Mr Lucas Leite Marques > Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados Offices
AVENIDA RIO BRANCO, 1
EDIFICIO RB1 – 14° ANDAR
CENTRO, RIO DE JANEIRO, RJ 20090-003
Brazil
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Mr Lucas Leite Marques
Work Department
Maritime, Litigation and Arbitration, Ports and Infrastructure, Energy, Oil and Gas and Compliance.
Position
Managing Partner
Career
Mr. Lucas Leite Marques is partner of law offices Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados, a traditional Brazilian law firm established in Rio de Janeiro in 1932. He joined Kincaid in 2004 and became a partner in 2014. Mr. Marques has over 10 years of experience in Maritime, Insurance and International Law, with emphasis on litigation and arbitration. Mr. Marques has received recognition by international publications such as Who’s Who as Leading Lawyer.
Languages
Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Memberships
- Professor of Maritime Law at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV);
- Former Vice-President of the Maritime and Transport Law Committee of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA);
- Director of Maritime & Port Law of the Brazilian Center of Mediation and Arbitration (CBMA);
- Maritime, Port and Customs Law Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB/SP);
- Brazilian Association of Maritime Law (ABDM);
- International Bar Association (IBA);
- Iberoamerican Institute of Maritime Law (IIDM/BR);
- Brazilian Bar Association (OAB);
- Member of the Technical Committee of the Customs, Maritime and Port Law Journal;
- Columnist at Migalhas Marítimas web;
- Former coordinator of the Legal Committee of the Norwegian-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) in mandate 2016/2017;
- Co-chairman of the Transport Law Commission of AIJA – International Association of Young Lawyers.
Education
He received his law degree from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro PUC/RJ in 2005, holds a LL.M. in Transnational Commercial Practice (CILS), specialization in Maritime Law from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV/RJ) and a Post-graduation degree in Civil Procedural Law from Universidade Candido Mendes (AVM/UCAM).
Leisure
Reading and travelling.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Transport: Shipping
(Next Generation Partners)‘One of the top shipping law firms in Brazil‘, Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados is the first port of call for a multitude of industry stakeholders, from P&I clubs to terminal operators, engaged in complex wet and dry shipping matters. The 90-year-old firm is not only equipped to assist in the sale and purchase of vessels, shipbuilding and financing agreements, and contractual issues, it is also a go-to destination for assistance in ship arrests, cargo claims, maritime casualties and incidents. ‘One of most admired lawyers in the maritime segment‘, Godofredo Mendes Vianna focuses on shipping and international trade disputes. He oversees the Rio de Janeiro-based group alongside Camila Mendes Vianna Cardoso
, who regularly advises on contractual disputes and projects involving LNG and FRSU vessels, and Iwam Jaeger, another name to note for dispute resolution in this space. This is also an area of expertise for Lucas Leite Marques. The recently promoted Fernanda Martinez Campos Cotecchia handles corporate, contractual and regulatory matters pertaining to the shipping sector. Tarik Bergallo Kalil Jacob stands out at the associate level.