Mr Antonio Tavares Paes Jr. > Costa Tavares Paes Advogados > São Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Costa Tavares Paes Advogados Offices
AVENIDA PAULISTA, 1.079, 12TH FLOOR
SÃO PAULO 01311-200
Brazil
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Mr Antonio Tavares Paes Jr.
Work Department
Corporate/M&A; Dispute Resolution: Litigation; Dispute Resolution: Arbitration; Banking & Finance; and Bankruptcy/Restructuring.
Position
Partner at Costa e Tavares Paes Sociedade de Advogados.
Career
(i) Partner at Wald Advogados Associados, Rio de Janeiro/São Paulo/Brasília, 2008-2010; (ii) Partner at Flecha de Lima & Tavares Paes Advogados, Rio de Janeiro/São Paulo/Brasília, 2000-2008; (iii) Outside General Counsel at TeleNova Communications, Inc., Miami, 2000-2002; (iv) Senior Vice-President at Scudder Kemper Investments, Inc., New York, 1994-2000 (Asset Manager – Private Equity); (v) Vice-President of The Chase Manhattan Bank N.A. (Project Finance /Latin América Corporate Finance), New York, 1991-1994; (vi) Attorney at The Law Offices of SG Archibald, Paris, 1990-1991; (vii) Attorney at White & Case LLP, New York, 1988-1990; (viii) Attorney at Fox & Horan LLP, New York, 1987-1988; (ix) Worked at Escritório de Advocacia Jose Thomaz Nabuco, Rio de Janeiro, 1982-1986; (x) Worked with the Legal Department of the Brazilian Reinsurrance Institute – Brazil Re (IRB), Rio de Janeiro, 1981-1982.
Languages
Portuguese, English, French and Spanish.
Memberships
Member of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB). Member of the New York Bar Association (NYSBA).
Education
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). LL.M. in Corporate Law from Columbia University School of Law, New York (USA). The Chase Manhattan Bank Corporate Finance/MBA Finance course, New York (USA).
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Costa Tavares Paes Advogados possesses a ‘team specialised in arbitration‘, which is well versed in proceedings before Brazilian and international arbitral bodies, including the ICC. Construction and energy-related disputes are at the core of the group’s offering, which also covers contentious matters involving financing, contracts, corporate transactions and employment issues. Antonio Tavares Paes Jr. and Vamilson José Costa, who focuses on shareholder and corporate disputes, are at the helm of the practice, where Carolina Xavier da Silveira Moreira is a name to note for arbitration proceedings involving the construction and financial services sectors. These are also among Cristiano Cardoso Dias‘s areas of expertise, while associate Nathalia Jordão handles a mix of corporate, post-M&A, energy and infrastructure-related proceedings.