Latin America - Brazil

Tauil & Chequer Advogados

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At Tauil & Chequer Advogados, the ‘attentive, experienced and qualified team’ devoted to arbitration offers representation to individuals and companies in high-end disputes across a variety of industries, including mining, energy, construction, oil and gas, and financial services. Its broad experience also encompasses high-stakes cases involving shareholder issues and share purchase agreements. Besides acting as lead counsel in several high-value arbitration proceedings, Gustavo Fernandes de Andrade in Rio de Janeiro is also proficient in arbitration-related litigation, including the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards. With over twenty years of experience in both litigation and arbitration proceedings, São Paulo-based partner Fabio Peixinho Gomes Correa is skilled at handling cases before domestic and international arbitral bodies. In the same office, Gustavo Scheffer Da Silveira, who has previously worked for the Secretariat of the International Court of Arbitration as deputy counsel in the Latin American team, is particularly seasoned in cross-border cases. Disputes involving the construction, energy and mining sectors are notable areas of practice for associate Maria Rita Dutra.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Fabio Peixinho stands out.’

  • 'The firm has an attentive, experienced and qualified team. The team is always attentive to current issues in the legal market and clients' issues.'

  • 'I'd highlight Fábio Peixinho.'

Key clients

  • Barra Energia Do Brasil Petróleo E Gás
  • General Electric Do Brasil
  • Canadian Solar
  • Nebras Power Latin America
  • Cobra Brasil Serviços, Comunicações E Energia
  • Techint Engenharia E Construção
  • Petronas Brasil Petróleo
  • Petrorio Jaguar
  • Arcelor Mittal Brasil
  • CM Capital Markets
  • Yara Fertilizantes
  • Alstom Brasil Energia E Transporte
  • Ternium Do Brasil
  • Cantor Fitzgerald
  • Sinopec Petroleum Do Brasil
  • Bw Offshore Do Brasil
  • Andritz Hydro
  • Usiminas Siderúrgicas De Minas Gerais
  • Cpfl Energias Renováveis
  • Publicis Groupe Holdings
  • Consortium Efacec Engenharia E Sistemas
  • Hitachi Rail
  • CELSE – Centrais Eletricas De Sergipe
  • Vanguard Group
  • Inbrael Participações
  • Lindel
  • Keppel Fels Brasil
  • Invepar – Investimentos E Participações Em Infraestrutura
  • Cameron Tecnologia De Controle E Fluxo
  • Karpowership Brasil Energia
  • Grid Solutions Transmissão De Energia
  • Realize Empreendimentos Imobiliários
  • Siemens
  • Opea Securitizadora

Work highlights

  • Advised the EFACEC/HITACHI Consortium in an ICC arbitration against the State of São Paulo and the São Paulo State Company of Metropolitan Railways.
  • Advised Ambiental Serra Concessionária de Saneamento on a CAM-CCBC arbitration seated in Brazil, filed against Companhia Espírito Santense de Saneamento – CESAN on the basis of a public-private partnership (PPP).
  • Assisted Petróleo Brasileiro in an ICC arbitration against the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) challenging the decision issued by ANP which unified the Tartaruga Verde and Tartaruga Mestiça Fields.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Gustavo de Andrade Fernandes, Fabio Peixinho Gomes Correa, Gustavo Scheffer Da Silveira