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

Partner

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.

English and Portuguese

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)

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