Latin America - Brazil • City focus - Brasilia
Tauil & Chequer Advogados
Tauil & Chequer Advogados has a strong track record in public law appellate litigation, representing clients from the construction, energy, telecoms, and banking sectors before the superior courts. Regulatory disputes against state governments, administrative improbity cases, and proceedings before the TCU and the CGU are all core areas of activity for the firm. Cross-border matters are further facilitated by the firm’s association with Mayer Brown. Luis Inácio Lucena Adams boasts substantial tax law experience; he jointly oversees the practice with Mauro Pedroso Gonçalves, who is well versed in administrative proceedings at the federal level.
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Testimonials
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‘Excellent understanding of the TCU's reasons, the best way to deal with its idiosyncrasies, good description from the defence's point of view.’
‘Luis Inácio Lucena Adams is recommended for his knowledge of the subject and the issues involved.’
'Tauil & Checker Advogados is a unique firm in Brazil. In addition to having a strategic association with Mayer Brown, it manages, in Brasília, to be a true boutique, with highly qualified lawyers in the area of litigation and antitrust.'
'Mauro Pedroso was a former advisor at the STJ and has a strong academic background. He is a brilliant lawyer! He can understand our needs and seek the best possible solutions, focusing on our business. We were very pleased to have his instructions on the group's most strategic issues, especially those related to electricity and higher courts.'
Key clients
- Confederação Nacional das Indústrias (CNI)
- Confederação Nacional das Seguradoras (CNSeg)
- Coca-Cola
- Sindicato Nacional das Empresas de Telefonia e de Serviço Móvel Celular e Pessoal (Sinditelebrasil)
- Indra Brasil Soluções e Serviços Tecnológicos
- COFCO International
- Açúcar e Álcool Oswaldo Ribeiro de Mendonça
- Eletronorte (Amazonas Geração e Transmissão de Energia)
- Magazine Luiza
- Cristália Produtos Químicos Farmacêuticos
Work highlights
- Acted for CNSEG in several lawsuits seeking a declaration of unconstitutionality of state laws that violate the federal government's competence to legislate on matters relating to health plans and insurance.
- Represented Hub Pagamentos in a class action filed by Rafael Severino Gama before the Federal Court of Porto Alegre seeking to annul contracts executed between Caixa Econômica Federal and Hub Pagamentos for the joint exploitation of prepaid cards without a prior bidding procedure.
- Acts as counsel to the National Federation of General Insurance (FENSEG) and Union of Private Insurance, Reinsurance and Capitalization Companies of the States of Paraná and Mato Grosso doSul (SINDSEG PR/MS) as amici curiae in an incident initiated to decide on a matter of great social repercussion in the Paraná State Court of Justice.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Luis Inácio Lucena Adams, Mauro Pedroso Gonçalves