Penteado Mendonça e Char Advocacia has inherited a legal tradition that began in 1860 when the first member of five generations of attorneys graduated from the law school currently known as the São Paulo University Law School ( Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo, originally Faculdade de Direito do Largo de São Francisco) the first and foremost law school in Brazil to date.

Penteado Mendonça e Char Advocacia is in the direct succession line of Joaquim Mendonça, Antonio Machado Mendonça and Jorge Mesquita Mendonça law firms, a reputable name that has been part of the state of São Paulo legal scenario for over a century.