Latin America - Brazil

Thomaz Bastos, Waisberg and Kurzweil Advogados

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At Thomaz Bastos, Waisberg and Kurzweil Advogados, the ‘very well prepared’ litigation team handles a mix of commercial, corporate, civil and antitrust disputes for a varied client roster active in the construction, agribusiness, energy, banking and retail sectors. With over 20 years’ experience in judicial disputes involving IP rights, consumer and electoral law, Joel Luís Thomaz Bastos coordinates the group with three other practitioners: Ivo Waisberg, who acts for companies and banks in dispute resolution; Ricardo Pomeranc Matsumoto, a contact for administrative cases involving the Brazilian Central Bank; and recently promoted partner Bárbara Pessoa Ramos, who specialises in judicial reorganisation and bankruptcy matters. Carlos Teixeira Leite Filho, who has a strong background as a judge, is another name to note.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Strategic profile for dealing with complex corporate litigation.'
  • ‘Ivo Waisberg and Bárbara Pessoa Ramos are recommended.'
  • ‘The team is very well prepared, has impeccable knowledge and provides prompt advice.'

Key clients

  • CFL Participações
  • Banco BTG Pactual
  • Prisma Capital
  • Santo Antônio Energia
  • Mossi & Ghisolfi Internacional
  • Indorama Ventures Polímeros
  • Latache Capital
  • Fiagril
  • RB Capital
  • Banco Santander
  • AMERRA CAPITAL
  • Grupo METHA
  • Grupo Aralco
  • Stone SCD
  • Grupo Energy
  • Grupo Geneseas
  • MGC Capital
  • Bonasa Alimentos
  • Grupo Omar Maksoud
  • Braswey Indústria e Comércio

Work highlights

  • Representing an individual in an action for damages against Braskem's parent companies due to losses caused by unlawful acts involving abuse of power and control uncovered by Operation Carwash.
  • Defending More Invest Gestora de Recursos against a claim for alleged losses due to the mismanagement of investments suffered by UEG Araucaria.
  • Assisting CFL Participações in a corporate claim related to the distribution of dividends by the counterparty in discordance with its by-laws, which caused the client significant financial losses.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Joel Luís Thomaz Bastos, Ivo Waisberg, Ricardo Pomeranc Matsumoto, Bárbara Pessoa Ramos