Region Area

Lawyers

Luis Augusto Roux Azevedo

Work Department

São Paulo Office/Litigation, Insurance, Corporate Reorganization and Bankruptcy Department.

Position

Founding partner and one of the heads of DDSA's Litigation Practice (comprising general civil and commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation and ratification and enforcement of foreign arbitration awards in Brazil); Reorganization and Bankruptcy Practice (assistance to creditos, reorganization strategies, assistance to bankruptcy trustees, consulting services in economic and financial crisis and restructuring liabilities) and Insurances Regulation (assistance in loss adjustment, insurance, reinsurance and right of recourse, negotiation of insurance terms and conditions, litigation and arbitration).

Career

Founding partner at DDSA. Named Lawyer Chambers and Partners Global, Insurance, 2014-2015;Chambers and Partners Latin America, Insurance, 2014-2015;Latin Lawyer 250, 2013-2015;Legal 500, Bankruptcy and Restructuring, 2013-2014 Who´s Who Legal, Insurance and Reinsurance, 2013-2015;Expert Guides-BRIC- Insurance and Reinsurance, 2013 Professor of the National School of Insurance – Funenseg Publications: Overview: Insurance and Reinsurance in Brazil”, Latin Lawyer 2014 “Direito Societário Contemporâneo”, (colaboração) Editora Quartier Latin, 2009 “Comentários à Lei de Recuperação de Empresas e Falência”, Revista dos Tribunais, 2005

Languages

Portuguese, English and French.

Memberships

Brazilian Bar Association – São Paulo Section, 1993 and Rio de Janeiro Section, 2001 Director of the Center of Studies of Law Firms (CESA), 2006-2011 Modernization of the Judiciary Committee of the São Paulo Bar Association Alliance of Business Lawyers – Member of the Board

Education

Extension in Technical Reinsurance Processes, The Chatered Insurance Institute, UK, 2011 Masters in Commercial Law, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), 2010 Specialization in Corporate Finance and Capital Markets, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV-GVLaw/SP), 2002 Specialization in Capital Markets, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), 2000 Specialization in Corporate Law, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP), 1996 B.A Public, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV/SP), 1993 L.LB, pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP), 1992