José Roberto is a senior partner and founder of Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados, and specializes in civil and commercial litigation, consumer rights and commercial, administrative and contract law. He has wide experience in court proceedings and complex arbitration.
Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados
Offering representation in the full array of civil, corporate and administrative disputes, Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados is consistently engaged by market-leading clients in the most high-profile cases in Brazil. The experienced group of litigators – many of whom possess international backgrounds – is regularly turned to by an impressive roster of international and domestic clients across a range of sectors, including financial services, construction, transport and infrastructure. Showcasing a wealth of experience in civil, corporate and construction litigation, Marcelo Ferro excels in both domestic and cross-border mandates. He oversees the practice with José Roberto de Castro Neves, who regularly advises high-profile clients on contentious matters involving commercial, administrative and contractual issues, as well as inheritance law and consumer rights. Another key practitioner in Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Birenbaum is well versed in judicial and administrative proceedings. Based in São Paulo, Julia Grabowsky Basto Fleichman maintains a broad litigation and arbitration practice covering contractual, corporate and civil disputes.
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- 'Highly qualified team, with experience and recognition of standards due to the extensive handling of cases in the market, highly respected by all other stakeholders.'
- 'Antonio Pedro Souza stood out for his depth of analysis, creativity in thinking about different approaches to the case, and clear understanding of our tangible and intangible objectives.'
Key clients
- Soares Penido
- Eneva
- Cosan
- BTG Pactual
- Banco Genial
- Heineken
- Andrade Gutierrez
- Ambev
- Volkswagen
- Sapura Navegação Marítima
- MultiRio Operações Portuárias
- EQUINOR Brasil ENERGIA
- Whirlpool
- ALLSEAS
- Swedish Development Bank
- Johnson & Johnson
- Nolve Devolpments
Work highlights
- Acting for Volkswagen do Brasil in a class action filed by ABRADECONT (Association for the Defense of Consumers) before the first Commercial Court of Rio de Janeiro.
- Acts as co-counsel to the Ad Hoc group of creditors in Samarco’s judicial recovery and related lawsuits.
- Represented CA Investment in a lawsuit filed by J&F requesting the annulment of the partial award, and all other acts practised in the arbitration that discussed J&F's default on its contractual obligations and refusal to hand over control of Eldorado Brasil Celulose.
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Marcelo Ferro, Jose Roberto de Castro Neves