Based in Campo Grande, Ernesto Borges Advogados‘ dispute resolution practice offers strategic litigation services to clients in the financial services, telecoms and retail industries, to name a few. The team is especially proficient in matters relating to debt and credit recovery, but is also adept in insurance, real estate and consumer law disputes. Bernardo Rodrigues De Oliveira Castro co-heads the department with Walberto Laurindo De Oliveira Filho  and Daniel Feitosa Naruto, the latter of whom possesses a strong background in civil litigation. Ana Carolina Cunha de Figueiredo is regularly seen advising on lawsuits in the banking sector.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The firm is made up of excellent professionals with great capacity to deal with strategic themes, especially in the Centre West region.’

  • ‘Qualified, strategic action and good communication with the client.'

  • ‘Firm with long-lasting teams, very low turnover of lawyers, which creates greater identity and proximity. It has dedicated professionals who are aware of the importance of providing excellent client service.’

  • ‘Bernardo Rodrigues de Oliveira Castro, partner at the firm, is a visionary professional with excellent business acumen.’

Key clients

  • Itaú Unibanco S/A
  • Banco Bradesco S/A
  • Banco BMG S/A
  • C6 Bank S/A
  • Alphaville Urbanismo S/A
  • Energisa Mato Grosso do Sul – Distribuidora de Energia S.A
  • Via S.A.
  • Ambev S.A
  • SICREDI – Sistema de Crédito Cooperativo
  • Banco BNP Paribas
  • Auren Energia
  • Cornélio Brennand Group
  • Votorantim Cimentos
  • Aegea Saneamento
  • Banco Inter S/A
  • Porto Seguro Financiamentos

Work highlights

  • Represented Via S/A in a declaratory judgment action for non-existence of debt.
  • Assisted Banco Inter with the ruling out of its liability for the losses caused by a company that sold airline tickets and is currently under court-supervised reorganisation.
  • Advised C6 Bank on a lawsuit that dealt with the unilateral closure of a bank account.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Bernardo Rodrigues de Oliveira Castro, Walberto Laurindo de Oliveira Filho, Daniel Feitosa Naruto

Other key lawyers

Ana Carolina Cunha de Figueiredo, Renata Nicodemos