Gabriel Seijo Leal de Figueiredo

Practice Areas

Dispute Resolution, Restructuring and Insolvency, Crisis Management and Wealth Planning | Family and Succession

Career

Gabriel is a partner at Cescon Barrieu focusing on Dispute Resolution and Bankruptcy, Corporate Restructuring and Private Law

Lawyer and arbitrator with more than 25 years of experience in Commercial Law practice, with a focus on international and domestic arbitration, strategic litigation and M&A.

Practice centered on contractual (commercial, financial, banking, real estate, etc.), corporate (disputes between shareholders, M&A, etc.) and inheritance (planning and disputes) issues.

Degree in Law - Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)

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

Doctor (Ph.D/J.S.D) in Civil Law - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)

Gabriel is also a Professor of Private Law and Arbitration.

Professional Memberships

Admitted to the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Brasilia and Minas Gerais; President of the Arbitration Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association (Bahia Chapter); Member of the Instituto dos Advogados de São Paulo (IASP); Member of Instituto dos Advogados da Bahia; Member of Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem; Member of Instituto de Direito Privado; Member of International Bar Association (IBA); amd Member of Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA).

Publications

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