Mr Gustavo da Rocha Schmidt > Schmidt, Lourenço & Kingston Advogados > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Schmidt, Lourenço & Kingston Advogados Offices
Praia de Botafogo, 300 - 8º andar - Botafogo
RJ, 22250-905
Rio de Janeiro, RJ CEP 20.040-031
Brazil
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Mr Gustavo da Rocha Schmidt
Position
Founding partner Gustavo Schmidt leads the firm’s dispute resolution practice, handling complex matters in both private and public sectors. He represents clients from a wide range of sectors in high-value disputes.
Career
• Founding Partner at ‘Schmidt Lourenço Kingston’ Law firm (2007)
• Professor of Law at ‘FGV Direito RIO’ (2008-present) in the fields of Arbitration, Administrative and Constitutional Law
• President of the ‘Brazilian Centre for Mediation and Arbitration’ (2014-present)
• Public Attorney for the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro (2002-present)
• President of the ‘Revista Brasileira de Alternative Dispute Resolution’ (RBADR) Publication
• Chief of Staff at the Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor’s Office (2011-2014)
Languages
Portuguese; English
Memberships
• Partner at Schmidt Lourenço Kingston Advogados (SLK)
• Member of the Brazilian Bar Association (Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo chapters)
Education
• Doctor of Laws scholar at ‘FGV Direito Rio’ (2021-2024)
• Master of Laws at ‘New York University School of Law’ (LL.M., 2008)
• Master of Laws at ‘FGV Direito Rio’ (2016)
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Litigation
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.