Araújo e Policastro Advogados is in the Análise Advocacia 500 directory, 2012 edition.

Published by Análise Editorial, the edition presents the search results with general counsels of the 1500 largest companies in Brazil, who votes on the boards and professionals they most admire. Here follow the highlights:

• AP: one of the “Most Admired Firms” of the country in the Commercial Contracts & Export and Import áreas.

• Luiz Carlos Venturi, partner of AP, was highlighted as one of the “Most Admired Lawyers” in Brazil in his area of expertise – Export and Import.

• AP is among the 100 largest firms in the country and also in the 36 largest Full Service firms.

• AP among the “Most Admired” in the “Full Service” category, in the areas: Environmental, Civil, Commercial Contracts, Export and Import, Corporate, Labor and Tax.

• Fernanda Pereira Leite, partner of AP, was nominated one of the “Most Admired by Economic Sector” by legal departments of Metallurgy and Mining segments surveyed by the publication.

• AP nominated by the interviewees who works in the International Trade segment as one of the “Most Admired Firms by Economic Sector”.