Dispute Resolution: Rio Grande do Sul

Silveiro Advogados is highly admired for its civil law litigation practice. The firm is noted particularly for handling arbitration proceedings arising from M&A and construction contracts. The team also presents a good track record of corporate debt disputes and the dissolution of joint ventures. Its talented team is often sought out by shareholders of key regional companies as well as domestic corporations from the financial services, telecommunications, technology and real estate markets.

A client says: "The work was of high quality and professionalism, given that the practitioners have a high degree of expertise and knowledge of the areas in which they act."

Another interviewee adds: "They showed great assertiveness in conducting the matter."

Silveiro represented supermarket chain Zaffari in a real estate dispute for a key building in Porto Alegre.

Ricardo Ranzolin heads the dispute resolution department and he comes highly regarded by clients, who say: "The performance was always on top and he demonstrated to know his area profoundly well." Other sources attribute him the virtues of being "objective, clear and efficient." Ranzolin is used to advise both domestic and international clients on complex litigation and arbitration issues.

Up-and-coming Vitor de Paula Ramos collects recommendations from clients, who speak of him as having an "excellent curriculum vitae," which allows him to "add value to the work in which they participate."