Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Brazil Guide 2023 : Brazil
Band 1
About
Provided by Sergio Bermudes Advogados
Litigation:
The firm has, for several years, topped the rankings of specialist law reviews and journals, having, over its 50-years history, handled several major lawsuits with national and transnational significance. The firm’s lawyers provide broad-ranging representation before Federal and State courts, arbitral tribunals, regulatory agencies, and public authorities, as well as the negotiation of settlements and pre-emptive advice and assistance on dispute avoidance.
Specialist Areas: Corporate and commercial litigation, energy disputes, tort, contracts, tax, administrative and regulatory issues, financial disputes, intellectual property, antitrust.
Alternative Dispute Resolution/Arbitration:
The team has extensive experience in arbitration, having handled several commercial arbitration cases in Brazil since the 1980s, even before the enactment of the Arbitration Law (Law nº 9307/96). The firm’s ADR team has grown significantly in line with the increasing demand for arbitration and is well-placed to advise and assist on both international and domestic cases. Key team members hold postgraduate qualifications from leading universities abroad, with several having undergone training in both common law and civil law systems, particularly in arbitration and transnational dispute settlement. Senior partners regularly sit as arbitrators on domestic and international panels.
Ranked Lawyers at
Sergio Bermudes Advogados
Brazil
Members
Provided by Sergio Bermudes Advogados
Philip Fletcher Chagas
Alexandre Sigmaringa Seixas
André Silveira
Antonella Marques Consentino
Antonio Carlos Velloso Filho
Carolina Cardoso Francisco
Elena Landau
Eric Cerante Pestre
Frederico Ferreira
Guiomar Feitosa Mendes
Henrique Ávila
Livia Ikeda
Luís Felipe Freire Lisboa
Marcelo Fontes Cesar de Oliveira
Marcelo Gonçalves
Marco Aurélio Almeida Alves
Pedro Marinho Nunes
Rafaela Fucci
Ricardo Loretti Henrici
Ricardo Silva Machado
Roberto Sardinha Junior
Head of Department
Thaís Vasconcellos de Sá
Vitor Ferreira Alves de Brito
Wilson Pimentel
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