Tauil & Chequer Advogados

Maria Rita Dutra is an associate in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice of Tauil & Chequer Advogados in the São Paulo office.

Maria Rita Dutra advises clients in complex domestic arbitration proceedings, with a particular focus on infrastructure disputes involving the construction and energy sectors. She has extensive experience acting throughout all phases of arbitration, including the assessment and structuring of claims and defenses, evidentiary proceedings, hearings and post-award matters. Her practice frequently involves engineering and EPC contracts, long-term supply agreements and highly technical disputes requiring coordination with experts and multidisciplinary teams.

Maria Rita combines strong procedural expertise with a pragmatic understanding of clients’ commercial objectives. She holds an LL.M. in Procedural Civil Law and Arbitration from Universidade Nova de Lisboa and a postgraduate degree in International Commercial Arbitration from PUC-SP, providing a solid foundation for handling sophisticated procedural and strategic arbitration matters.

As a partner, she has taken an active role in case strategy, client management and the development of the litigation and arbitration practice. She is also recognized for mentoring junior lawyers and contributing to the firm’s talent development initiatives.

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Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP), certification in Advanced Course in Arbitration Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP), certification in International Commercial Arbitration Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Master's Degree in Procedural Civil Law and Arbitration Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP), Bachelor of Laws (JD equivalent)