Latin America - Brazil • City focus - Porto Alegre
Veirano Advogados
Noted for being ‘extremely committed and dedicated to its cases’, Veirano Advogados‘ Porto Alegre-based group is active in a range of commercial litigation and arbitration proceedings, most notably disputes arising out of M&A agreements and business contracts. International and Brazilian clients also turn to the practice for advice on product liability and consumer lawsuits, regulatory matters involving the energy, mining, and oil and gas industries, and administrative cases concerning concessions and public tenders. The ’fantastic’ department head Filipe Scherer Oliveira is active in strategic cases. He is supported by public law expert Mauro Hiane de Moura. Luiz Afrânio Araújo departed in October 2022.
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Testimonials
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‘Excellent strategic thinking, legal writing, and client service.'
'The Veirano team is extremely committed and dedicated to its cases. Strengths of the team include their commitment to analyse case documents and their organisation and management capacity.'
'Veirano is always willing to contribute with a multidisciplinary team that manages to give a complete picture of the issue.'
'The team stands out for their commitment and effort expended in reading, analysing, and understanding technical documents.'
'The experience and preparation of Filipe Scherer Oliveira is impressive.'
‘Filipe Scherer Oliveira is fantastic; he is very strategic and thoughtful, and works to find creative solutions aligned with the client's goals.'
Key clients
- Diaverum Brazil
- Rappi Brasil Intermediações de Negócios
- Stratus Private Equity
- Clariant
- CropLife Brasil
- Yara Fertilizantes
- Associação Brasileira de Defensivos Pós-Patente
- Sindicato Nacional da Indústria de Produtos para Defesa Vegetal
- BASF
- Philip Morris International
- Yara Brasil Fertilizantes
- Borrachas Vipal
- 99 Tecnologia
- WestRock
Work highlights
- Acted for Philip Morris International in a class action filed by the Federal Government seeking reimbursement of costs incurred by the National Health System (SUS) with the treatment of diseases allegedly caused by smoking.
- Representing Yara Fertilizantes in complex litigation involving the company’s right to operate a railway terminal it has been using since 2003 in the State of Paraná.
- Representing Rappi in a writ of mandamus to discuss a Rio de Janeiro municipality statute that requests the client to display, in its online platform, copies of the municipal licenses of the restaurants that relied on its delivery services.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Filipe Scherer Oliveira