Mr Lucas Pinto Simão > Pinheiro Neto Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Pinheiro Neto Advogados
RUA HUNGRIA, 1100
SÃO PAULO, SP 01455-906
Brazil
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Work Department

Corporate and Commercial Litigation, and Consumer Law.

Position

Partner.

Career

Lucas acts in corporate, commercial and consumer litigation and advisory matters, with 17 years of experience at the firm. He advises local and international clients from a wide array of industries, both in the litigation and advisory spheres. He has several articles published in national and international magazines, including Chambers and Partners: Product Liability & Safety 2020 Law and Practice in Brazil, Class Actions in Brazil (2020), and The Class Actions Law Review (2020).

Languages

Portuguese and English.

Education

Master’s Degree in Diffuse and Collective Rights from the São Paulo Catholic University (PUC-SP);
LL.M. in Contract Law from the Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa (Insper);
Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the São Paulo Catholic University (PUC-SP).

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Arbitration

Pinheiro Neto Advogados houses a sizeable team of arbitration specialists, who are routinely sought by clients from the worlds of energy, oil and gas, telecoms, insurance and healthcare in relation to complex domestic and international arbitral proceedings. Its broad service offering covers high-stakes corporate governance and M&A disputes, as well as cases involving financing deals, infrastructure investments, construction contracts, and agreements with the public administration. Gilberto Giusti, who has sat on the board of prestigious arbitration institutions, including the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), is a leading figure in the market. Cases involving major construction and infrastructure projects in Brazil and other Latin American countries are among Júlio César Bueno‘s areas of expertise, while Rodrigo Carneiro  focuses on corporate, commercial and securities disputes. Rodrigo Persone P. Camargo, Pedro Barradas Barata and Lucas Pinto Simão, who was promoted to partner in January 2022, are active in both litigation and arbitration matters. Renato Stephan Grion is singled out for his wealth of experience in international arbitration. At the associate level, André Rossetto Daudt, Guilherme Piccardi de Andrade Silva and Thiago Del Pozzo Zanelato stand out for their involvement in the practice.