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Pinheiro Neto Advogados

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Pinheiro Neto Advogados‘ Brasília-based office is skilled at acting before the superior courts on behalf of domestic and international clients from the industrial, commercial, and service sectors. Much of its civil litigation work takes place at the appellate level, spanning bribery and corruption cases, public interest claims, and electoral investigations before the Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Vicente Coelho Araujo focuses on appellate litigation before the higher courts. Key support is offered by a strong team of associates: civil and commercial litigator Lucas Santos de Sousa; Laís de Oliveira e Silva, who concentrates on consumer, digital, and public law, and commercial disputes; and Isabella Bittencourt Tannús, whose focus is on corporate and commercial litigation.

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  • 'The firm is widely known for its quality service provision. Fame matches the work delivered, solutions created and proximity to the client at the time of decision-making. They are always open to debate, hold meetings and present innovative solutions.'
  • 'Of the professionals I have contact with, I highlight Vicente Coelho Araújo and Laís de Oliveira e Silva. Both are excellent in their areas of expertise, and have excellent communication. This is because matters are often multidisciplinary and depend on the firm's internal communication, which works very well.'

Key clients

  • Caixa Econômica Federal
  • Eternit
  • Siemens Healthineers and Siemens Energy
  • Grupo CCR
  • Foz do Chapecó Energia
  • Twitter
  • Cast Informática
  • HOB – Hospital Oftalmológico de Brasília
  • Basf

Work highlights

  • Represented Apple in civil actions for compensatory damages and a dispute over the legality of loot boxes.
  • Represented Caixa Econômica Federal in various fronts of litigation regarding the bank’s decision to initiate a profound divestiture programme, in which Caixa Seguridade Participações was elected as the first subsidiary to go partially private.
  • Assisted Compahia Hidrelética do São Francisco (CHESF) in a 30-year action against Consortium Xingó seeking the declaration of partial nullity of a contractual amendment.