Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

Sometimes, court action is necessary to defend or pursue your business interests. Other times companies are dragged into litigation and must defend themselves fiercely.

The team is experienced and highly talented, representing clients in all procedural phases of matters that require court action, including strategic representation in every judicial district of Brazil and at all levels, including the higher courts. As a result, we have a sterling track record in complex judicial and administrative cases of various kinds:

• Class actions
• Contracts
• Corporate and commercial issues
• Public civil actions
• Tort disputes 

Integrating the expertise of other specialized practices, sometimes with the local support from trusted professionals across the country, our team assesses the context and determine how best to represent the client’s business interests in the judicial process combining:

• Acute business-oriented background
• In-depth knowledge of the client’s business, governance and environment
• Sharp technical know-how

Clients also rely on our extensive expertise with litigation involving public contracts and service concessions in leading sectors of the Brazilian economy, such as:

• Airports
• Infrastructure
• Oil and gas
• Ports
• Power
• Railways
• Telecommunications
• Transport

Additionally, we provide counsel in contract strategies and negotiation in Brazil and abroad, through either mediation and/or arbitration.