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Provided by Gasparini, Barbosa e Freire Advogados
Gasparini, Barbosa e Freire Advogados litigation department has professionals with extensive experience in complex litigation, with outstanding performance in conflict resolution in various sectors of the economy, such as automotive, construction, infrastructure, specialized services, environmental, education, food, and energy.
Amongst the various activities we develop in conflict resolution, we highlight our performance in debt restructuring; credit recovery; torts; copyright, trademark, and patent protection; protection of collective interests; corporate, commercial, and contractual disputes; and insurance contracts.
The team remains compact but punches above its weight by focusing on sophisticated mandates for high-profile clients. Our practice is led by Pedro Gasparini, who has nearly 30 years of experience in litigation and arbitration.
We have a proven track record in civil litigation and regularly represent clients in high-value claims and lawsuits filed by companies and shareholders.
We are a diverse law firm, and our staff is 70% female. Our partnership ratio is 1 female to 1.5 male partners. We were ranked amongst the most diverse law firms in Brazil by Analise Advocacia- Diversidade in 2024 and 2023.
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Gasparini Barbosa e Freire Advogados has cultivated a litigation practice that has endowed it with the required know-how to assist clients with different kinds of contractual disputes, as well as contentious issues arising from insolvency matters. The team is acquainted with clients from the construction, automotive and energy sectors.
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Gasparini, Barbosa e Freire Advogados represented Top Service in a contractual compensation claim concerning alleged financial losses arising from cost increases affecting the performance of a specialised labour services agreement.
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Gasparini, Barbosa e Freire displays impeccable technical quality and readiness.
The team at Gasparini, Barbosa e Freire is experienced and knowledgeable, fully available and quick to respond.
Gasparini, Barbosa e Freire Advogados combines legal depth with a practical and decisive approach, offering effective risk management.
The partners’ dedication is Gasparini, Barbosa e Freire’s greatest asset. I have never received such prompt and high‑quality partner‑level service from any firm.
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Co-head of department, Pedro Paulo Wendel Gasparini is frequently sought out to represent clients in judicial recovery, consumer and indemnity claim disputes.
One of the rare lawyers who manages to combine technical depth with strategic composure. Once Pedro Paulo Wendel Gasparini takes on a matter, everything gains direction and coherence. It is as though the case acquires a new sense of order.
Pedro Paulo Wendel Gasparini is a deep expert in the subject and makes that unmistakably clear.
Dispute Resolution: Litigation: Mid-Market
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