Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados

Maritime, Litigation and Arbitration, Ports and Infrastructure, Energy, Oil and Gas and Compliance.

Managing Partner

Mr. Lucas Leite Marques is partner of law offices Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados, a traditional Brazilian law firm established in Rio de Janeiro in 1932. He joined Kincaid in 2004 and became a partner in 2014. Mr. Marques has over 10 years of experience in Maritime, Insurance and International Law, with emphasis on litigation and arbitration. Mr. Marques has received recognition by international publications such as Who's Who as Leading Lawyer.

Portuguese, English and Spanish.

Professor of Maritime Law at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV); Former Vice-President of the Maritime and Transport Law Committee of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA); Director of Maritime & Port Law of the Brazilian Center of Mediation and Arbitration (CBMA); Maritime, Port and Customs Law Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB/SP); Brazilian Association of Maritime Law (ABDM); International Bar Association (IBA); Iberoamerican Institute of Maritime Law (IIDM/BR); Brazilian Bar Association (OAB); Member of the Technical Committee of the Customs, Maritime and Port Law Journal; Columnist at Migalhas Marítimas web; Former coordinator of the Legal Committee of the Norwegian-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) in mandate 2016/2017; Co-chairman of the Transport Law Commission of AIJA - International Association of Young Lawyers.

He received his law degree from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro PUC/RJ in 2005, holds a LL.M. in Transnational Commercial Practice (CILS), specialization in Maritime Law from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV/RJ) and a Post-graduation degree in Civil Procedural Law from Universidade Candido Mendes (AVM/UCAM).

Reading and travelling.