Mattos Filho is recognised for its expertise in complex dispute resolution matters, using a multidisciplinary approach to aid an impressive client base which covers various industries, most notably energy, education, telecoms, and mining. The group also has extensive experience in corporate disputes before the superior courts, as well as in proceedings before the courts in Centre West and the 1st Federal Regional Court. Maricí Giannico, an expert in civil and commercial litigation, is the main contact in the Brasília practice; she is regularly involved in appellate litigation before the Superior Court of Justice and the Supreme Court. Devoted to dispute resolution, Diego Herrera de Moraes is noted for representing telecoms and technology clients in regulatory and corporate disputes before judicial and regulatory bodies. The team also benefits from the expertise of associates Marselhe Cristina De Mattos and Victor Hugo Gebhard de Aguiar, both of whom concentrate on civil litigation. Within civil litigation, Mattos is adept in matters involving consumer rights, energy, civil liability, and contracts, while Aguiar has experience in class actions, antitrust, and regulatory cases.

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  • 'The team is of the highest standard, highly qualified and responsive to the demands. The team has a strategic view of the cases, which makes it easier to have a more comprehensive overview and make more assertive decisions.'

Key clients

  • CESP
  • Bunge Alimentos
  • Caoa Montadora de Veículos
  • Prudential do Brasil Seguros de Vida
  • Notre Dame Intermédica
  • Chubb Seguros Brasil
  • Oncoclínicas do Brasil Serviços Médicos
  • Votorantim Cimentos
  • Equatorial Energia
  • Instituto de Defesa do Direito de Defesa
  • Allianz Saúde
  • FCA Fiat Chrysler Automóveis Brasil
  • Millennium BCP Escritório de Representações e Serviços
  • Magazine Luiza
  • PPG Industries
  • CELSE
  • CNH Industrial Brasil
  • Banco BTG Pactual
  • Meta Platforms
  • GNL Gemini Comercialização e Logística de Gás
  • Concessionária Aeroporto Rio de Janeiro
  • Hypera
  • BHP Billiton Brasil
  • Cooperativa de Crédito de Livre Admissão
  • Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional

Work highlights

  • Representing BHP Billiton in several strategic cases related to the collapse of the Fundão mine tailings dam in Mariana.
  • Representing several clients in lawsuits discussing the private higher education institutions’ right to rebalance the obligations they undertook under FIES and decrease the amount they are obliged to pay as a contribution to FIES' Credit Guarantee Fund from 2023 onward.
  • Representing Caoa Montadora de Veículos in several lawsuits involving the discussion of alleged debts arising from various bank credit bills issued by Banco Santos.

Other key lawyers

Maricí Giannico, Diego Herrera de Moraes, Marselhe Cristina de Mattos, Victor Hugo Gebhard de Aguiar