Mr Ricardo Gama > Veirano Advogados > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Veirano Advogados Offices

Veirano Advogados
Av. Bartolomeu Mitre
770 – Leblon
22431-004
Brazil
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Mr Ricardo Gama

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Work Department

Commercial Contracts, Labor & Employment, Dispute Resolution, Government & Regulatory and Insolvency & Restructuring

Position

Partner

Career

Ricardo Gama is a partner in the Firm’s Litigation and Arbitration practice groups. As part of his litigation practice, Mr. Gama has been actively engaged in highly complex cases, both in the various Brazilian courts and in arbitration. Mr. Gama is currently lead litigation counsel in a dispute between the major shareholder of a Brazilian telecommunications company and a minority shareholder. This dispute involves cases heard in the Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo state courts and is also subject of an international arbitration before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

His experience with national and international arbitrations goes back to 2004. Graduated in the LL.M program of the University of Virginia (class of 2008) and member of the AIJA Litigation and Arbitration Group, Ricardo is involved in arbitrations covering a broad array of matters, representing national and international clients, such as: a large Brazilian mining company in a commercial dispute against an international supplier of heavy equipment and in a dispute against a construction company (related to the expansion of its industrial plant); and foreign investors seeking reimbursement of an investment made for the establishment of a shopping mall in the North Region of Brazil.

Mr. Gama’s practice also involves review and negotiation of commercial contracts, such as distribution and agency agreements, as well as consultancy for national and foreign companies willing to participate in public bids promoted by the various branches of the Brazilian Government or by government-owned and/or controlled companies, such as Petrobras. Mr. Gama and his team have assisted consortia in the recent two rounds of public bids promoted by the federal government for the privatization of international airports.

Languages

English and Portuguese

Memberships

  • International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA)
  • International Bar Association (IBA) – Litigation, Arbitration, Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committees, Latin American Regional Forum
  • World Services Group (WSG)

Education

  • LL.M, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, VA, 2008
  • PEC Contracts, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-RJ), Rio de Janeiro, 2006
  • Orientation in USA Law, University of California at Davis and Berkeley, 2003
  • LL.B, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), 2001

 

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Restructuring and insolvency

Veirano Advogados frequently acts in complex judicial restructuring proceedings, including both local and cross-jurisdictional mandates. Debtors and creditors, including banks, indenture trustees, debenture holders and bondholders, as well as suppliers and investors routinely seek the practice’s advice on judicial insolvencies, distressed M&A and debt issuance. The team is jointly led by Julia Tamer Langen, who is lauded for her ‘high technical knowledge’ and capacity to ‘serve with great efficiency and flexibility’, and Ricardo Gama, who is highly experienced in contentious matters in this space.

Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

Veirano Advogados‘ arbitration department is active in complex disputes within several regulated sectors, including private equity, mining, and technology, among others. The team frequently represents clients in domestic and international arbitral proceedings concerning shareholder, contractual and transactional disputes, exhibiting a strong corporate focus. The team is jointly led by post-M&A and investment disputes specialist Ricardo Gama in Rio and São Paulo-based Mateus Carreteiro, who handles arbitration cases in the technology, energy, mining, telecoms and construction spaces. Sitting in the Porto Alegre office, Filipe Scherer Oliveira acts in high-value construction and contractual disputes.

Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Litigation

Veirano Advogados‘ multifaceted litigation practice is proficient in ‘not only legal opinion but also business strategy’, offering expertise in corporate, commercial and civil disputes in a variety of sectors, such as agribusiness, mining and pharmaceuticals. Ricardo Gama, based in Rio de Janeiro, co-leads the litigation department with Mateus Carreteiro in São Paulo; Gama’s public law, bankruptcy and restructuring experience complements Carreteiro’s vast experience in litigation involving the technology, energy, mining, telecoms and construction sectors. Lívia Miné is active in contractual, product liability and environmental litigation, while Marcia Cunha and Diego Capistrano bring together expertise in litigation, arbitration and bankruptcy proceedings. In addition, Guilherme D’Aguiar is skilled in judicial and arbitration matters.

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