Mannheimer, Perez E Lyra Advogados

Mannheimer, Perez e Lyra Advogados acts, mainly, in the prevention and resolution of significant disputes, before State Courts and through arbitration, both international and domestic, with success in the most notable corporate disputes in the country. The firm also provides legal consulting services, offering its clients tailored solutions in the performance of their activities. With offices located in the two major cities in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, and correspondents in other cities, Mannheimer, Perez e Lyra Advogados acts nationwide and maintains partnerships with the most esteemed foreign law firms.

The firm counts upon a team of qualified professionals with vast experience in highly complex litigation. Many of its members have masters and doctoral degrees in law from the most respected universities in Brazil, the United States and Europe.  In addition some are law professors and authors of books and articles published in specialised journals, thus providing a service of the highest quality to its clients. Multiple partners are dedicated to each and every case, in order to deliver an effective and agile legal solution, adapted to its specific needs and to the highest standard of excellence.

Arbitration and mediation: Mannheimer, Perez e Lyra Advogados has broad experience in mediation and arbitration, both national and international, before the most prestigious Brazilian and foreign arbitral institutions, such as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the Brazilian Centre of Mediation and Arbitration (CBMA), the Centre for Arbitration and Mediation of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce (CAM-CCBC), the FGV Chamber of Mediation and Arbitration and Chamber of Conciliation, the Mediation and Arbitration Chamber of São Paulo (CIESP/FIESP), the Market Arbitration Chamber (CAM), among others. It also acts in ad hoc arbitrations under the rules, eg, of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law – UNCITRAL. The firm is recognised for acting in some of the most complex arbitrations in the country, in which the results obtained are the outcome of a strategy defined in a meticulous manner by professionals with profound legal knowledge and far-reaching experience in the area.

Mannheimer, Perez e Lyra Advogados has ample expertise in the recognition of foreign arbitral awards before the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), in addition
to assisting its clients in the negotiation and drafting of arbitration agreements. Lawyers of the firm are also listed as arbitrators before reputable national and international arbitral institutions. The excellence of its professionals in the area is recognised by legal publications such as The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.

Litigation: Mannheimer, Perez e Lyra Advogados occupies a prominent position in the litigation practice area due to the solid professional experience of its members in complex and strategic disputes involving the most diverse areas of the law, with emphasis on civil, commercial, corporate, administrative, constitutional, tax, international, insurance, bankruptcy and judicial reorganisation.

The firm’s activities in the litigation sphere involve the representation of its clients, both domestic and foreign, before different courts in the country, both at the state and federal levels, in judicial proceedings in the first and second levels of jurisdiction, and before higher courts.

Consulting services in corporate and tax law: Mannheimer, Perez e Lyra Advogados counts on a team specialised in corporate law and M&A and provides consulting and support in private equity deals, mergers and acquisitions, from the definition of the strategy to the negotiation and structuring of the deal, conducting legal due diligences and assisting in the drafting of documents for the operation.

The firm also acts in support of the clients’ housekeeping routine activities and obligations, such as the alteration of articles of incorporation, corporate restructuring, constitution and dissolution of companies, representation in shareholders meetings, drafting the relevant papers and conducting the filing and updating of registered data before the Federal Revenue Service, the Central Bank, Boards of Trade and the Brazilian Securities Exchange Commission (CVM).

Insurance and reinsurance: Mannheimer, Perez e Lyra has vast experience in assisting Brazilian and international insurers, reinsurers and insured companies in the adjustment of complex claims. It has a significant role in preventing litigation by drafting and revising contracts, providing advice to clients on coverage issues and other legal matters involving insurance and representing insurers, reinsurers and insured companies in administrative proceedings of regulatory nature. The firm has been involved in some of the largest and most complex judicial disputes and arbitrations pertaining to insurance and reinsurance matters.