Souto Correa Advogados

The ‘experienced and highly dedicated team’ at Souto Correa Advogados is noted for providing ‘innovative solutions to complex and multidisciplinary disputes’. The firm, which is headquartered in Porto Alegre, represents clients from the public and private sectors in mandates concerning consumer law, public concessions, civil liability as well as environmental, construction, corporate and contractual disputes. Class actions are a strong point for the department, which is equipped to act for defendant companies and industry associations as plaintiffs. The team is under the joint leadership of two partners: current CEO Guilherme Amaral in Porto Alegre and civil litigator Ricardo Quass Duarte in São Paulo. Names to note in the Porto Alegre office also include Roberta Feiten and associate Julia Klarmann, both of whom excel in consumer claims; Otávio Augusto Dal Molin Domit; Diogo Squeff Fries, who often acts in public civil actions; and associate Rafael Sirangelo de Abreu, who specialises in administrative litigation in the energy sector. Marcelo Gandelman is no longer at the firm.