Maritime, Tax and Customs, Corporate, Litigation and Arbitration, Insurance and Reinsurance, Ports and Infrastructure, Energy, Oil and Gas and Public Sector

Mr. Godofredo Mendes Vianna is the Managing Partner of Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados, a traditional Brazilian law firm established in Rio de Janeiro in 1932. He has practice and a wide experience in Maritime, Tax and Customs, Corporate, Litigation and Arbitration, Insurance and Reinsurance, Ports and Infrastructure, Energy, Oil & Gas and Public Sector.

Chairman of the Maritime Port Law Committee of the Rio de Janeiro’s Bar Association (CDMPM) OAB-RJ; Post Chair and member of the advisory board of the Transport and Maritime Law Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA); Permanent Arbitrator at FGV/RJ Chamber of Mediation and Arbitration; Professor and Coordinator of the Maritime and Port Law Post-Graduation course at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV/RJ); Member of the Brazilian Bar Association – Rio de Janeiro (OAB/RJ) and São Paulo (OAB/SP); Member of the Iberoamerican Institute of Maritime Law (IIDM/BR); Member of the Association of São Paulo’s Lawyers (AASP); Member of the Brazilian Association of Maritime Law (ABDM); Arbitrator of Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration (CBMA).

Senior Partner

Mr. Vianna received his law degree from Pontifícia Universidade Católica of Rio de Janeiro in 1990. He is a regular speaker at events and seminars in Brazil and abroad in his areas of expertise.