BMA Advogados‘s Brasília office excels in appellate and judicial review work before the superior courts. Its varied caseload also features antitrust proceedings before the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), administrative improbity matters before the Comptroller General (CGU), and claims against regulatory agencies. The team is led by André Macedo de Oliveira, 'an exceptional lawyer' who is widely recognised for his extensive experience before government agencies and the superior courts. Associates Giovani Menicucci, whose expertise lies in administrative proceedings and judicial challenges involving antitrust law and administrative misconduct, and Sarah Roriz de Freitas, who focuses on litigation before the higher courts, provide key support.

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Testimonials

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‘A service always provided with excellence and at a very high level.’
‘It is very good to have the support of a firm that looks to the future, is a partner and ethical.’
‘André Macedo de Oliveira is an exceptional lawyer, ethical, with a very high level of knowledge, extremely meticulous and with great negotiating and strategic power.’
‘André Macedo de Oliveira’s team is committed and supports us in matters of great relevance to our business.’
‘Technical preparation, responsibility, attention, respect for clients and professional colleagues, concern with constant updating, communication and diversity are key qualities.’
‘André Macedo de Oliveira is extremely prepared, attentive, and skilled in the exercise of the profession. He is a good leader and has the ability to strategise and encourage the team.’
‘Sarah Roriz de Freitas is a very talented young lawyer. Prepared, studious and responsible.’
‘André Macedo de Oliveira is a lawyer who, in addition to being technically very sophisticated, knows Brasília and its institutions like few others. This makes his support there always very decisive.’

Key clients

Airbnb Ireland UC
Ambev
Hewlett-Packard (HP)
Associação Brasileira de Mobilidade e Tecnologia (AMOBITEC)
Agropecuária Santa Bárbara
TAM Linhas Aéreas
Abengoa Construção Brasil
A LNG-to-power project located in Rio de Janeiro
Naurican Ludovico Lacerda
Celeo Redes Brasil
Companhia Ultragaz
Petro Rio Jaguar Petróleo

Work highlights

Assisted Airbnb in strategic litigation before the STJ related to limitations on rights of property that may affect the client's business model and its activities in Brazil.
Represented Ambev in five appeals before the STJ and the STF, in which the purchase of shares of the company in the 1990s was discussed.
Represented HP before the STJ in a matter related to a sales agency agreement entered into by the parties in the 1990s and the validity of a limitation of liability clause.