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BMA Advogados

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

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Customized, innovative solutions are the specialty of our lawyers, who work to maximize our clients’ gains.

Clients looking for custom-made solutions can count on BMA’s Dispute Resolution lawyers, with their multidisciplinary background, their litigation expertise, and their agile and efficient approach to resolving disputes and conflicts. Combining our team’s solid academic foundation with experience acquired in some of the biggest and most complex cases in Brazil, we focus on practical, effective solutions that serve our clients’ interests and the development of their business.

As a full service firm, our lawyers can customize solutions for different sectors and scenarios, offering precise strategies for each legal issue. We are known for our bold, assertive style that gets results both in the pre-litigation phase, preparing for or preventing litigation, and in litigation over business disputes at all instances, within Brazil and in cross-border matters.

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Dispute Resolution: Arbitration - Brazil

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

BMA – Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão is a respected full-service firm sought out by important clients to advise on a wide range of arbitration matters. The firm is regularly called upon by energy, aviation and technology companies to provide counsel on corporate and commercial disputes. It is also well equipped to handle international arbitration proceedings as well as litigation matters before the superior courts. The team is further appreciated for its expertise acting on contentious issues arising from projects. 

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Work Highlights

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  • BMA has assisted FSTP Brasil with a cross-border contract amendment-related arbitration proceeding.

Strengths

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  • This firm speaks finance, which is our company's mother tongue, and this is a strong asset, allowing them to deliver high-quality work.

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  • BMA has experienced professionals with excellent technical knowledge.

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  • BMA was brilliant in our case. I was really impressed by their performance in our hearing: we were light years ahead of our counterpart.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • André Abbud
    André Abbud

    André Abbud

    André Abbud has amassed extensive arbitration experience advising clients from different sectors, including corporate and construction industries. He is further skilled at working on international arbitration proceedings.

    • André is a skilled negotiator, who understands corporate contentious matters really well and has a strong commercial vision. He's also very available.

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  • Felipe Evaristo dos Santos Galea
    Felipe Evaristo dos Santos Galea

    Felipe Evaristo dos Santos Galea

    Felipe Evaristo dos Santos Galea is a dispute resolution lawyer who offers clients a strong corporate litigation expertise.

    • Felipe is a practitioner who is very engaged on his cases.

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    • Felipe is an extremely competent lawyer who is deeply dedicated to the cases in his responsibility. He is the kind of lawyer we want to have on our side and not on the opposite one.

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  • Pedro Oliveira da Costa
    Pedro Oliveira da Costa

    Pedro Oliveira da Costa

    Pedro Oliveira da Costa is a dispute resolution practitioner whose work in the arbitration arena has been steadily recognised by the market. He counts a wide array of companies in the engineering and oil & gas sectors as clients.

    • He's got a deep knowledge of contractual law and arbitration proceedings.

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    • Pedro is a very well prepared lawyer and I would recommend him for sure. He's been representing big clients in Brazil.

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  • Gustavo Santos Kulesza
    Gustavo Santos Kulesza

    Gustavo Santos Kulesza

    Gustavo Santos Kulesza is a dispute resolution partner well-acquainted with corporate arbitration proceedings.

    • I am a super fan of Gustavo.

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    • Gustavo is a point of reference in judicial and arbitration litigation.

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  • Luiz Fernando Fraga
    Luiz Fernando Fraga

    Luiz Fernando Fraga

    Partner Luiz Fernando Fraga has earned litigation expertise advising clients on corporate and commercial disputes.

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