Chambers Review
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International Trade/WTO - Brazil
What the Team is Known For
MPA Trade Law is a respected boutique practice offering solid capabilities to handle a wide range of customs and international trade remedies proceedings. The team regularly assists clients with trade agreements, contentious matters involving antidumping investigations and sunset reviews. It is also experienced advising on reduction of import tariffs and governance mandates. The firm is equipped to represent players from the chemical, food and energy industries.
Strengths
MPA Trade Law showed an enormous amount of know-how in our case. I really liked the planning they did to prepare to deal with the involved governmental bodies.
MPA Trade Law's experience and expertise in international trade defence is undoubtedly a key strength of theirs.
I salute MPA Trade Law's highly technical team, international trade expertise and diligence in meeting deadlines.
I really like how available and experienced they are. For me, they're one of the most knowledgeable international trade practices in Brazil.
A firm that pays meticulous attention to every detail, MPA Trade Law excels in communication and legal writing, as well as absolute availability of the partners to their clients.
Work Highlights
MPA Trade Law represented ABIMAQ, alongside Brazilian producers of wind turbines WEG and Vestas, in formally modifying the import tariff treatment of wind turbines by adding it to the list of exceptions of the Mercosur External Tariff.
Notable practitioners
Claudia Marques has extensive experience advising on international trade matters, such as antidumping investigations, sunset reviews and safeguard proceedings. She is also retained by clients to assist with import tariff reduction, trade agreements and sector-related governance mandates.
Claudia Marques is a lawyer who can navigate the trading authorities milieu really well and has a lot of experience in the international trade arena.
The assurance with which she handled the critical points of our case, as well as the negotiation skills she showed before foreign trading bodies, really impressed me. Claudia Marques is a lawyer with fantastic savoir faire.
Claudia Marques is an always available and very technical lawyer.
Rodrigo Pupo is an international trade practitioner commonly retained by companies to assist with antidumping investigations, sunset reviews and trade agreements. He is also sought after to advise on sector-related governance issues and tariff matters, including tariff reduction and imports.
A great professional, Rodrigo Pupo is always up-to-date on international trade issues and topics that impact his clients' businesses. He leaves nothing unanswered.
Rodrigo Pupo has significant commercial vision and concern, bringing insights that make a difference in our firm's commercial case defence. He's got strategic vision that goes far beyond the purely legal, contributing decisively to the success of ongoing cases.
Rodrigo Pupo is an international trade lawyer who thinks outside the box and always brings us ideas that aren't on our radar. A very bright, proactive and innovative professional.
Gustavo Garcia is an international trade lawyer who consistently garners praise from clients for his technique and negotiation skills. He's commonly retained by clients in the manufacturing and pharmaceutical sectors to assist them with antidumping investigations and tariff reduction requests.
Gustavo Garcia is a super accessible and efficient international trade lawyer. He gives us great insights and can handle meetings with the trading authorities really well.
He is an international trade lawyer who is always willing to help us. I really like working with Gustavo Garcia.