With a ‘solid presence in the region’, Limongi Advocacia‘s ’team is made up of highly qualified professionals‘, who are well versed in high-stakes dispute resolution matters involving white-collar crime, civil, tort, regulatory, consumer and tax law. Offering state-wide coverage, the group, which is a popular choice for clients from the telecoms, energy, infrastructure, insurance, education and construction industries, has a strong track record before all judicial and administrative tribunals in Brazil, including the superior courts in Brasília. ’A prominent professional in the Pernambuco legal market‘, Erik Limongi Sial is skilled  in regulatory and administrative proceedings. Graciele Pinheiro Lins Lima is noted for her expertise in consumer law litigation. Patricia Santa Cruz De Oliveira and Pedro Henrique Braga Reynaldo Alves left the firm in August 2023.

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  • ‘What sets the firm apart is the speed and quality of its responses, whether on business law issues or real estate matters.'

  • ‘The firm does an exceptional job in defending clients with exquisite technical knowledge. The team is made up of highly qualified professionals, who are extremely committed to legal objectives.'

  • ‘Erik Limongi Sial is a prominent professional in the Pernambuco legal market; he has solid technical knowledge combined with a unique charisma, which makes him recognised for his competence and respectability.'

  • 'Graciele Pinheiro Lins Lima is an exceptional lawyer in the conduct of our consumer civil litigation portfolio, with extensive experience in the telecoms segment.'

  • ‘The firm has a solid presence in the region and availability to act promptly in our defence, whenever required. The team's lawyers have solid technical knowledge to act in our cases.’

  • ‘The firm provides personalised services and is prepared to deal with a wide range of topics, especially in terms of litigation.’

Key clients

  • Brennand Energia
  • Claro Brasil
  • CONEXIS (Sindicato Nacional das Empresas de Telefonia e de Serviço Móvel Celular Pessoal – antigo SINDITELEBRASIL)
  • Congregação dos Sacerdotes do Sagrado Coração de Jesus
  • GB - Gabriel Bacelar Construções
  • Martin-Brower Comércio, Transportes e Serviços
  • OMPETRO (Organização dos Municípios Produtores de Petróleo e Gás e Limítrofes da Zona de Produção principal da Bacia de Campos)
  • PROPARK Estacionamentos
  • Sul América Companhia de Seguro Saúde
  • TELOS (Fundação Embratel de Seguridade Social)
  • Usina Petribú
  • Banco Bradesco
  • IGB / Embrasa – Embalagens Micronduladas do Brasil
  • Neoenergia Pernambuco - Companhia Energética de Pernambuco (CELPE)
  • Oi
  • Telefônica Brasil (VIVO)
  • Traditio Companhia de Seguros
  • Fundação Alice Figueira de Apoio ao IMIP (FAF)

Work highlights

  • Represented Oi in a lawsuit filed by DDCAR against Telemar Norte Lese and Oi Móvel, claiming losses incurred as a result of the unilateral termination and advance payment of a distribution agreement signed between the parties.
  • Representing Traditio Companhia de Seguros in a constitutional claim seeking to apply a binding precedent issued by the Federal Supreme Court (STF) and suspend the provisional enforcement of a judgment that ordered the client to pay a multimillion-dollar compensation to the counterparties.
  • Representing Gilberto Salsa da Paz Portella and other individuals in an enforcement proceeding seeking to enforce a previous court decision that recognised the clients’ right to receive additional compensation from the National Institute of Colonisation and Agrarian Reform (INCRA) for an expropriation.

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Erik Limongi Sial, Graciele Pinheiro Lins Lima