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Freshfields

International Arbitration

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International Arbitration - Brazil

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Freshfields is a major player when it comes to Brazil-related international arbitration. The London firm showcases an experienced and dedicated team, as noted by market sources who also commend its Portuguese language capabilities in addition to its high-level know-how of arbitration proceedings.

Strengths

Freshfields has a large team who have balanced seniority in international arbitration.

Freshfields showcases top-tier commercial awareness in international arbitration. For me, they have the best foreign co-counsel team.

Freshfields is a big law firm that has a designated international arbitration team focusing on the Brazilian market.

Notable practitioners
Nigel Blackaby
Nigel Blackaby KC co-heads Freshfields' arbitration and Latin American practices. His dedication to Brazil-related disputes and fluency in Portuguese are highly admired by market sources.

Nigel Blackaby is a global practitioner who is active in international arbitration cases in Brazil.

Nigel Blackby is one of the greatest arbitration lawyers in the world. In my opinion, there's no one on his outstanding level.

Nigel is a highly experienced partner who helped us a lot during an arbitration procedure.


Matheus Bastos Oliveira

Matheus Bastos Oliveira is an associate-to-watch who is sought after by clients to assist big-ticket international arbitrations.

Matheus Bastos Oliveira is an outstanding Brazilian lawyer who I see as a star associate.

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