LAWYER PROFILE

Álvaro Brito Arantes

Global 2026

Dias Carneiro Advogados

Ranked in 1 practice area

Dispute Resolution: Litigation

Brazil

1 year ranked

About

Provided by Dias Carneiro Advogados

Global

Practice Areas

Debt Restructuring and Insolvency

Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation and Arbitration

Career

Partner in the Dispute Resolution and Debt Restructuring & Insolvency practices. Acts in complex litigation involving corporate and contractual disputes, including distribution and agency agreements, logistics, take-or-pay contracts, credit matters, real estate and shareholder conflicts. Experienced in public and private civil actions, regulatory disputes, product liability and constitutional claims. Also focuses on credit recovery and distressed assets, with significant expertise in judicial reorganisations and bankruptcies.

Professional Memberships

Brazilian Bar Association

Turnaround Management Association – TMA

Publications

“The predatory use of class actions”. Valor Econômico, March 18, 2024 (https://valor.globo.com/legislacao/coluna/o-uso-predatorio-das-acoes-coletivas.ghtml)

"Moral damages and leakage of personal data." Valor Econômico, September 26, 2022 (http://glo.bo/3Cke7JW)

"Business restriction in times of Covid-19 pandemic." Conjur, June 2, 2020 (https://bit.ly/3qslPKp)

"Minimum freight prices and possible flood of lawsuits seeking transport contracts review." Estadão, March 6, 2020 (https://bit.ly/3xVrMCg)

Education

Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo - PUC-SP

Extension Course in Judicial Recovery and Bankruptcy

Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo - PUC-SP

Post-graduation in Civil Procedural Law

Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie

Graduation in Law

Languages Spoken

Portuguese and English

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Dispute Resolution: Litigation - Brazil

Band 6

Individual Editorial

Álvaro Brito Arantes joins the rankings this year after an active performance representing clients in material and moral damages disputes, termination of contracts and class actions.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Álvaro Brito is attentive to details and follows each stage of the work, contributing effectively.
Dispute Resolution: LitigationChambers Global Guide
Álvaro is extremely technical, very objective and confident; a very well equipped lawyer. He is very experienced in class actions. He is very versatile.
Dispute Resolution: LitigationChambers Global Guide
Álvaro is a great lawyer. He is very good representing clients in the superior court, especially when handling collective actions.
Dispute Resolution: LitigationChambers Global Guide