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Provided by Toledo Marchetti Advogados
Toledo Marchetti Advogados’ Insurance and Guarantees practice is exclusively focused on the infrastructure and construction industry and is led by partner Carlos Eduardo Staudacher Leal de Carvalho, who has more than 20 years of experience in the sector. The practice combines legal and technical expertise to advise clients on insurance strategies and risk allocation mechanisms for complex infrastructure and construction projects.
The team provides strategic advice on insurance protection in infrastructure contracts, assisting clients in defining adequate coverage and mitigating legal and operational risks. It has extensive experience in complex claims adjustment and settlement procedures involving surety bonds, construction all-risk insurance, operational risks, civil liability and transport insurance.
The practice also provides pre-dispute advisory services, helping clients assess coverage, preserve contractual rights and manage insurance-related risks. In contentious matters, the team represents clients in judicial and arbitration proceedings involving insurance contracts and guarantees, handling high-value and technically sophisticated disputes arising from major infrastructure and construction projects.
With a sector-focused and multidisciplinary approach, the practice delivers integrated solutions that enhance legal certainty and support effective risk management throughout the lifecycle of infrastructure and construction projects.
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Toledo Marchetti Advogados is a firm whose work straddles insurance and infrastructure law. It's commonly seen providing advice on the insurance aspects of construction and energy projects, as well as of bidding procedures involving public entities. This specialty makes the practice regularly retained by companies in the engineering and power sectors.
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Toledo Marchetti represented EDP in two collection lawsuits discussing the surety bonds related to an electricity transmission project.
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The law firm has technical expertise in insurance document analysis and is able to support our decision-making. Toledo Marchetti manages to get back to us quickly no matter the complexity or subject matter of the documents.
Toledo Marchetti's service in our insurance matters is always quick and efficient.
Toledo Marchetti's insurance practice does a really good job for us. They go out of their way to really flesh out the themes being discussed.
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Carlos Eduardo Leal de Carvalho is further highlighted for his increasing presence in the insurance market assisting clients with adjustment of claims, specially surety bond and operational risk insurance claims.
A remarkable lawyer, Carlos Eduardo Carvalho provided valuable information throughout our entire insurance claim process, allowing us to proceed in an appropriate and safe manner.
An insurance lawyer who is very quick and technical in his analyses. Carlos Eduardo Carvalho has the ability to convey complicated concepts in a simple way.
Carlos Eduardo Carvalho brings his vast insurance experience to solving the cases submitted to him, optimising decisions and supporting the best outcome for clients.
Insurance
Provided by Toledo Marchetti Advogados
Carlos Eduardo Leal de Carvalho
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