Mr José Roberto de Castro Neves > Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados Offices
AVENIDA RIO BRANCO N° 85
13TH FLOOR
20040-004, RIO DE JANEIRO
Brazil
Mr José Roberto de Castro Neves
Position
José Roberto is a senior partner and founder of Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados, and specializes in civil and commercial litigation, consumer rights and commercial, administrative and contract law. He has wide experience in court proceedings and complex arbitration.
Career
Besides founding in 2005, together with colleagues, Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados, José Roberto is a professor of civil law at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro and was, for many years, a professor of civil law in graduate programs at the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro and Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. He lectures at the Escola de Magistratura do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Magistrate School) and at Fundação Getúlio Vargas, also in Rio de Janeiro, as well as in legal conferences throughout Brazil. José Roberto has published numerous books and articles on civil law and arbitration. In 2013, he was part of a commission to draft the reform of the Brazilian Arbitration Law.
Languages
portuguese, english
Memberships
Member of the Senate Commission of Jurists to Reform Brazilian Arbitration Law. Former Coordinator of the Brazilian Bar Association Civil and Civil Procedure Law Exam Member of Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (OAB).
Education
José Roberto received his Master’s degree in Law from Cambridge University (1995) and both his Civil Law Doctorate (2003) and Bachelor’s degree in Law (1993) from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Litigation
(Leading partners)José Roberto de Castro Neves – Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados
Recommended for its ‘excellent technical capacity combined with an enormous understanding of business‘, Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados houses one of the most prominent litigation practices in Brazil. The team represents clients in some of the most consequential contentious proceedings in the mining, financial, pharmaceutical and automotive industries, among other sectors. Marcelo Ferro, a key contact for civil, corporate and construction litigation, and José Roberto de Castro Neves, who is a strong performer in civil, commercial, administrative, contractual and consumer lawsuits, jointly lead the department. Gustavo Birenbaum is another notable team member, who offers over two decades’ experience in civil and corporate litigation, as well as administrative mandates. Karina Goldberg is adept in cases concerning contractual, commercial, shareholder, investment and construction conflicts.