Francisco Niclos Negrao
Trench Rossi WatanabeTrench Rossi Watanabe is well placed to advise on a host of trade and customs mandates, from WTO law to cases involving anti-dumping, subsidies, safeguards and public interest analysis proceedings. The department also fields a sub-group dedicated to supply chain arrangements, commercial contracts compliance and other contractual issues. The practice is under the joint leadership of six practitioners: Francisco Niclós Negrão is sought after for his experience in anti-dumping investigations; Rafael Gregorin and Horácio Veiga de Almeida Neto bring tax and customs knowledge to the table; Paulo Casagrande focuses on antitrust matters; Alessandra Machado brings expertise in the technology sector; while Marcia Calafate specialises in supply chain matters.
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- 'In my experience, the practice values their clients, delivers excellent service quality, and dedicates personalised attention to each case.'
- 'The degree of expertise and experience of the individuals is outstanding. The lawyers are exceptionally knowledgeable, proactive when providing a complete legal advice, while also being always responsive and available. I highlight Alessandra Machado.'
- 'We hired the firm because Francisco Negrão migrated to this team and he has always been the lead lawyer in some of our commercial defence cases. He is an excellent lawyer with great technical knowledge of the cases, as well as the social skills to participate in meetings with organisations and the government.'
- 'Francisco Negrão puts together precise and effective summaries for meetings with the government, has great academic knowledge and gets very involved in cases. Deborah Melo is Francisco's right-hand person; she is committed, dedicated, very polite and great at following up with the company to get the best possible result.'
- 'I consider this firm to be extremely trustworthy and to have special expertise in all the issues they deal with, thus providing us with great security and success in the processes they manage.'
- 'The technical qualifications are outstanding, as is the commitment to client service, and the concern to ensure that all issues raised by the client are addressed and heard.'
Key clients
- ELETROS (National Association of Producers of Appliances)
- Embraco / Nidec
- Knight Pharmaceuticals (United Medical)
- Bosch
- Fedex
- AGCO
- Suzano
- Hasbro
- Maple Bear
- Takeda
- MSD
- Oracle
- Cisco
- Braskem
- P&G
- Organon
- Vale
- BRP
- DuPont
- CPFL
- IBM
- Pepsico
- An American multinational technology company
- Siemens
- Trimble
- Estee Lauder
- Motorola
- Eaton
- Vale
- Brasdril Sociedade de Perfurações Ltda./ Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
- EDF Renouvelables S/A
- GE Celma
- McDermott
- NOV
- Weatherford
- Transocean
- BP
Work highlights
- Acting for ELETROS (National Association of Producers of Appliances) in five cases opposing requests submitted by the steel industry for the increase of the import tariffs for steel products used in the manufacturing of home appliances.
- Advised Brasdril Sociedade de Perfurações on a tax assessment issued by the Brazilian IRS to charge the import duties suspended (Import Tax, PIS, COFINS and penalties) derived from the import of an offshore drilling rig under the Repetro Special Customs Regime.
- Represented Nidec/Embraco in the submission of a response to an administrative appeal in the landmark hot-rolled steel public interest case in Brazil.
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Francisco Niclós Negrao, Rafael Gregorin, Horácio Veiga de Almeida Neto, Paulo Casagrande, Alessandra Machado, Marcia Calafate