Mr Marcos Augusto Leonardo Ribeiro > Azevedo Sette Advogados > Belo Horizonte, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Azevedo Sette Advogados Offices
RUA PARAIBA, 1000
Rua Paraíba, 1000, térreo
Belo Horizonte MG 30130-145
Brazil
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Mr Marcos Augusto Leonardo Ribeiro
Work Department
Civil Litigation and Arbitration, Insurance, Social Security and Health Care, Intellectual Property, Telecommunication, Internet and Information Technology
Position
Ribeiro is partner in Azevedo Sette Advogados’ Litigation practice in Belo Horizonte office. He draws upon 20 years’ experience representing clients in strategic Litigation and Arbitration in Civil, Corporate, and Intellectual Property matters, specially to Construction and Engineering, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Insurance, Social Security and Health Care, Telecommunication, Internet, IT, and Retail segments.
Career
Before joining Azevedo Sette, Ribeiro was a manager and associate in Litigation practice (2010-2013) in Brazil’s law firms.
Languages
English and Portuguese.
Memberships
Member of Brazilian Bar Association.
Education
LL.B. from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – UFMG Law School, he was admitted to practice in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 2002. He is specialized in Civil Procedural Law at PUC/MG (2004), Project Management, Negotiation and Analysis of Financial Statements.
Leisure
He is recommended in Litigation and Arbitration as an “ascendant partner with technical knowledge and business vision”, being an “excellent lawyer who always explores different alternatives to better serve arbitration cases” and who “thinks about of the box to reach our goals” by Chambers Latin America and Chambers Brazil guides. Marcos is also recommended in Civil Litigation, Consumer Law and Dispute Resolution by The Legal 500 and Latin Lawyer 250. In Leaders League guide is highly recommended in Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, in LACCA Approved and Best Lawyers is listed as reference in Brazil and Top Listed in Arbitration and Mediation. In Análise Advocacia, he is one of the best lawyers in Litigation in the Brazil and reference to Construction and Engineering sectors.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Litigation
With offices in key business hubs across Brazil, Azevedo Sette Advogados is equipped to represent clients before the main courts, administrative authorities and regulatory agencies in the country. The group is regularly instructed on mining and environmental claims, and also acts in contractual, shareholder, tax and consumer claims, among others. Head of the dispute resolution practices in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Paulo A. Ciari de Almeida Filho is trusted by clients from the insurance, retail, technology and telecoms sectors. Also in São Paulo, Danielle Chipranski Cavalcante focuses on civil litigation and lawsuits in the TMT space. In Belo Horizonte, João Capanema, Marcos Augusto Leonardo Ribeiro and Leonardo Farinha Goulart handle an array of contentious matters, ranging from mining and real estate disputes to IP, competition and environmental claims.
Brazil > City focus - Belo Horizonte > Dispute resolution
A strong choice for both litigation and arbitration matters, Azevedo Sette Advogados demonstrates considerable experience in consumer, corporate, real estate, environmental and mining-related disputes. The group’s client roster is composed of domestic and foreign corporations, who highlight the lawyers’ ‘extreme technical skill and availability’. The department is coordinated by a capable trio: João Capanema, who is well versed in litigation and arbitration arising from civil, environmental, IP and real estate issues; Felipe Moraes, who often handles arbitration proceedings and mediation for infrastructure, construction and energy clients; and Leonardo Farinha Goulart, who focuses on litigation involving the steel and mining sectors. The ‘very competent and technical’ Marcos Augusto Leonardo Ribeiro is another key partner-level name of note.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Dispute resolution
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Labour
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Natural resources and regulation
Firm Rankings
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A: Mid-market
- Tax > Customs
- International trade
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Tax
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax
- City focus - Recife > Leading firms
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Public law
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- Wealth and succession planning
- Environment
- Projects and infrastructure
- Real estate
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation