Castro Barros Advogados holds ‘great capacity in civil litigation’ owing to its solid experience in representing clients – including key names from the financial, technology and retail industries – in various complex disputes. In addition to fraud, contractual and shareholder-related conflicts, the team notably thrives in credit recovery and insolvency cases. Practice head José Augusto Leal possesses extensive experience in commercial and corporate litigation, most notably disputes concerning operating and financial lease transactions. With a strong background in civil, commercial and public law, Alexandre Catramby is often involved in credit recovery cases, while Olympio De Carvalho E Silva specialises in commercial disputes pertaining to the shipping and transport industries.
Testimonials
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‘The Carros Barros civil litigation team stands out for the expertise, knowledge and commitment of its partners and lawyers, who are always available to meet the demands of its clients in the best possible way.'
‘Partners Marco Deluiggi and Guilherme Guidi demonstrate extensive knowledge in the areas of civil law, civil procedure and dispute resolution, and actively work in their team's cases.'
Key clients
- Jive Investments
- Renault do Brasil
Work highlights
- Retained by Pentágono (the trustee) to represent around 20,000 bondholders of bonds issued by Light SESA in the context of a judicial restructuring.
- Represented Brasbunker in seven of its largest lawsuits against Petrobras concerning time charters and services contracts executed with Petrobras.