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

Senior Partner

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.

Portuguese and English.

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).

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.