Castro Barros Advogados

Alexandre Espinola Catramby

Practice focused on litigation, especially on civil, business and public law, in strategic and highly complex cases. Strong background in credit recovery proceedings for financial institutions. Advises several companies and banks, especially in the draw-up and negotiation of banking-related business contracts. Recommended as a Dispute Resolution lawyer by Legal 500 Latin America, from 2014 to 2020, and by “Análise Advocacia 500”, since 2013. Catramby has been referred by CLOs of leading Brazilian companies as one of Brazil’s most admired lawyers in civil and business law.

André Gomes de Oliveira

Tax Partner

Anna Cecilia Rostworowski da Costa Buff

Partner

Daniela Alves Portugal Duque Estrada

Practice focused on tax litigation, including as lead counsel in administrative and court proceedings, across different court levels, on complex and strategic matters. Daniela is also the head of our law firm’s Insurance and Reinsurance practice, advising both national and foreign clients. Daniela was elected Vice-Chairwoman of the Insurance Committee of the International Bar Association (2019-2020). Daniela was listed by International Tax Review as one of the Tax Controversy Leaders from 2013 to 2020, and Woman in Tax Leaders from 2016 to 2018 and 2020. Recommended by The Legal 500 Latin America for Insurance and Tax since 2013. Daniela is a member of the Special Committee for Taxpayer Protection and Tax Policy of OAB/RJ for 2019-2021.

Gabriel Manica Mendes de Sena

Former Member of the Administrative Board of Tax Appeals of the Federal District (TARF/DF), Gabriel is one of the heads of our law firm’s tax litigation team, developing strategies and representing clients in complex cases before administrative agencies and courts. Gabriel also advises clients on tax planning, teaming up with our M&A practice on related matters. International Tax Review has recognized Gabriel as one of the leading tax litigators in Brazil (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 to 2020), as well as in indirect taxation in Brazil (2017). Member of the Special Committee for Taxpayer Protection and Tax Policy of OAB/RJ for 2019-2021

Guilherme Tepedino Hernandez

Practice focused on corporate law, M&A, project finance and investments, as well as on advising clients in the draw-up and negotiation of business contracts. Tepedino represented our law firm in Washington, D.C., in 2001 and 2002.

Helen G. Valente Figurelli

Practice focused on corporate law, M&A, private equity and capital market and structured transactions. Helen advises clients on corporate reorganizations, organization of companies, joint ventures and investment funds, capital market and funding transactions and M&A, across different industries, including in agribusiness, retail, hospitality, infrastructure and energy. Helen was recommended by “Análise Advocacia 500” in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2020, as well as by Legal 500 Latin America in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2020 as a leading corporate lawyer. Recognized by Best Lawyers 2020 and 2021.

José Augusto Leal

Senior Partner

Ludmilla Franklin Corkey

Practice focused on O&G, specifically in M&As, funding and regulatory matters across such industries. Recommended by Who's Who Legal – Energy  in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Marco Deluiggi

Partner

Olympio J. M. L de Carvalho e Silva

Head of the maritime and transport law practice of the firm, area in which he has been recommended by Chambers and Partners since 2018, indicating that the is “well versed in both contentious and transaction matters”, by Legal 500 since 2014, and by Who’s  Who Legal and Best Lawyers in 2020. He is also a member of our law firm’s Arbitration & Litigation team, for which he has been recommended by Legal 500 since 2017. Olympio’s experience in disputes is broad and it also includes insurance and reinsurance court disputes and arbitrations, and more than 15 years of experience representing banks and other creditors in complex disputes, recovery of high-value claims and in the leading bankruptcy and court reorganization cases in Brazil.

Paulo Henrique Spirandeli Dantas

Practice focused on administrative law, including to structure project finance and in the organization and supervision of procurement procedures, tenders, bids and government contracts; organization of Procedures to Confirm Interest (PMIs), advising clients in their liaison with regulatory agencies, as well as in motions for the reestablishment of economic-financial balance and representing clients before control agencies. Practice also focuses on internal investigations, compliance training and consulting, draw-up and/or adjustment of integrity programs, anticorruption due diligence and internal policies, based on Brazil’s General Data Privacy Law (LGPD).