Mr Felipe Moraes > Azevedo Sette Advogados > Belo Horizonte, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Azevedo Sette Advogados
RUA PARAIBA, 1000
Rua Paraíba, 1000, térreo
Belo Horizonte MG 30130-145
Brazil

Work Department

Arbitration and Mediation

Position

Moraes is partner of Azevedo Sette Advogados’s in Civil Litigation and Arbitration practice in Belo Horizonte office. He draws upon more than 10 years of experience in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, having participated in arbitration procedures and business mediations involving infrastructure, construction, energy, PPP’s and concessions contracts, and business or corporate disputes.

Career

Before joining Azevedo Sette, Moraes was partner in leading law firm.

Languages

English, Spanish and Portuguese

Memberships

The partner is a member of the arbitration lists at CAMARB – Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem Empresarial – Brazil; Federasul Arbitration Chamber; CMAA – ACIF Mediation and Arbitration Chamber; CAMESC; and CBMA – Centro Brasileiro de Mediação e Arbitragem. Besides, Felipe is a member of the M&A Disputes Committe at Ibrademp – Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Empresarial.

Education

LL.B. from Centro Universitário Newton Paiva (2008). Master’s Degree in Private Law from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica of Minas Gerais and PhD student in Commercial Law from the University of São Paulo (USP). Participated in the US Business Law Academy at Columbia Law School (NY), Mediation Advocacy Training at ICFML, International Business Mediation Workshop at CPR – Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution, Dispute Boards Workshop – DRBF (Dispute Resolution Board Foundation) and PIDA Advanced Training on International Arbitration – ICC International Court of Arbitration.

Leisure

He is recommended in Chambers Brazil and The Legal 500 as reference in Litigation. In Leaders League is recognized as leading lawyer in Brazil in Arbitration and Mediation practices and reference in Dispute Resolution in Southeast section.

Lawyer Rankings

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.