Eduardo Hallak is a founding partner at Licks Attorneys and leads the firm’s Sao Paulo office. With over a decade of experience, he has established himself as a prominent litigator in complex disputes and leading cases in Brazil.

Mr. Hallak specializes in litigation involving patent law, competition, and regulatory compliance, with a particular focus on the life sciences sector. He also has extensive experience in trademark litigation and technology transfer contracts, assisting multinational clients in establishing robust brand protection and licensing programs in Brazil.

As an educator, Mr. Hallak serves as a professor of IP litigation in the post-graduate program at the prestigious Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and has taught Civil Procedure at the Brazilian Association of IP Agents (ABAPI). A frequent speaker on procedural and strategic aspects of IP litigation, he also serves as a member of the Special Commission on Mediation of the Rio de Janeiro Chapter of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB-RJ) and the Enforcement Committee of the International Trademark Association (INTA).

Mr. Hallak's excellence is consistently recognized by esteemed publications, including Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, and Who’s Who Legal . Client testimonials praise him for having “in-depth legal technical skills, but also knowing very well how the business works”, as well as for “his contentious expertise that makes him a regular port of call for transactional advice keyed to potential industry conflicts”.