With extensive experience in state and federal proceedings, Tauil & Chequer Advogados has been engaged in a growing number of strategic disputes, most notably cases arising in the oil and gas, energy, construction and telecoms sectors. Other areas of particular focus include administrative enforcement proceedings brought by the Federal Court of Accounts and various regulatory agencies. The practice is jointly chaired by Rio de Janeiro-based partner Gustavo Fernandes de Andrade, who focuses on corporate and commercial disputes; Fabio Peixinho Gomes Correa in São Paulo, who is noted for his expertise in dispute resolution in the energy, construction, corporate, banking and real estate segments; and high court litigation veterans Mauro Pedroso Gonçalves and Luis Inácio Lucena Adams, both of whom are based in the Brasília office. João Cople is a name to note in Rio for administrative, tax and insurance litigation. Other key members include associates Maria Rita Dutra and Núbia Bufarah in São Paulo, and the Brasília-based Louise Dias; all maintain diverse practices in litigation and arbitration. Counsel Juliana Barbosa Pechincha joined from Baker Botts L.L.P. (New York office) in July 2022.
Testimonials
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- 'Competent, fast, well articulated firm with the ability to propose and negotiate with both clients and externals.'
- 'João Cople is perhaps the most sensible lawyer I have worked with. Down to earth, above average work capacity, dedication and attention to clients.'
Key clients
- Confederação Nacional das Empresas de Seguros Gerais, Previdência Privada e Vida, Saúde Suplementar e Capitalização - CNSEG
- Confederação Nacional da Indústria (CNI)
- Grid Solutions Transmissão de Energia
- Vantage Drilling International
- Petrorio
- Petronas Petróleo Brasil
- Amazonas Geração e Transmissão de Energia
- Stam Metalúrgica
- Paragon Offshore
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Tim
- Sinopec International Petroleum Service Corporation
- Consórcio Walks (Quaatro Participações; KS Brasil Led Holdings; and WPR Participações)
- Indra Brasil Soluções e Serviços Tecnológicos
- Telefônica Brasil
- RB Capital Companhia de Securitização
- Ipiranga Produtos de Petróleo
- Eneva
- Cobra Brasil Serviços de Comunicações e Energia
- BNY Mellon Serviços Financeiros DTVM
- Celse – Centrais Elétricas de Sergipe
- EDB Sistemas Elétricos
- Mckesson Corporation
- Hub Pagamentos
- Bunge Alimentos
- CM Capital Markets
- 3M do Brasil
- Ferrari Agroindústria
- Basf
- Cameron
- Companhia Hidrelétrica do São Francisco (Chesf)
- Mizuho Bank
Work highlights
- Assisting Paragon Offshore Nederland in a case filed against Petrobras seeking compensation for early termination of two drilling contracts.
- Advising Consórcio Walks on the filing of several Writs of Mandamus (MS) against the decisions of the City of São Paulo.
- Acted for Grid Solutions Transmissão de Energia in a class action filed by Associação Brasileira das Empresas de Transmissão de Energia Elétrica on behalf of 22 power transmission concessionaires before the State Court of São Paulo.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Gustavo Fernandes de Andrade, Fabio Peixinho, Mauro Pedroso Gonçalves, Luis Adams