21st Avenue

21st Avenue

 Should everything be allowed in the name of justice?

Raul Vasconcelos and Helena Brito founded a partnership over 20 years ago which, in time, earned its name and now has over a hundred lawyers in its service. They have a quarrelsome relationship but, in spite of all their conflicts, they know that the strength of their partnership resides in the unlikely combination of their opposing personalities.

Raul has an ego as big as the world and it was that self-assuredness that made him notorious in the courtroom, by taking on cases that no-one would and managing to win them. Besides being an astute lawyer, he’s a hopeless playboy who with age developed the tendency to say and do whatever he feels like.  His trouble is that he’s constantly abusing that privilege.

Helena is a confident woman, albeit more discreet and concerned about the firm's public perception, constantly considering how her actions might negatively affect the partnership and its bottom line. Her personality led her to take over managing the firm, taking care of all bureaucratic affairs.

Other lawyers stand out in the firm, as is the case of Pedro Pimentel, who just made senior partner. He’s impeccably put together and has a smile that wins over most women, but behind this agreeable façade of his there’s a person with a lust for power and fame.