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Consumer Law - Brazil
What the Team is Known For
Inglez, Werneck, Ramos, Cury e Françolin Advogados is in possession of an experienced consumer law team frequently retained to act in judicial cases relating to corporate damage caused by defective products, packaging requirements and misleading advertising. The team is recognised for its strength handling product liability matters, including recalls and administrative proceedings before the relevant regulatory bodies. The firm regularly assists domestic and international companies from the automotive, pharmaceutical and food sectors.
Strengths
"They supported us in complex issues with a lot of depth."
"They have showed great technical ability, knowledge of the business, organisation, autonomy and they are also great on providing us with important information."
Work Highlights
Inglez, Werneck, Ramos, Cury e Françolin assisted Volkswagen with its defence in a class action filed by Instituto do Consumidor e da Previdência – ICONPREV before the Court of Mato Grosso against the manufacturers Volkswagen, Toyota, Nissan and Fiat, for an issue involving airbags manufactured by Takata.
Notable practitioners
Renato Cury holds a good track record representing clients in the pharmaceutical, automotive and food sectors. Renato is well regarded for handling complex recall campaigns, investigations and strategic proceedings before SENACON and PROCON.
"Renato is excellent. He is very knowledgeable in the field and ponders well the client's needs and the market situation."
"He is a very good lawyer, and deals with class acts and fines."