Mr Tiago Cortez > KLA Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

KLA Advogados
AV. BRIGADEIRO FARIA LIMA 1355
18º ANDAR
CEP 01452-002 SÃO PAULO, SP
Brazil

Work Department

Tiago Cortez is a Dispute Resolution and Antitrust partner at KLA with extensive experience in Arbitration and Commercial Litigation, as well as Antitrust & Competition. He also has experience in Life Sciences, Banking Law and Insurance & Reinsurance practice areas. Cortez has broad experience assisting international clients in complex litigation matters, as well as with preemptive dispute resolution alternatives.

Position

Partner at KLA Advogados.

Tiago Cortez is a partner in the areas of Conflict Resolution: Litigation and Arbitration and Competition Law. He holds extensive experience in litigation involving corporate, administrative, and regulatory matters, handling both national and international arbitrations. With over 15 years of practice before CADE (Administrative Council for Economic Defense), he has represented companies in merger transactions.

He holds a Ph.D. in Economic Law from USP and an MSc in Regulation from the London School of Economics. Tiago has previously taught Regulatory Law and Capital Markets at FGV (Fundação Getúlio Vargas).

Career

KLA, São Paulo, 2005
Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga, São Paulo, 1995-2000

Languages

English.

Memberships

Bar Admission: Brazil (São Paulo, 1998)

Coordinator and Professor of Regulatory Law, Capital Markets and Banking Law, Fundação Getúlio Vargas. Bar Admission: Brazil (São Paulo, 1998).

Education

USP, Ph.D. in Economic and Financial Law, 2004
London School of Economics and Political Science, LL.M/MSC (Master of Laws) in Regulation, 2001
USP, Bachelor’s Degree in Law, 1997

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > White-collar crime and investigations

Taking full advantage of its full-service structure, KLA Advogados provides comprehensive advice to its clients seeking assistance with criminal law matters relating to corruption, money laundering, cyber, environment, antitrust and IP crimes. Clients span the aviation, chemical, education, technology, transport and media sectors. Juliane Mendonça boasts extensive experience in police investigations, administrative proceedings, criminal cases and plea bargain agreements. Mendonça jointly leads the practice whose ‘partners, associates and collaborators have great competence, are agile and propose solutions proactively‘ alongside Tiago Cortez.

Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

With extensive experience in public law disputes, KLA Advogados‘ arbitration department is well-positioned to pursue dispute resolution in the construction, infrastructure and public administration sectors. The team manages a diverse workload where regulatory disputes feature alongside conflicts concerning public concessions, contracts, and PPPs. Department leader Tiago Cortez has solid experience in commercial and public sector arbitrations, and mandates in the automotive and real estate sectors. He receives support from Flávia Alterio and Taisa Oliveira, who are similarly proficient in matters relating to real estate, public law and contractual breaches.

Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Litigation

Leveraging considerable experience in civil and corporate disputes, KLA Advogados frequently represents clients from the retail, technology, manufacturing, real estate, construction, and automotive industries in strategic litigation. Demonstrating a wealth of experience in commercial litigation with a particular focus on the real estate and automotive sectors, Tiago Cortez leads an ‘experienced and qualified team’. Taísa Oliveira and Flávia Alterio act for a multitude of clients – including names from the retail, technology and manufacturing sectors – in indemnity and collection claims, contractual breaches and disputes arising from distribution agreements.