Demarest Advogados‘ dispute resolution department ’combines legal knowledge with business perception’, and is capable of handling complex arbitration mandates requiring expertise in corporate, contractual, commercial, investment and inter-state disputes. The practice is particularly adept in contentious mandates involving public law issues, such as PPPs and regulatory disputes. The ‘tireless’ Camila Biral and Newton Marzagão have notable experience in commercial arbitration in various regulated sectors, including financial services, infrastructure, technology and energy. The firm was strengthened by the incorporation of Aprigliano Advogados in late 2023; name partner Ricardo Aprigliano bolstered the team's corporate disputes offering with his arrival. Cesar Rossi Machado's expertise includes litigious and arbitral proceedings.
Testimonials
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‘The team has full knowledge of the project and is fully dedicated to our case. It combines legal knowledge with business perception, in addition to being an easy team to work with, with which coexistence flows quite well. Super recommendable.’
‘César Machado leads the team masterfully and conducts the action safely.'
‘The team lead by Camila Biral is very good. I always had the impression that the arbitration matter they handled was managed as a team effort. Regardless of the questions I made, I had responses from different team members, always on top of the matter. This gave me the comfort that anyone in the team could follow up. This is honestly the dream for an in-house counsel.'
‘One of Demarest's main advantages is the large number of institutional clients and also the different areas, which can help in discussing the merits of the case. The firm made an important move in 2023, bringing Ricardo Aprigliano to the team, which certainly greatly reinforces the arbitration area.’
‘Ricardo Aprigliano and Camila Biral are great experts in arbitration and lawyers who know how to work in partnership with other firms.’
‘Camila Biral is tireless, and extremely reliable.'
Key clients
- Bayer
- Concessionária Rodovia dos Tamoios / Grupo Queiroz Galvão
- General Electric
- General Mills
- Neoenergia
Work highlights
- Represented Concessionária Rodovia dos Tamoios in a strategic arbitration against the São Paulo State Transport Agency and the State of São Paulo involving a public-private partnership.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Camila Biral, Newton Marzagão