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Dispute Resolution: Arbitration | Global

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Dispute Resolution also includes domestic and international arbitration, in other words, the resolution of disputes by one or more neutral parties, either an arbitrator or an arbitration panel. Many contracts - including those imposed on customers by many financial and healthcare organisations - require mandatory arbitration in the event of a dispute. Examples of relevant international institutions include ICC (International Chamber of Commerce and ICSID (International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes) and LCIA (London Court of International Arbitration). Alternative dispute resolution, involving non-court mediation is also covered in this section.

Rankings overview for Departments

S

Senior Statespeople

  1. Arnoldo Wald Wald, Antunes, Vita e Blattner Advogados25 Years Ranked
  2. Hermes Marcelo HuckHuck, Otranto, Camargo Advogados
5

Band 5

  1. André Chateaubriand Martins
    André Chateaubriand Martins Mattos Filho11 Years Ranked
  2. Antonio Marzagão Barbuto Neto
    Antonio Marzagão Barbuto Neto TozziniFreire Advogados13 Years Ranked
  3. Eduardo Pecoraro
    Eduardo Pecoraro Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados15 Years Ranked
  4. Gabriel Seijo Leal de Figueiredo
    Gabriel Seijo Leal de Figueiredo Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados15 Years Ranked
  5. Guilherme Setoguti
    Guilherme Setoguti Monteiro de Castro, Setoguti Advogados3 Years Ranked
  6. Lucas Britto Mejias
    Lucas Britto Mejias TozziniFreire Advogados3 Years Ranked
  7. Mateus Aimoré Carreteiro
    Mateus Aimoré Carreteiro Veirano Advogados5 Years Ranked
  8. Vânia Wongtschowski Kleiman
    Vânia Wongtschowski Kleiman Wongtschowski & Kleiman Advogados3 Years Ranked
  9. Aline DiasFranco Leutewiler Henriques Advogados
  10. Cesar PereiraJusten, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini
  11. Eduardo MunhozE. Munhoz Advogados
  12. Flávio Pereira LimaFlávio Pereira Lima Advogados
  13. Gustavo Santos KuleszaBMA – Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão
  14. Ivo WaisbergThomaz Bastos, Waisberg, Kurzweil Advogados
  15. Marcela LevyMannheimer, Perez e Lyra Advogados
  16. Marcelo GandelmanGandelman & Costa Dias Advogados
  17. Ruy Janoni DouradoDourado & Cambraia Advogados
  18. Silvia PachikoskiL.O. Baptista Advogados
  19. Tomaz Tavares de LyraMannheimer, Perez e Lyra Advogados
  20. Walfrido Jorge Warde Jr.Warde Advogados
U

Up and Coming

  1. Guilherme Carneiro Monteiro Nitschke
    Guilherme Carneiro Monteiro Nitschke TozziniFreire Advogados1 Years Ranked
  2. Maurício Pestilla Fabbri
    Maurício Pestilla Fabbri Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados3 Years Ranked
  3. Natalia Lamas Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados2 Years Ranked
  4. Bruno Barreto de A. TeixeiraLDCM Advogados
  5. Fábio Floriano Melo MartinsHuck, Otranto, Camargo Advogados
  6. Hugo Tubone YamashitaSacramone, Orleans e Bragança Advogados - SOB
  7. João Marçal Rodrigues Martins da SilvaCOSRO
  8. João Vicente Lapa de CarvalhoE. Munhoz Advogados
  9. Luis PerettiSouto Correa Advogados
  10. Mariana CattelMAMG Advogados
  11. Ricardo MedinaFranco Leutewiler Henriques Advogados
  12. Rubens CambraiaDourado & Cambraia Advogados

Associates to watch

  1. Rafael Soares
    Rafael Soares Lefosse Advogados3 Years Ranked
  2. Ana Claudia de Oliveira RennoThomaz Bastos, Waisberg, Kurzweil Advogados

All Departments profiles

1

Band 1

  1. 1
    Bermudes Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 1 | 15 Years Ranked

    Market-leading dispute resolution firm, Bermudes Advogados receives plaudits for its top-notch arbitration and litigation practice. This seasoned Rio-based team often acts on behalf of prominent technology, mining and construction corporations in high-complexity judicial cases related to civil liabilities, as well as arbitral proceedings arising from corporate matters, with particular expertise dealing with contractual and commercial agreement disputes. Clients further benefit from its know-how in insurance disputes and bankruptcy proceedings.

  2. Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados
    1
    Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 1 | 15 Years Ranked

    Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados is a high-end dispute resolution firm that draws upon its superb reservoir of expertise to win some of the most complex cases in the market. The team is frequently retained by major corporations hailing from the financial, energy and construction sectors, among others, to assist with high-value arbitration and litigation cases. The firm maintains an outstanding track record handling corporate matters, such as breaches of contracts and shareholder disputes. The law firm also boasts additional capabilities to advise on civil liability and judicial reorganisation proceedings, including class actions.

  3. Mattos Filho
    1
    Mattos Filho
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 1 | 15 Years Ranked

    Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados is increasingly demonstrating prominence in dispute resolution. Its arbitration team holds highest band in our rankings with continuous lavish comments from market sources and a portfolio of high-stake cases year after year. The firm's litigation practice is also prominent and highly admired. Both teams benefit from Mattos Filho's admirable multidisciplinary capacities to advise on the full scope of dispute resolution mandates. Prominent companies operating in the energy, technology, consumer goods and financial sectors rely on its expert assistance in undertaking complex commercial and corporate disputes. The firm often acts on contractual disputes and contentious cases arising from projects, bankruptcy proceedings and insurance policies. It is particularly skilled at handling international arbitration mandates.

2

Band 2

  1. Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    2
    Pinheiro Neto Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 2 | 15 Years Ranked

    Highly sophisticated firm Pinheiro Neto Advogados enjoys a remarkable reputation for its sizeable and highly successful dispute resolution practice, in both arbitration and litigation. Its highly qualified team often represents some of the most important companies in all sectors of the economy, including technology, agribusiness and financial services. They often rely on the department for high-stakes litigation cases arising from corporate and commercial matters, including shareholder disagreements and contractual breach. 

  2. TozziniFreire Advogados
    2
    TozziniFreire Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 2 | 15 Years Ranked

    TozziniFreire Advogados is an admired full-service firm often retained by significant players from the telecommunications, technology and infrastructure industries to provide counsel before judicial courts at all levels, in addition to national and international arbitral tribunals. Its experienced team maintains a solid track record advising on disputes connected to corporate and commercial issues, including breach of contract and post-M&A liabilities. Other typical services include product liability disputes.

  3. BMA – Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 2
3

Band 3

  1. Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados
    3
    Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years Ranked

    Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados is an active full-service firm often instructed with commercial and corporate disputes, such as those arising from M&A and infrastructure projects, as well as supply and shareholder agreements. The team is well equipped to defend domestic and international private corporations before both judicial courts at all levels and arbitral tribunals. Other typical services include class actions and pre-litigation matters.

  2. Machado Meyer
    3
    Machado Meyer
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 3 | 12 Years Ranked

    Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice possesses an experienced disputes department frequently retained by players from the mining, banking and aviation sectors. The firm is often instructed with the defence of corporate and commercial cases before judicial courts, such as shareholder agreements and debt recovery, in addition to undertaking arbitral proceedings arising from construction contracts and concession agreements.

  3. Mannheimer, Perez e Lyra Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 3
  4. Souto Correa Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 3
4

Band 4

  1. CFGS – Correia, Fleury, Gama e Silva Advogados
    4
    CFGS – Correia, Fleury, Gama e Silva Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 4 | 4 Years Ranked

    Correia, Fleury, Gama e Silva Advogados is a noted firm demonstrating an arbitration practice that is often busy with disputes in the construction industry. It is also familiar with clients from the financial sector, requiring knowledge of shareholder agreements.

  2. Demarest Advogados
    4
    Demarest Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 4 | 12 Years Ranked

    Demarest Advogados is a full-service firm with a dispute resolution team skilled at assisting clients with both arbitration and litigation issues. The firm retains knowledge that allows it to act on contractual disputes, as well as those concerning constitutional issues. The firm is able to advise both national and international clients.

  3. Lefosse Advogados
    4
    Lefosse Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 4 | 10 Years Ranked

    Lefosse Advogados has an active disputes department called upon to handle different litigation and arbitration issues. Clients from the automotive, pharmaceutical, and oil and gas sectors rely on its advice on dispute cases arising from corporate and financing deals. The team demonstrates a track record of dealing with cross-border proceedings related to infrastructure projects.

  4. Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown
    4
    Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 4 | 6 Years Ranked

    Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown offers an important international network that is an addition to the team's experience in dealing with arbitration matters, including those under international rules such as ICC. The firm is often active dealing with corporate and commercial disputes and has further capabilities to deal with litigation mandates.

  5. Trench Rossi Watanabe
    4
    Trench Rossi Watanabe
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 4 | 15 Years Ranked

    Trench Rossi Watanabe is a multidisciplinary firm with solid litigation and arbitration expertise. Often assists clients with corporate and commercial disputes before tribunals at all levels, including the superior courts, as well as national and international arbitral tribunals. Its client roster is composed of international players from the food and technology industries. 

  6. Wald, Antunes, Vita e Blattner Advogados
    4
    Wald, Antunes, Vita e Blattner Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 4 | 15 Years Ranked

    Wald, Antunes, Vita e Blattner Advogados is a long-standing boutique firm frequently retained by national corporations from the construction, consumer goods and energy sectors to assist with both arbitration and litigation matters. The team's expertise spans contractual disputes involving concession, shareholder and sales agreements. It is also sought out to represent clients in contentious mandates connected to real estate and financial issues.

  7. Huck, Otranto, Camargo Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 4
  8. L.O. Baptista Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 4
  9. MAMG Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 4
  10. Tepedino, Berezowski e Poppa Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 4
  11. Xavier Gagliardi Inglez Schaffer
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 4
5

Band 5

  1. Monteiro de Castro, Setoguti Advogados
    5
    Monteiro de Castro, Setoguti Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years Ranked
  2. Stocche Forbes Advogados
    5
    Stocche Forbes Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 5 | 6 Years Ranked

    Stocche Forbes Advogados fosters a well-regarded disputes department often sought out by clients from the banking and food sectors to assist with a range of corporate and commercial contentious litigation mandates. The team has gathered expertise to be able to handle matters related to termination of agreements and contractual matters. It further boasts capabilities to act on arbitration concerns, including international arbitration proceedings.

  3. Veirano Advogados
    5
    Veirano Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 5 | 8 Years Ranked

    Veirano Advogados is a firm well versed in assisting national and foreign companies in litigation and arbitration matters. The team often acts on corporate cases before tribunals at all levels, including the superior courts. It also offers know-how on handling class actions and disputes related to concession agreements, as well as on arbitrations mandates. 

  4. Wongtschowski & Kleiman Advogados
    5
    Wongtschowski & Kleiman Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years Ranked
  5. Azevedo Sette Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 5
  6. Dourado & Cambraia Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 5
  7. E. Munhoz Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 5
  8. Fux Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 5
  9. Lobo de Rizzo Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 5
  10. Thomaz Bastos, Waisberg, Kurzweil Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 5
  11. Toledo Marchetti Advogados
    Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
    2025 | Band 5