Salomão, Kaiuca, Abrahão, Raposo e Cotta fields a deeply experienced bench of lawyers specialised in the shipping and maritime sectors. The practice works with major liners in Brazil and has a strong presence in the offshore maritime support sector. Dispute resolution is a core focus for the firm, which acts for clients in contentious matters involving navigation, cargo, freight, arrests, maritime mortgages, port operations; contractual negotiations and extra-contractual liability are other typical mandates for the team. Maritime disputes experts Livia Sancio, Rodrigo Cotta, and Luis Felipe Salomão Filho, all of whom are ‘very qualified, have strategic thinking and a commercial vision’, jointly lead the practice.
Testimonials
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- 'This is a relatively new law firm, but it is already born with a tradition in judicial litigation, since it brings together traditional names in Rio de Janeiro law. It has a vocation for strategic corporate litigation and judicial recoveries.'
- 'Salomão demonstrates an exceptional quality of work, in-depth knowledge of the areas in which it operates and a strategic approach that is essential for companies. In the maritime sector, the firm has grown exponentially and rightly so, as they combine strategic thinking with exemplary training, competing with honour and mastery with older firms in the sector. In addition to its outstanding performance in cases, the firm is competitive in terms of fees. I also see a concern for the welfare of lawyers and the promotion of diversity, demonstrating a commitment to excellence and inclusion.'
Key clients
- Oceanpact Serviços Maritimos
- CMA CGM
Work highlights
- Represented UP Offshore in a multimillion time charter contractual dispute.
- Representing Eleva Química in a dispute with a Brazilian oil tycoon related to its denial to provide bunker to Iranian vessels with client’s cargo in the wake of US sanctions against Iran.