Mr Lucas Britto Mejias > TozziniFreire Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
TozziniFreire Advogados Offices
R. BORGES LAGOA 1328
SAO PAULO, SP
CEP 04038-904
Brazil
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Mr Lucas Britto Mejias
Work Department
Litigation
Arbitration
Mediation
Construction
Position
Partner
Career
TozziniFreire´s partner in the Dispute Resolution practice, Lucas represents clients in legal proceedings and in national and international mediations and arbitrations, focusing on M&A contracts, franchising, construction, real estate, disputes in the financial and banking fields, infrastructure projects, distribution agreements and intellectual property, among others. He also provides pre-litigation assistance.
Languages
English
Italian
Memberships
- Member of the CBAr (Brazilian Arbitration Committee).
- Member of CEAPRO (Centro de Estudos Avançados de Processo).
- Member of IBDiC (Instituto Brasileiro de Direito da Construção).
- Member of Society of Construction Law.
Education
- Studied at the Trial Academy organized by IADC (International Association of Defense Counsel) from Stanford University, USA, 2017.
- Master’s degree in Procedural Law from the Law School of USP (Universidade de São Paulo), 2015.
- Specialized degree in Arbitration from the Continuing Education Course of the Law School of FGV-SP (Fundação Getulio Vargas), 2011.
- Graduate of the Law School of USP, 2009.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
(Next Generation Partners)Skilled in proceedings held in Brazil and abroad, TozziniFreire Advogados stands out for its experience in cases before CAM-CBBC and the ICC. Corporate, contractual, post-M&A and shareholder disputes are core areas of focus for the department, which is also a go-to for proceedings involving infrastructure projects, real estate developments and agreements with the public administration. Companies from the infrastructure, mining, energy, life sciences, manufacturing and consumer goods sectors routinely turn to the team, which is under the leadership of arbitration specialist Fernando Eduardo Serec in São Paulo. In the same office, Lucas Britto Mejias is recommended for corporate, commercial and banking-related proceedings, and Antonio Marzagão Barbuto Neto is proficient in international matters. Senior associate Maria Isabel De Sá Dias Machado advises on domestic arbitration and pre-litigation. Based in Porto Alegre, Luis Renato Ferreira da Silva often acts as counsel and arbitrator, while Guilherme Carneiro Monteiro Nitschke is a strong performer in major disputes before the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr) and the ICC involving the energy and infrastructure industries.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Brazil
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- City focus - Porto Alegre > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition and antitrust
- Compliance
- Labour and employment
- City focus - Porto Alegre > Tax
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Tax > Customs
- City focus - Porto Alegre > Dispute resolution
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Environment
- City focus - Porto Alegre > Labour
- Public law
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- Venture capital
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Insurance
- International trade
- Life sciences
- Projects and infrastructure
- Real estate
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Tax > Tax litigation
- TMT: Media
- TMT: Telecoms
- Intellectual property
- White-collar crime and investigations
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax