Extensive experience in national and international arbitrations governed by various procedures (ICC, UNCITRAL, Rio de Janeiro Commercial Association), mainly in the areas of contracts, oil and gas, heavy construction and general civil and commercial litigation, both “ad hoc” and institutional arbitrations.

Compensation for material and moral damage due to violation of personality rights, such as honor and image, as well as property rights.

Administrative and judicial proceedings involving purchase and sale operations subject to government control, where fair competition is an issue.

Civil and commercial agreements in general, especially those involving purchase and sale, banking, structured financing operations, commercial representation, agent and distribution services, franchises, lending, leasing, supply, options, insurance, donations, financing, services, contracting, deposits, powers of attorney, commission, brokerage, transportation, guaranties and letters of credit.

Corporate aspects, especially involving planning and structuring of businesses and commercial activities, in the constitution and maintenance of civil and commercial partnerships, associations, entities of the third sector, foundations, consortiums, joint-ventures and other investment vehicles. Assessment of operations such as mergers, splits and incorporations, among other types of corporate structural reorganizations. Orientation with alienations and acquisitions of corporate participations and/or of assets, since the elaboration of memoranda of understandings and pre-contracts, including due diligences as well as investment agreements, shareholders agreements, aspects of corporate governance and other instruments related to the transaction, covering every stage of the transaction.

Corporate restructuring, bankruptcy and bankruptcy protection lawsuits, representing either qualified creditors or the debtor itself.

Vast experience in proceedings involving election issues and court representation of candidates and parties in majority and proportional elections before the Courts.

Environmental law, licensing of ports, yards, steel making industries and others, acting in both the administrative and judicial spheres.

Family law, such as recognition of de facto companies, paternity and offspring, separation, divorce, custody and guardianship of children, as well as probate and inheritance, in court and before public notaries, including assessment in succession planning.

Administrative and judicial proceedings relative to the Internet and the telecommunications industry in general.

Advice to domestic and international insurers and reinsurers in the adjustment processes of claims, prevention of litigation by elaborating and revising contracts, as well an in administrative procedures of regulatory nature and in other legal matters involving insurance; practice in judicial and arbitral disputes, as well as in mediations in Brazil and abroad between the insured, insurers, reinsurers, brokers and other agents.

Intellectual rights, both in the field of trademarks and patents and in the area of copyrights.

Administrative and judicial proceedings involving both up-stream activities relative to the exploration and production of oil and gas, and down-stream dealing with the distribution and sale of oil and gas and their derivatives.

Bidding procedures of all kinds, especially those involving privatization and public bids for the realization of constructions, concessions of major service contracts, consortia including Public-Private Partnerships.

Real estate Law, incorporations, leases and urban consortium operations, as well as disputes involving possession and property, mortgages, surface and land use rights and condominiums.

Direct and indirect taxes, social contributions, consulting in the area of tax planning and in the structuring of commercial operations in general, in accordance with the provisions of the tax legislation in effect, presentation of defenses against fiscal executions, filing and follow-up of law suits regarding tax issues.

Administrative and judicial proceedings related to the tax liability of public administrators as well as Audit Court administrative proceedings.