Consumer Law
Brazil
8 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Paulo Rogério Brandão Couto
Brazil 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
Provided by Brandão Couto, Widgerowitz e Pessoa Advogados
Brazil: Contentious
Practice Areas
Arbitration, Corporate Law (M&A), Contracts, Civil and Corporate Litigation, Product Liability and Consumer Law
Career
Partner at Brandão Couto, Wigderowitz & Pessoa Advogados (2011 - Present), Partner at Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados (1998/2011); Lawyer at Light Serviços de Eletricidade, responsible for the Corporate and Tax Department (1990/1994), the Law Services Department (1995/1996) and the Law Services Managing Office (1996/1998); Law Manager of Brascan Recursos Naturais (1984/1990); Associate of Barros, Machado e Meyer Advogados (1979/1984).
Professional Memberships
Member of the Brazilian Bar Association, the Brazilian Association of Tax Law, the International Bar Association, the Brazilian Committee of Arbitration (CBAr – Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem) and the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA – Advisory Board).
Personal
Born in Bom Despacho, MG, Brazil; Bachelor of Laws from Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (LLB, 1978). Master of Laws from Southern Methodist University School of Law, TX., USA. (MCL, 1981). Admitted in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in 1978.
Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
Chambers Brazil: Contentious
Consumer Law - Brazil
Band 4
Individual Editorial
Paulo Rogério Brandão Couto is a practitioner recognised for his work in the consumer law sphere, especially related to the tobacco industry.
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Brazil
Paulo Rogério Brandão Couto
Consumer Law
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