Betting on Tech, Gunderson Dettmer Opens New Brazil Office

Silicon Valley law firm Gunderson Dettmer is opening a new office in São Paulo, Brazil to capitalize on the region’s budding technology scene.

The move has “been a long time coming,” said Gunderson partner Brian Hutchings, a founding corporate partner in the new office, alongside Gunderson partners Adan Muller and Christel Moreno. The firm has been representing clients in Brazil and across Latin America since 2006.

“As our business has grown over that period of time, it’s become increasingly important to be available to clients in their own location on a daily basis,” Hutchings said in an interview. “It helps ...