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Shipping - Brazil
What the Team is Known For
Sammarco Law Office is a seasoned Santos-based boutique with experience representing a wide range of clients, including ship owners, charterers and P&I clubs, on contentious shipping mandates. It boasts particular expertise handling administrative and judicial disputes involving cargo claims, maritime accidents and environmental disputes, as well as matters relating to ports and terminals. The team is additionally capable of advising on sector-related regulations.
Strengths
Sammarco Law Office maintains a strong relationship with local authorities, always ready to answer and provide the necessary support.
Sammarco Law Office is constantly up to date, with the active presence of its partners providing business-oriented perspectives that go beyond legal matters.
Notable practitioners
Senior statesperson and founding partner Osvaldo Sammarco is vice-president of the Brazilian Maritime Law Association. He is highly acclaimed among peers and clients in the shipping sector, especially for his extensive knowledge and long experience in port-related mandates and arbitrations.
Marcelo Sammarco is a key member of the firm who advises clients in matters such as cargo and damage claims, as well as shipping accidents.
Marcelo Sammarco has great expertise in the field and is extremely well-connected. Communication flows very efficiently with him.
Marcelo Sammarco is helpful, available and aligned with the best legal practices.