Mrs Fernanda Aviz > Mannheimer, Perez E Lyra Advogados > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Mannheimer, Perez E Lyra Advogados Offices
AV. ALMIRANTE BARROSO, 139
4º ANDAR CENTRO – 20031-005
RIO DE JANEIRO
Brazil
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Mrs Fernanda Aviz
Work Department
Arbitration and Litigation
Position
Partner of Mannheimer, Perez e Lyra Advogados
Career
Fernanda’s practice is focused on arbitration and civil and corporate litigation, both on consulting related to contractual and pre-litigation matters and in judicial suits and national and international arbitral proceedings, involving matters such as civil, corporate, administrative, constitutional law, corporate restructuring and insurance. She also has experience in the recognition of foreign court decisions and awards. Fernanda represents clients from various business sectors, including infrastructure, construction, oil and gas, atmospheric and industrial gases, telecommunication, navigation, mining, financial market, banking and real estate. She has experience in representing public service concessionaries in strategic and complex litigation, as well as civil associations and corporate entities in complex class actions.
Recommended in the area of dispute resolution (litigation and arbitration) by The Legal 500.
Languages
Portuguese, English and Spanish.
Memberships
Member of the Brazilian Bar Association, Rio de Janeiro Chapter. Member of the Brazilian Arbitration Comittee (CBAr). Member of the Center for Studies for Attorney Partnerships (CESA), being a part of the Committee on Arbitration.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro – PUC/RJ), December, 2002. Post-graduate course in Civil Constitutional Law, Rio de Janeiro State University School of Law (Faculdade de Direito da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ), 2008. Masters Degree in Law (LL.M.) from the Columbia University (NY/USA), 2010, when she was awarded with the Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar honor in recognition of superior academic achievement and received the Parker School Certificate of Achievement in International and Comparative Law.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Mannheimer, Perez E Lyra Advogados ‘provides an excellent service in the area of strategic litigation‘, including in proceedings before the higher courts. The team is well placed to guide international clients through complex litigation matters in Brazil, and to act for domestic entities in an array of claims, ranging from major contractual disputes to M&A, shareholder and other corporate law cases. Co-head Sergio Mannheimer, who combines extensive experience in litigation and arbitration, has played a key role in several big-ticket corporate and insurance disputes in Brazil. He sits in the Rio de Janeiro office and jointly coordinates the dispute resolution team alongside São Paulo-based partner Tomaz Tavares de Lyra, who is recommended for his ‘excellent technical and strategic knowledge‘. Fernanda Aviz, whose experience covers civil and corporate cases in Rio de Janeiro and before the superior courts in Brasília, is another key individual.
Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
A skilled performer in cases before prominent arbitral institutions, including the ICC and CAM-CCBC, Mannheimer, Perez E Lyra Advogados routinely acts for clients from an array of industries – such as construction, infrastructure, financial services, and oil and gas – in proceedings seated in Brazil and abroad. Matters involving contractual, shareholder and M&A disputes are core strengths for the department, which is jointly led by Sergio Mannheimer in Rio de Janeiro and Tomaz Lyra in São Paulo. Besides his strong credentials as counsel in significant commercial arbitrations, Mannheimer is also an experienced arbitrator. Fernanda Aviz, who is based in Rio, frequently assists construction and oil and gas clients. In the São Paulo office, Marcela Levy has a solid track record in international arbitration, most notably matters relating to the US, while Ricardo Ramalho Almeida is seasoned in commercial disputes, and has served as the sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator and chairman of the arbitral tribunal in cases heard before CAM-CBBC, CAMARB and CAESP.