Mr Lucas Pinto Simão > Pinheiro Neto Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Pinheiro Neto Advogados
RUA HUNGRIA, 1100
SÃO PAULO, SP 01455-906
Brazil
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Work Department

Arbitration & Mediation, Corporate & Commercial Litigation, and Consumer Law.

Position

Partner.

Career

Lucas Simão is a partner with 17 years of experience in corporate, commercial and consumer relation litigation. He advises local and international clients from a wide array of industries, both in the litigation and advisory spheres. He has several articles published in national and international magazines, including Chambers and Partners: Product Liability & Safety 2020 Law and Practice in Brazil, Class Actions in Brazil (2020), and The Class Actions Law Review (2020).

Languages

Portuguese and English.

Education

Master’s Degree in Diffuse and Collective Rights from the São Paulo Catholic University (PUC-SP);
LL.M. in Contract Law from the Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa (Insper);
Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the São Paulo Catholic University (PUC-SP).

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

Pinheiro Neto Advogados‘ full-service structure lends its arbitration practice ‘notability in the national legal market’. The firm handles the full spectrum of arbitration matters spanning a range of industries, with corporate and commercial disputes, as well as proceedings in the financial, infrastructure and energy industries taking centre stage. In addition to its solid credentials in domestic mandates, the team is also well placed to advise on international arbitrations, especially proceedings involving European jurisdictions and requiring expertise in shareholder, post-M&A and public law disputes. The team includes Celso Cintra Mori, a disputes specialist with over 50 years’ experience in litigation and arbitration, and Gilberto Giusti, a leading arbitration practitioner who is at the forefront of the department’s most high-value and complex mandates. Rodrigo Carneiro De Oliveira specialises in commercial, corporate and securities disputes, while international arbitration specialist Renato Stephan Grion is commonly seen handling commercial disputes, including those related to agency agreements, construction projects, M&A and shareholder issues. Júlio César Bueno is typically active in energy and infrastructure-related matters. Pedro Barradas Barata has a wealth of experience in arbitrations involving banks, hedge funds and pharmaceutical companies, while Lucas Pinto Simão often acts for automotive, construction and retail clients.