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Gabriel Seijo

Gabriel Seijo

Global 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Dispute Resolution and Wealth Planning, Family and Succession.

Career

Gabriel is a lawyer and arbitrator with over 25 years of experience in litigation and arbitration. He advises on strategic cases, with a focus on international and domestic arbitration, strategic litigation, and corporate transactions.

He is a specialist in civil and corporate law, with an emphasis on contractual and corporate matters. He has experience in disputes and transactions both in Brazil and abroad. He also advises on estate planning and succession litigation.

Professional Memberships

Professor at Faculdade Baiana de Direito

Member of the Global Commission on Arbitration and ADR (ICC)

Advisory Board Member of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA)

President of the Arbitration Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association – Bahia Chapter (OAB/BA)

President of the Bahia Institute of Arbitration (IArB)

Coordinator of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr) in Bahia

Publications

Author of "Contrato de Fiança" (Saraiva, 2010) and several articles on Civil Law.

Personal

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) – Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)

Master of Laws in Civil Law (LL.M.) – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)

PHD in Civil Law – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Dispute Resolution: Litigation - Brazil

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Gabriel Seijo Leal de Figueiredo maintains a visible dispute resolution practice representing clients in both judicial and arbitral proceedings.

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration - Brazil

Band 5
Band 5

Individual Editorial

Gabriel Seijo Leal de Figueiredo maintains a visible dispute resolution practice representing clients in both judicial and arbitral proceedings.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Gabriel is a really good and very technical lawyer and arbitrator.

    Dispute Resolution: LitigationChambers Global Guide
  • A sensational lawyer who's working on big cases right now.

    Dispute Resolution: LitigationChambers Global Guide

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