Latin America - Brazil

Trench Rossi Watanabe

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Trench Rossi Watanabe fields an ‘extremely diligent' and 'proactive’ arbitration team, which is well placed to handle international proceedings, drawing on its strategic cooperation agreement with international firm Baker McKenzie. Clients operating in a variety of sectors, including oil and gas, retail, energy and pharmaceuticals, routinely turn to the team for assistance in complex commercial, corporate, post-M&A and construction arbitration. Joaquim De Paiva Muniz, who spearheads the department, specialises in corporate disputes, while Luis Borghi offers key support in construction and commercial arbitrations; both practitioners ‘are technically excellent and very combative’. At the associate level, Katherina Ballesta advises on corporate and contractual disputes; Bruna Silveira is regularly instructed by clients in the agribusiness, construction and infrastructure sectors; and Patricia Roberto handles domestic and international cases.

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  • ‘Top-notch arbitration team!’

  • ‘The arbitration team is extremely diligent, proactive and has practical and theoretical knowledge of both the arbitration procedure and the merits of the various contracts. Joaquim Muniz and Luis Borghi are always available and put the clients first.'

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Key clients

  • Air Liquide Brasil
  • Arauco

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Work highlights

  • Represents a consortium made up of Petrobras, Shell and Petrogal in an arbitration on the question of whether certain decisions from the ANP can be resolved via arbitration.
  • Representing Stryker do Brasil in an arbitration regarding alleged damages due to the termination of agency agreements.

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