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Schmidt, Lourenço & Kingston Advogados Offices

Schmidt, Lourenço & Kingston Advogados
Praia de Botafogo, 300 - 8º andar - Botafogo
RJ, 22250-905
Rio de Janeiro, RJ CEP 20.040-031
Brazil
Visit website +55 21 2506 9900

Schmidt, Lourenço & Kingston Advogados > The Legal 500 Rankings

Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Litigation Tier 7

Noted for its ‘technical capacity and commitment to the client‘, Schmidt, Lourenço & Kingston Advogados has a well-established presence in the Rio de Janeiro market, and is singled out for its ‘strong performance in litigation matters arising from infrastructure disputes and public law in general‘. Founding partner Gustavo da Rocha Schmidt acts for private and publicly-held companies in high-profile cases. The ‘attentive‘ Alexandre Kingston is another name to note in the team, along with Eliana da Costa Lourenço and Eliane Zoghbi. Public law-related disputes, especially matters in the oil and gas, infrastructure and construction sectors, are a core area of focus for Michel Grumach.

Practice head(s):

Gustavo da Rocha Schmidt; Alexandre Kingston; Eliana da Costa Lourenço; Eliane Zoghbi; Michel Grumach

Testimonials

‘Team with a strong performance in litigation matters arising from infrastructure disputes and public law in general.’

‘Gustavo da Rocha Schmidt is very talented and firmly positioned in the search for a positive and favourable resolution for his clients.’

‘The firm stands out for its technical capacity and commitment to the client.’

‘Extremely attentive, agile and prepared. Contact always takes place with the partner, which greatly raises the level of service and discussions.’

‘Alexandre Kingston – Excellent, prepared and attentive lawyer.’

‘SLK is a go-to for intricate matters, mainly in the State of Rio de Janeiro, where they enjoy great prestige and credibility. They are transparent, dedicated and, above all, very ethical. They are always very agile and clear about risks.’

‘Gustavo Schmidt is highly qualified from a technical point of view, respected by his peers and by the most serious judges in the State of Rio de Janeiro.’

Key clients

Leste

Elfe

Unysis

YDUQS

Supervia

LafargeHolcim

Ipiranga

XP Investimentos

Nova Rio

Zamboni

Opportunity

Ternium

Multiplan

Light

ABRAGET

Wrobel

JC Decaux

Work highlights

  • Advises Leste Litigation Finance on a R$7bn suit.
  • Acting for Ipiranga in strategic disputes in the fuel distribution sector.
  • Advising Elfe on disputes against Petrobras.

Schmidt, Lourenço & Kingston Advogados > Firm Profile

Schmidt Lourenço Kingston’s (‘SLK’) dispute resolution department is  composed of 10 (ten) experienced professionals attending to domestic and foreign clients from several business segments.

Its multidisciplinary team practices in a wide range of legal areas, such as administrative law, environmental law, civil and commercial law, corporate law, real estate, et cetera.

As result of several years of an intense and distinguished practice, SLK has become a highly-regarded and well-established law firm in Rio de Janeiro.

The firm’s portfolio includes a significant number of strategic disputes, some of which can reach up to the billions of reais in terms of its economic repercussions. For instance, most recently, its dispute resolution department was able to attain a condemnation, on its client’s behalf, of more than 7 (seven) billion reais in a dispute involving the trading of securities during Brazil’s hyperinflation period in the 1990’s.

All in all, its dispute resolution team of partners and associates have a thoroughly recognized practice, having earned special appraise in recent years, as several of them have had their work acknowledged in different national and international legal rankings covering the Brazilian market.

Main Contacts

Department Name Email Telephone
Civil and Commercial Litigation/and Arbitration Gustavo Schmidt gustavo.schmidt@slk.adv.br +55 21 2506 9900
Civil and Commercial Litigation/Arbitration Michel Grumach michel.grumach@slk.adv.br +55 21 2506 9900

Lawyer Profiles

Photo Name Position Profile
Gustavo da Rocha Schmidt photo Mr Gustavo da Rocha Schmidt Founding partner Gustavo Schmidt leads the firm’s dispute resolution practice, handling complex matters… View Profile