Meet the team

Litigation / Arbitration

TozziniFreire Advogados

Sao Paulo, Brazil
+2 other locations
  • Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • Campinas, Brazil
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Litigation

Agility, creativity, and assertiveness form the cornerstones of TozziniFreire’s Litigation practice. Our professionals use cutting-edge strategies and technology to create effective solutions that allow clients to avoid extensive litigation and delayed relief. Each case is handled as a unique claim and managed according to a customized plan that includes pre-litigation strategies with a proven record of success.
Comprised of highly qualified lawyers with broad experience in all classes of judicial disputes, our litigation team appears in state and federal courts throughout the Brazilian territory and issues legal opinions on a variety of topics.
The firm represents domestic and foreign clients in all areas of litigation and maintains a strong reputation in corporate, contractual, credit recovery, banking, oil and gas, energy, intellectual property, environment, and aeronautics-related matters. The Litigation practice also regularly advises on regulatory and government-related claims and represents clients in insurance, automotive, consumer, white-collar crime, antitrust, real estate, civil liability, and asset planning disputes.
Our Litigation practice is highlighted in Chambers Global and Chambers Brazil in several editions of the guides. We are among the best Latin American law firms according to The Legal 500, Latin Lawyer 250, and Análise Advocacia. Our partners are constantly recognized by Who’s Who Legal, LACCA, and Expert Guides.

Arbitration

With active participation in renowned national and international cases since the beginning of the arbitration practice in Brazil, TozziniFreire features highly specialized partners and associates with extensive experience in proceedings administered by the most prominent domestic and international arbitration centers around the world. Our members are widely recognized as experts in the field, integrating relevant associations and arbitrators’ lists of traditional arbitral institutions.
Additionally, the multidisciplinary profile of the firm allows the involvement of partners and associates from other practice areas in disputes involving matters such as M&A, tax, environmental law, labor, administrative law, construction, energy, infrastructure, real estate, agribusiness, insurance and reinsurance, telecommunications, banking, among others.
TozziniFreire has experience and distinguished performance in arbitration-related court proceedings, such as pre-arbitral injunctions, actions for the institution of arbitration, award annulments, and actions for recognition of foreign arbitral awards. Our partners and associates master both arbitration and state court proceedings.
We are recognized as a Leading Firm in the Arbitration practice in several editions of Chambers Global and Chambers Brazil. Additionally, we are amongst the best law firms in Latin America according to Latin Lawyer 250 and The Legal 500, standing out in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution areas respectively. TozziniFreire is also one of the 100 best arbitration firms worldwide by GAR (Global Arbitration Review) in various editions of the survey. Our Arbitration partners are among the most admired lawyers in the area according to the international publications Who’s Who Legal, LACCA, and Expert Guides. In 2013, TozziniFreire won the Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year Awards for the Casino vs. Abilio Diniz case.

Awards and Recognition

Chambers Global

We are Top Ranked in Chambers Global for Litigation and Arbitration in several editions of the guide.

Chambers Brazil

We have been recommended by Chambers Brazil for our expertise in Litigation and Arbitration.

The Legal 500

The Legal 500 constantly recommends TozziniFreire as one of the best law firms in Latin America for Dispute Resolution.

Latin Lawyer 250

Among the best 250 law firms in Latin America for Litigation and Arbitration by Latin Lawyer 250 in several editions of the guide.

Leaders League

Our Litigation and Arbitration practices are recommended by Leaders League.

Global Arbitration Review

We are recognized among the Best 100 Worldwide Law Firms for Arbitration by Global Arbitration Review in several editions of the research.

Análise Advocacia

We have been recommended by Análise Advocacia in several editions of the publication.

Análise Advocacia Mulher

Our Litigation practice lawyers are also recognized by Análise Advocacia Mulher.

Who’s Who Legal / LACCA

Our Litigation and Arbitration partners are recognized by Who’s Who Legal and LACCA among the most admired experts in these areas.

Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year

TozziniFreire was the winner in the Disputes category of Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year 2013 with the deal Casino vs. Abilio Diniz.