Corporate clients in the engineering, construction, mining, infrastructure, energy and technology sectors routinely turn to Madrona Fialho Advogados for assistance in high-profile litigation and arbitration. Covering both private and public law, the team is singled out for its wealth of experience in regulatory issues and conflicts arising in the context of PPP projects, infrastructure contracts, and public procurement.  Anderson NovaisÉrico Andrade and Gustavo Magalhães are key contacts for public law-related contentious matters. Leonardo Canabrava maintains a broad practice, which covers proceedings before judicial courts and arbitration chambers in Brazil and abroad. With extensive experience in both litigation and arbitration, Leonardo Birchal handles complex disputes involving the energy, infrastructure, mining and construction segments. Other noteworthy individuals include senior associate André Martins, who acts for companies and individuals in complex cases, and associate Breno Vaz, who excels in public law disputes.

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Key clients

  • BRK Ambiental
  • AEGEA Saneamento
  • Inspira Mudança Participações
  • OECI Engenharia e Construção (Novonor Group)
  • Andrade Gutierrez Engenharia
  • Associação Brasileira das Empresas Estaduais de Saneamento
  • Associação Brasileira das Concessionárias Privadas de Serviços Públicos de Água e Esgoto
  • GS Inima Brasil
  • Construtora Barbosa Mello
  • Cogna Educação
  • Marista Group
  • Empresa Construtora Brasil
  • Up Brasil Administração e Serviços
  • Mascarenhas, Barbosa, Roscoe Construções
  • Usina Siderúrgicas De Minas Gerais – Usiminas
  • Inspira Mudança Participações
  • Hap Engenharia
  • Axxiom Soluções Tecnológicas
  • Mohallem Engenharia
  • Parex Engenharia
  • Aliança Geração de Energia
  • ArcelorMittal
  • MB Negócios Digitais
  • Unicred Central MG Cooperativa Central de Economia e Crédito Mútuo dos Profissionais da Saúde de Nível Superior e Outros Segmentos de Crédito do Estado de Minas Gerais
  • Transagro
  • Montreal Informática
  • SumUp Soluções de Pagamento Brasil
  • Snef Serviços e Montagens
  • Labtest Diagnóstica

Work highlights

  • Assisted Engeform in a lawsuit concerning its disqualification from the bidding process for a PPP project to operate the public lighting network in Estância de Atibaia, SP.
  • Representing Hidro Forte, a company responsible for providing water supply and sewage services in multiple municipalities in the States of Pará and Tocantins, in a collective lawsuit filed by the Ministério Público of the State of Pará.
  • Advised the Associação Brasileira das Concessionárias Privadas de Serviços Públicos de Água e Esgoto (ABCON) on a lawsuit of unconstitutionality challenging a legislative act of Matão, SP that requires the inclusion of new mandatory information on invoices issued for water and sewage utilities.

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Anderson Novais, Érico Andrade, Gustavo Magalhães, Leonardo Canabrava, Leonardo de Abreu Birchal