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Santiago & Amboulos Attorneys At Law

Meet Our History. 

At Santiago & Amboulos Advogados, we recognize that our interests, talents and community's legal needs are diverse and varied. So, too, is our practice. By combining our experience in corporate, civil and business law, we have formed practice that leverages our interests and strengths, and ensures that our clients'needs and our community's demands for legal representation are met. Our firm's mission is to treat every client's problem as if it were our own and focus on achieving the best results possible. To accomplish this goal, we have assembled a team of attorneys made up of accomplished business professionals, compassionate advocates, experienced litigators, and studied legal experts. Our Attorneys are committed to applying their skills and experience to resolving your problems through creative legal solutions.

Our History

Established in February 2006, Santiago & Amboulos Advogados was founded by
attorneys Giovani Henrique Santiago and Antonio Amboulos. Mr. Santiago and Mr. Amboulos began their legal career together as classmates at Universidade Candido Mendes – Ipanema, one of the most prestigious University School of Law
in Rio de Janeiro. Mr. Santiago worked as a trainee dealing with Corporate Law in
the Legal Department of a huge American company which had entered a contract
into between the Brazilian government for the surveillance of the Amazon region. Immediately upon graduating in 2002, Mr. Santiago accepted position in the Infrastructure Section of Bastos Tigre, Coelho da Rocha e Lopes Advogados, a large, internationally recognized law firm.

In 2006, Mr. Santiago left Bastos Tigre,
Coelho da Rocha e Lopes Advogados, to open Santiago & Amboulos Advogados, primarily representing in Brazil the interests of the American company which had entered into a contract with the Brazilian government, among other minor domestic companies. Following a successful career as "big firm" lawyer, Mr. Santiago pursued his goalof starting his own law firm by forming Santiago & Amboulos Advogados. Located in Mr. Santiago´s hometown of Rio de Janeiro, allowed Mr. Santiago and Mr.Amboulos to pursue personal goals and explore new professional challenges.  Both attorneys recognize what is needed to satisfy, maintain and develop clients, andhow to succeed in providing the best possible legal representation for their clients.

As the two most senior Litigation partners, Mr. Santiago and Mr. Amboulos, each
personally supervised and managed dozens of high-profile cases for a multitude
of both domestic and international clients, ranging in value from several thousand to millions of dollars.
Now, almost two decades later, Santiago & Amboulos Advogados continues to
thrive by providing clients the quality legal representation one would expect from
a large firm, while offering clients the accessibility, one-on-one attention, and
support that a small-firm environment affords.

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Mission Statement

Santiago & Amboulos Advogados is dedicated to providing the highest quality legal services available. We treat every client's problem as if it were our own, and focus on achieving the best results possible. It is our goal that all of our clients will give us their highest personal recommendation. Experienced Attorneys With a Passion For Results Firm principals Giovani Santiago and Antonio Amboulos have significant experience handling Corporate Law, Civil and Business Law, Consumer Law, Labor and Employment Law, Probate and Domestic Relations Law and complex commercial litigation cases. Both have worked in large, international law firms. Since its inception, the law firm of Santiago & Amboulos Advogados has enhanced existing relationships and developed referrals by capitalizing on the following three “key” attributes:

Santiago & Amboulos Advogados practices law with integrity, honesty and a drive to win. The firm prides itself on leading its clients through litigation as their advocate, counselor and champion.


For further information about Santiago & Amboulos Advogados, please contact us today.


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