Mr Tomaz Tavares de Lyra > Mannheimer, Perez E Lyra Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Mannheimer, Perez E Lyra Advogados Offices
Av. Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek, 28
10º andar
CEP 04543-000
Brazil
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Mr Tomaz Tavares de Lyra
Work Department
Arbitration and Litigation.
Position
Partner of Mannheimer, Perez e Lyra Advogados.
Career
Tomaz acts in litigation before state courts and in national and international arbitration. He has vast experience in the resolution of disputes of significant magnitude and complexity, involving matters of commercial and corporate law, and in the areas of construction, infrastructure, energy, shopping centers, financial markets, insurance and reinsurance, among others.
Tomaz is recognized as a Leading Lawyer in Litigation and Insurance by The Legal 500, having been listed among the top litigation lawyers by Chambers & Partners Global and Latin America.
Languages
Fluent in Portuguese and English.
Memberships
Member of the Brazilian Bar Association, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo Chapters.
Member of the Arbitration and Mediation Commission of ICC Brazil. Member of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr).
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC/RJ), 2003.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Litigation
(Leading individuals)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.