Mr Gustavo da Rocha Schmidt > Schmidt, Lourenço & Kingston Advogados > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Schmidt, Lourenço & Kingston Advogados Offices
Praia de Botafogo, 300 - 8º andar - Botafogo
RJ, 22250-905
Rio de Janeiro, RJ CEP 20.040-031
Brazil
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Mr Gustavo da Rocha Schmidt
Position
Founding partner Gustavo Schmidt leads the firm’s dispute resolution practice, handling complex matters in both private and public sectors. He represents clients from a wide range of sectors in high-value disputes.
Career
• Founding Partner at ‘Schmidt Lourenço Kingston’ Law firm (2007)
• Professor of Law at ‘FGV Direito RIO’ (2008-present) in the fields of Arbitration, Administrative and Constitutional Law
• President of the ‘Brazilian Centre for Mediation and Arbitration’ (2014-present)
• Public Attorney for the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro (2002-present)
• President of the ‘Revista Brasileira de Alternative Dispute Resolution’ (RBADR) Publication
• Chief of Staff at the Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor’s Office (2011-2014)
Languages
Portuguese; English
Memberships
• Partner at Schmidt Lourenço Kingston Advogados (SLK)
• Member of the Brazilian Bar Association (Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo chapters)
Education
• Doctor of Laws scholar at ‘FGV Direito Rio’ (2021-2024)
• Master of Laws at ‘New York University School of Law’ (LL.M., 2008)
• Master of Laws at ‘FGV Direito Rio’ (2016)
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Schmidt, Lourenço & Kingston Advogados‘ litigation department is highly experienced in public law-related matters, and compliments its expertise in this area with activity in contractual disputes and compensation claims. The team has notable strength in acting for energy clients in proceedings before regulatory bodies, but is also often engaged in administrative and contractual disputes in the engineering and fuel distribution sectors. Highlighted for providing a ‘personalised and unique service’, founding partner Gustavo da Rocha Schmidt handles civil, commercial and public law-related litigation. Co-founders Alexandre Kingston and Eliana da Costa Lourenço are frequently active in contractual claims. Michel Grumach handles several contentious matters in the oil and gas, infrastructure, and construction sectors.