Mrs Camila Mendes Vianna Cardoso > Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados Offices
AVENIDA RIO BRANCO, 1
EDIFICIO RB1 – 14° ANDAR
CENTRO, RIO DE JANEIRO, RJ 20090-003
Brazil
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Mrs Camila Mendes Vianna Cardoso
Work Department
Maritime, Tax and Customs, Corporate, Litigation and Arbitration, Ports and Infrastructure, Energy, Oil and Gas, Employment, Aviation, Compliance and China Desk.
Position
Senior Partner
Career
Mrs. Camila Mendes Vianna Cardoso is senior partner of Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados, a traditional Brazilian law firm established in Rio de Janeiro in 1932. Mrs. Cardoso has practice and wide experience in Maritime, Tax and Customs, Corporate, Litigation and Arbitration, Ports and Infrastructure, Energy, Oil and Gas. Employment, Aviation, Compliance and Railway. Accredited international publications such as Chambers and Partners, Legal500 and Who’s Who have recognized Camila as Leading Lawyer in her field.
Languages
Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Memberships
- Vice President of Maritime and Port Law Committee of the Brazilian Center Mediation and Arbitration (CBMA);
- President of the State Coordination of Brazil-China Relations of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB/RJ), and member of the Regional Council and of the Maritime & Port Law Commission;
- Coordinator of the ESG Committee and former President of the Norwegian Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) ;
- Member of the Academic Council of the Center for Brazil-China Studies at FGV Law School;
- Vice-President of the Customs, Maritime and Port Law Committee of the Brazilian Lawyers Institute (IAB) and member of the International Law Committee and the Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration Law Committee;
- Member of the Study Group on “Naval Finance for Security Practices” (naval finance) of the Committee Maritime International (CMI);
- Member of the Transport and Maritime Law Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA);
- Member of the Steering Committee of the International Congress of Maritime Arbitrators (ICMA);
- Member of the Ibero-American Institute of Maritime Law (IIDM);
- Member of the Brazilian Association of Maritime Law (ABDM);
- Counsel and arbitrator at Câmara de Conciliação, Mediação e Arbitragem do CIESP/FIESP;
- Arbitrator at China Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC).
Education
She holds a law degree from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica of Rio de Janeiro (PUC/RJ), a LLM in maritime law, marine insurance, carriage of goods by sea and international law of natural resource from London School of Economics and a certificate in Leadership in Law Firm Program from Harvard Law School. Camila is a regular speaker at events and seminars in Brazil and abroad in her areas of expertise.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Transport: Shipping
(Hall of Fame)Camila Mendes Vianna Cardoso
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Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados
Maritime law experts at premier shipping firm Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados are counsel of choice for an array of clients, from shipowners, charters, and carriers, to P&I clubs, terminal and port operators and shipyards. Well-versed in both dry and wet shipping matters, the practice is often seen advising on complex transactions, the recovery of maritime credits, administrative proceedings and judicial litigation. Shipping accidents such as collisions, fires and grounding procedures before the Port Captaincy and Admiralty Court are also key areas of expertise for the department. Predominantly based in Rio, the ‘team of specialised professionals‘ is led by Camila Mendes Vianna Cardoso, best known for her expertise in acting for shipyards, shipowners, charters and P&I clubs on arbitration and litigation cases, Godofredo Mendes Vianna, who specialises in arbitration and litigation related to shipping and international trade disputes, and Iwam Jaeger, who focuses on disputes involving insurance underwriters and companies, trading companies and reinsurers. Fernanda Martinez Campos Cotecchia is the name to note for contractual, corporate and regulatory advice. Lucas Leite Marques is the go-to lawyer in São Paulo for both maritime and oil and gas issues. Juliana Pizzolato Furtado Senna left the firm in September 2023.
Brazil > Tax > Tax advisory
Singled out for its knowledge of the maritime law sector, Rio-based Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados fields a tax and customs department which has a strong following of companies from the shipping, energy and infrastructure industries. The group is sought out for its expertise in tax planning, tax treaties, transfer pricing and tax litigation before administrative and judicial bodies. Godofredo Mendes Vianna has extensive experience in international trade disputes; Camila Mendes Vianna Cardoso focuses on contentious and non-contentious shipping matters; and Jeniffer Adelaide Marques Pires is the name to note for customs and tax litigation at the federal, state and municipal levels.