clients within Brazil and clients wanting to do business in Brazil will benefit from high-quality legal service on a global scale that only Dentons can offer," said Joe Andrew, Global Chairman of Dentons. "From Brussels to Beijing and now Brazil, our clients have access to deep local knowledge, that is always provided by lawyers who are both in and of the communities they serve.”

The strategic alliance enhances both firms' depth and reach in key business sectors and practice groups, including: Competition and Antitrust, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution/Litigation, Labor; International Trade and Commodity Finance, and Tax.