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Tauil & Chequer Advogados Offices

Tauil & Chequer Advogados
AV JUSCELINO KUBITSCHEK 1455
5TH, 6TH AND 7TH FLOORS
04543-011 SÃO PAULO, SP
Brazil
Visit website 55 11 2504 4210

Núbia Bufarah

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+55 11 2504 4670 nbufarah@mayerbrown.com

Position

Núbia Bufarah is an associate in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice of Tauil & Chequer Advogados in the São Paulo office.

Career

Núbia defends clients in arbitrations and complex legal proceedings. She also advises clients on the acquisition of distressed assets and investments in special situations.

Núbia has defended insurance companies, banks, investment funds, and companies from sectors such as pharmaceuticals, sanitation, textiles, and food on demands related to a variety of civil law topics and also has defended the interests of national and foreign creditors in judicial and extrajudicial restructuring and major bankruptcy proceedings

With her extensive knowledge of bankruptcy law, combined with her experience in strategic litigation and arbitration, Núbia offers unique insight into navigating sophisticated disputes.

Languages

Portuguese and English

Memberships

  • Member of Turnaround Management Association – TMA Brazil
  • Member of International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation Brazil – IWIRC Brazil

Education

  • International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals – INSOL, Postgraduate in International Insolvency Law, 2022
  • Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Bachelor of Law (JD equivalent)
  • Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa (Insper), Postgraduate in Corporate Law

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Litigation

With extensive experience in state and federal proceedings, Tauil & Chequer Advogados has been engaged in a growing number of strategic disputes, most notably cases arising in the oil and gas, energy, construction and telecoms sectors. Other areas of particular focus include administrative enforcement proceedings brought by the Federal Court of Accounts and various regulatory agencies. The practice is jointly chaired by Rio de Janeiro-based partner Gustavo Fernandes de Andrade, who focuses on corporate and commercial disputes; Fabio Peixinho Gomes Correa in São Paulo, who is noted for his expertise in dispute resolution in the energy, construction, corporate, banking and real estate segments; and high court litigation veterans Mauro Pedroso Gonçalves and Luis Inácio Lucena Adams, both of whom are based in the Brasília office. João Cople is a name to note in Rio for administrative, tax and insurance litigation. Other key members include associates Maria Rita Dutra and Núbia Bufarah in São Paulo, and the Brasília-based Louise Dias; all maintain diverse practices in litigation and arbitration. Counsel Juliana Barbosa Pechincha joined from Baker Botts L.L.P. (New York office) in July 2022.

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