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What the Team is Known For
Strengths
The partners respond immediately, and they are reliable.
Work Highlights
Garbois + Melo was retained by Wilson Sons Offshore and others to provide legal assistance/complaints in Time Charters disputes with Petrobras due to decisions taken by its technical body to put vessels off-hire to avoid the payment of charter hires during the periods of alleged downtime.
Notable practitioners
Co-head of department Breno Garbois is a very active lawyer with almost 20 years of practice in the maritime sector. He represents clients in a wide range of mandates, including contentious cases involving vessel and cargo claims, charter party disputes, and transactional and regulatory matters.
He exemplifies the technical competence and negotiation abilities that we see at the law office.
She is honest, knowledgeable and ethical.