About

Provided by Mattos Filho

Our team's renowned legal expertise allows us to handle the most complex litigation and arbitration matters.


Representing domestic and foreign clients from various economic sectors, we work with litigation and arbitration matters involving many different areas of law. Our services particularly focus on consumer law, environmental law, technology, data protection, competition law, banking and finance, corporate law, capital markets, public law, contract law, energy, insurance, and real estate. 

Our work in the judicial sphere covers all levels within Brazil’s state and federal courts. In arbitration, we represent our clients in the most important arbitration institutions, both in Brazil and abroad. 

Our team has worked and studied abroad and takes a collaborative approach to working with Mattos Filho’s other practices. We offer a highly specialized service in line with the highest technical standards, always seeking out the best possible solutions for preventing or resolving litigation cases.


Our main services


  • Litigation advice
  • Pre-litigation advice
  • Advisory services


Chambers Review

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Dispute Resolution: Litigation: Elite - Brazil
2
Band 2
What the Team is Known For

Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados is increasingly demonstrating prominence in dispute resolution. Its arbitration team holds highest band in our rankings with continuous lavish comments from market sources and a portfolio of high-stake cases year after year. The firm's litigation practice is also prominent and highly admired. Both teams benefit from Mattos Filho's admirable multidisciplinary capacities to advise on the full scope of dispute resolution mandates. Prominent companies operating in the energy, technology, consumer goods and financial sectors rely on its expert assistance in undertaking complex commercial and corporate disputes. The firm often acts on contractual disputes and contentious cases arising from projects, bankruptcy proceedings and insurance policies. It is particularly skilled at handling international arbitration mandates.

Work Highlights

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  • Mattos Filho advised BHP Billiton on a judicial litigation dealing with the collapse of the Fundão dam in Mariana.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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André Chateaubriand Martins
5
André Chateaubriand Martins
5
Band 5

Partner André Chateaubriand Martins has fostered solid arbitration and litigation practices, advising clients from the finance and banking sectors.

Alex Hatanaka
6
Alex Hatanaka
6
Band 6

Alex Hatanaka is a partner that has demonstrated skills in dispute resolution matters, including those that deal with corporate and commercial disputes.

"He managed to earn our trust because of his technical expertise, so we managed to win cases in which we had little chance to win. He is proactive."

Ranked Lawyers at
Mattos Filho

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Dispute Resolution: Litigation

André Chateaubriand Martins
5
André Chateaubriand Martins
5
Band 5
Alex Hatanaka
6
Alex Hatanaka
6
Band 6

Members

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