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Shipping - Brazil
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
They have the appropriate personnel to deal with all manner of matters.
He was able to advise on how best to exert pressure on the counterparties to recover the sums due.
Work Highlights
Castro Barros is representing Brasbunker in four lawsuits brought by ER Participações Ltda (a company of ER Group, German shipowner) aiming for reimbursement of the tax paid when six ER Group’s vessels were imported to Brazil (ICMS, like VAT) and of costs incurred by the ER Group in suits brought by the State of São Paulo for reimbursement of such tax.
Notable practitioners
Head of department Olympio José de Carvalho e Silva represents clients in a variety of shipping disputes, including cargo claims, arrests, casualties, and charter party disputes, as well as transactional mandates, drawing from a longstanding practice in the sector.
Olympio is excellent. Clear, commercially focused, and legally sound advice.
Camilla Werneck keeps demonstrating a very strong presence in the maritime field, representing clients in a wide range of disputes.
Camilla is very responsive, I highly recommend her services.