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AV. SOLEDADE, 550, ED CARLOS GOMES CENTER
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PORTO ALEGRE, RS
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Mr Marcio Polto

Work Department
Litigation
Position
Career
Marcio de Souza Polto is a senior partner based in São Paulo, joined the firm in 1998 and became partner in 2006. He focuses his practice on civil and commercial litigation – particularly commercial and tort litigation for global companies in the consumer products, pharmaceutical and healthcare, medical devices, chemical, automotive and IT industries. Mr. Polto chairs the Brazilian Dispute Resolution Group and the Latin America IMT – Industrial, Manufacturing and Transportation Industry Group, and is also a Steering Committee member of the Latin America Dispute Resolution Group.
Languages
Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Education
He graduated from the Law School of the University of Sao Paulo with a degree in Law, and also holds a master’s degree (LL.M Program) from the University of Pennsylvania Law School – UPENN (Philadelphia, U.S.A).
Personal
Marcio has participated, as an organizer and/or speaker, of events/seminars directed to lawyers and clients, addressing – inter alia – the following topics:
- “Pledge of Capital Quotas and Shares –Forms of judicial and extra-judicial enforcement”;
- “Fraud against creditors and fraud in execution lawsuits”;
- “Arbitration – Article 2 of Law 9.307/96 vs. Article 9 of (LICC) – effectiveness and validity”;
- “The New Arbitration Law”;
- “The New Brazilian Civil Code”;
- “Execution Lawsuit and Third Party Opposition “;
- “Preliminary Negotiations and Pre-Contract – Effects and Legal Implications”;
- “Guarantees and the New Brazilian Civil Code”;
- “ADR – Arbitration, Mediation and Structured Negotiation”;
- “Common Law and Brazilian Law”.
Besides, he is a full professor – currently on leave – of civil Procedural Law.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Trench Rossi Watanabe‘s dispute resolution department is noted for providing ‘high-quality technical service’ in representing clients in numerous sectors, especially the entertainment, pharmaceutical and construction industries. The team is proficient in both civil and commercial litigation, demonstrating strong credentials in lawsuits pertaining to insurance, banking, real estate, consumer, environmental law and judicial reorganisations. The national team is led by Marcio Polto, who handles civil and commercial disputes in the consumer products, life sciences, chemicals and IT sectors. Gledson Marques De Campos oversees bankruptcy and insolvency-related matters, while Andrea Brick – head of the Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre dispute resolution practices – often represents mining and energy clients in corporate disputes. Giuliana Schunck is active in debt recovery and contractual lawsuits, while Tiago Zapater is a key port of call for class actions, product liability and environmental claims. Noted for being an ‘excellent professional and very competent’, Luis Borghi focuses on disputes resolved via litigation and arbitration.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Compliance
- Environment
- Intellectual property
- Labour and employment
- City focus - Porto Alegre > Tax
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Tax > Tax litigation
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- International trade
- Life sciences
- Public law
- Venture capital
- Wealth and succession planning
- Projects and infrastructure
- Restructuring and insolvency
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- Banking and finance
- White-collar crime and investigations