Braz, Coelho, Veras, Lessa e Bueno Advogados

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Overview

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Braz, Coelho, Veras, Lessa e Bueno Advogados is one of the most respected Brazilian law firms in the areas of Infrastructure and Dispute Resolution. With high expertise and solid academic background team of lawyers, some are considered great authorities in Infrastructure, Public Law and Arbitration matters. With more than 40 books and 400 scientific articles published, the firm's team of lawyers has intense academic activity.

Work & experience

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The firm has extensive experience in litigation, both in arbitration and in state courts. The team has notable experience before the main arbitration institutions in the world (ICC, LCIA, ICDR SIAC, ICSID) and in Brazil (CAM-CCBC, CAMARB, CBMA, CIESP/FIESP, FGV, ARBITAC, CAMFIEP). The firm also has extensive experience before Brazilian state courts, operating in all Brazilian states and before the Superior Courts (Superior Court of Justice and Supreme Federal Court).

Notable work

Provided by Braz, Coelho, Veras, Lessa e Bueno Advogados

Samarco Disaster

2024Ongoing $1.0B Minas Gerais

Represents Aliança Energia in major litigation agaist Samarco, Vale and BHP, over the Mariana Disaster damages.

ICC Arbitration - Railway Construction Dispute

2025Ongoing $100.0M Brasília

Represents Rumo Logística in a ICC arbitration against the Brazilian State regarding a railway concession agreement.

Construction Arbitration - Wind Farm

2025Ongoing $80.0M São Paulo

Represents WEG in a CAMARB arbitration involving a major wind farm construction dispute.

Braz, Coelho, Veras, Lessa e Bueno Advogados | Brazil: Contentious

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80

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Brazil

Brazil: Transactional

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Brazil: Regions

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Brazil

Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Overview

Provided by Braz, Coelho, Veras, Lessa e Bueno Advogados

Braz, Coelho, Veras, Lessa e Bueno Advogados is one of the most respected Brazilian law firms in the areas of Infrastructure and Dispute Resolution. The firm has 3 offices in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba and São Paulo). With high expertise and solid academic background team of lawyers, some are considered great authorities in Infrastructure and Public Law matters. With more than 40 books and 400 scientific articles published, the firm's team of lawyers has intense academic activity.

Work & experience

Provided by Braz, Coelho, Veras, Lessa e Bueno Advogados

With outstanding performance in the Infrastructure industries, the firm advises large companies on projects, transactions and dispute resolution in the Energy, Oil & Gas, Ports, Public Sanitation, Highways, Railways, Public Transport, Telecommunications, Public Procurement and Heavy Construction, advising clients on bids, concessions, public-private partnerships (PPP) and in the structuring of specific contracts of the heavy construction sector, such as EPC, DBB, DB, PCM, DBO, BOT and FAC-1.

Notable work

Provided by Braz, Coelho, Veras, Lessa e Bueno Advogados

TECON SANTOS 10 - Maersk

2025Ongoing $1.0B Santos, Brazil

Advises Maersk and APM Terminals on the bidding process for the "TECON Santos 10" mega-terminal in the Port of Santos.

Maceió Sink - Braskem

2024Ongoing $3.0B Maceió, Brazil

Advised Braskem in the geological phenomenon that caused the sinking of the soil in 3 neighborhoods of Maceió.

Regulatory Railway Advisory - Rumo Logística

2025OngoingBrazil

Advises Rumo Logística on multiple issues involving regulatory and contractual aspects of the railway and port sectors.

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Address (A-Z)

Brazil - Head office

Rio de Janeiro

Av. Presidente Wilson, 231, 23 andar sala 2301 , Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20030-021, Rio de Janeiro - RJ

www.bcvl.com.br

+55 21 3993-5401

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Braz, Coelho, Veras, Lessa e Bueno Advogados | Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Top figures

3

Offices

80

Employees

2014

Established in

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Industry sectors

Capabilities

Clients

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