Muriel Advogados
Entirely devoted to dispute resolution, Muriel Advogados is a ‘go-to for any complex judicial or arbitral proceeding’, particularly excelling in disputes in the infrastructure, construction, energy, healthcare and corporate spaces. The ‘technical, analytical and very experienced’ team is under the joint leadership of Marcelo Muriel, whose experience in high-profile domestic and cross-border litigation spans three decades, and Danilo Orenga, noted for commercial, corporate and contractual conflicts. Associate Yasmim Fortes ‘deserves praise for her quality and potential’.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Muriel Advogados is a go-to for any complex judicial or arbitral proceeding. They have a deep knowledge of so many aspects of the law that you can be sure to always have the best strategy possible.'
- ‘High level of legal knowledge. High level of argumentation and contextualisation with appropriate concatenation of the various circumstances correlated with other disputes.'
- ‘Danilo Orenga Conceição: excellent coordination of the line of thought, strategy and line of action in different processes.'
- 'Yasmim Silva Fortes: Extremely well written, coherent, clear and legally sound proposals.'
- 'Danilo Orenga combines a deep knowledge with incredible talent and willingness to investigate all aspects of the client's business to always construct the best strategy.'
- ‘The litigation team is technical, analytical and very experienced. Muriel and Danilo work very well together. The team of associates is also very good. They are young and ambitious. When I work with Muriel and Danilo I am always reassured that I will get the best results possible.'
- ‘I would like to praise Danilo Orenga's works and ethics. Danilo is a very good negotiator and strategist. He is a star. Always prepared, knows the case law and can always come up with a good plan. Yasmim Fortes also deserves praise for her quality and potential.’
Key clients
- Siemens
- Acciona Construcción
- Amico Saúde
- Alice Operadora
- Dryclean Usa do Brasil Lavanderias
- Jive Investments
- Andritz Hydro
- Star Participações Rio Preto
- Nordex Energy
- Brascod - Comércio, Importação E Exportação (Grupo Rui Costa e Sousa)
- Jonas Birger Arquitetura
- Souza Cruz
Work highlights
- Represents Amico Saúde in an enforcement proceeding filed by Banco Santos.
- Acts for Brascod Comércio e Exportação in a compensation lawsuit against Vifrio arising from a commercial partnership.
- Advises an individual in civil and criminal proceedings filed by J&F Investimentos concerning an interview given by the client to a major Brazilian newspaper.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Marcelo Muriel, Danilo Orenga