Mannheimer, Perez E Lyra Advogados

A skilled performer in cases before prominent arbitral institutions, including the ICC and CAM-CCBC, Mannheimer, Perez E Lyra Advogados routinely acts for clients from an array of industries – such as construction, infrastructure, financial services, and oil and gas – in proceedings seated in Brazil and abroad. Matters involving contractual, shareholder and M&A disputes are core strengths for the department, which is jointly led by Sergio Mannheimer in Rio de Janeiro and Tomaz Lyra in São Paulo. Besides his strong credentials as counsel in significant commercial arbitrations, Mannheimer is also an experienced arbitrator. Fernanda Aviz, who is based in Rio, frequently assists construction and oil and gas clients. In the São Paulo office, Marcela Levy has a solid track record in international arbitration, most notably matters relating to the US, while Ricardo Ramalho Almeida is seasoned in commercial disputes, and has served as the sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator and chairman of the arbitral tribunal in cases heard before CAM-CBBC, CAMARB and CAESP.