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Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados
RUA RAMOS BATISTA 198
8º E 9º ANDARES
04552-020, SÃO PAULO
Brazil

Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Tier 1

Singled out for the ‘technical quality‘ of its team and its ‘integrity in client representation‘, Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados has a pre-eminent reputation in arbitration, and regularly acts in some of the most high-stakes proceedings in the market. With a notable track record in representing blue-chip companies in international matters, including cases before the International Court of Arbitration (ICC), the practice excels in shareholder disputes and cases involving the construction and infrastructure sectors. Marcelo Roberto Ferro, who has a strong reputation in this sphere, has worked as counsel in a variety of cases under the rules of the ICC and UNCITRAL arising from civil, commercial, corporate and construction conflicts. He heads the group alongside Rio de Janeiro-based partner José Roberto de Castro Neves, who is devoted to litigation and arbitration. Karina Goldberg is often engaged in domestic and international cases involving contractual, commercial and corporate law, while Eduardo Pecoraro is especially active in construction and corporate disputes. Other key individuals include Natalia Mizrahi Lamas, who is based in the Rio office; Antonio Pedro de Souza, a contact for energy and oil and gas clients; and Julia Grabowsky Basto Fleichman. All named practitioners are based in São Paulo unless stated otherwise.

Practice head(s):

Marcelo Ferro; Jose Roberto De Castro Neves

Testimonials

‘The firm stands out for the technical quality of the team, and the high standard of governance and integrity in client representation.’

‘Marcelo Ferro is recommended for his technical expertise.’

‘The leadership of Marcelo Ferro is a huge selling point for this firm. Marcelo’s experience is acknowledged by all in Brazil and he is an excellent lawyer. Karina Goldberg is a huge resource at FCDG and the quality of her work is admirable. Karina is a star for the future.’

Key clients

CA Investment (Brazil)

Paper Excellence

Eneva

Ambev

Cosan

Btg Pactual

RUMO LOGISTICA

Heineken

Eletrobras

Andrade Gutierrez

Soares Penido

CPFL

CMPC Celulose Riograndense

Concessionária Porto Novo

QUALICORP

Work highlights

  • Represented CA Investment (Brazil) in an international arbitration before the ICC against J&F and Eldorado.
  • Acted for Soares Penido Construçoes in an arbitration filed by a minority shareholder of CCR Companhia de Investimentos em Infraestrutura against the controlling shareholders, alleging damages.
  • Assisting Concessionária Porto Novo in an ICC arbitration involving the economic and financial rebalance of a PPP.

Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Litigation Tier 1

Offering representation in the full array of civil, corporate and administrative disputes, Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados is consistently engaged by market-leading clients in the most high-profile cases in Brazil. The experienced group of litigators – many of whom possess international backgrounds – is regularly turned to by an impressive roster of international and domestic clients across a range of sectors, including financial services, construction, transport and infrastructure. Showcasing a wealth of experience in civil, corporate and construction litigation, Marcelo Ferro excels in both domestic and cross-border mandates. He oversees the practice with José Roberto de Castro Neves, who regularly advises high-profile clients on contentious matters involving commercial, administrative and contractual issues, as well as inheritance law and consumer rights. Another key practitioner in Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Birenbaum is well versed in judicial and administrative proceedings. Based in São Paulo, Julia Grabowsky Basto Fleichman maintains a broad litigation and arbitration practice covering contractual, corporate and civil disputes.

Practice head(s):

Marcelo Ferro; Jose Roberto de Castro Neves

Testimonials

‘Highly qualified team, with experience and recognition of standards due to the extensive handling of cases in the market, highly respected by all other stakeholders.’

‘Antonio Pedro Souza stood out for his depth of analysis, creativity in thinking about different approaches to the case, and clear understanding of our tangible and intangible objectives.’

Key clients

Soares Penido

Eneva

Cosan

BTG Pactual

Banco Genial

Heineken

Andrade Gutierrez

Ambev

Volkswagen

Sapura Navegação Marítima

MultiRio Operações Portuárias

EQUINOR Brasil ENERGIA

Whirlpool

ALLSEAS

Swedish Development Bank

Johnson & Johnson

Nolve Devolpments

Work highlights

  • Acting for Volkswagen do Brasil in a class action filed by ABRADECONT (Association for the Defense of Consumers) before the first Commercial Court of Rio de Janeiro.
  • Acts as co-counsel to the Ad Hoc group of creditors in Samarco’s judicial recovery and related lawsuits.
  • Represented CA Investment in a lawsuit filed by J&F requesting the annulment of the partial award, and all other acts practised in the arbitration that discussed J&F’s default on its contractual obligations and refusal to hand over control of Eldorado Brasil Celulose.

Brazil > Restructuring and insolvency Tier 5

Best known for its credentials in dispute resolution, boutique Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados is sought out by creditors, debtors, investors and judicial trustees, who rely on the team for advice on ‘complex matters that require a dedicated and highly technical action‘. In a recent highlight, the firm has advised the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the LATAM restructuring. Thiago Peixoto Alves has a ‘a solid academic background’ and extensive experience in major restructuring and insolvency proceedings. Daltro Borges and Marcos Pitanga are other key contacts in the team.

Practice head(s):

Daltro Borges

Testimonials

‘FCDG is a firm that we rely on for complex matters that require a dedicated and highly technical action. The day-to-day involvement of members makes them stand out from their competitors. Furthermore, the content of FCDG’s work is often nothing short of exceptional.’

‘Felipe Basto is an extremely dedicated, available and friendly lawyer. In addition to being one of the most hands-on lawyers I work with, he is also very sophisticated when it comes to presenting non-ordinary solutions to complex matters.

‘FCDG has a very experienced team in all fields of civil and business litigation. In restructuring, the fact that the team acts for all ends of the process (debtor, creditor, AJ and investor) is noteworthy, so that it knows exactly how the agents will act in the process. It is an firm where we are always assisted by a senior partner, with a multidisciplinary and business-oriented vision. They are always available and usually have out-of-the-box ideas.’

‘I particularly highlight the senior partner Thiago Peixoto Alves, who leads the restructuring team and serves several financial institutions (banks and domestic and international funds) and debtors. He is very available, has a solid academic background and a lot of forensic experience.He also enjoys great prestige in the judiciary.’

Key clients

Enseada Indústria Naval

Odebrecht Óleo & Gás

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Unitec Semicondutores

Pérola Distribuição e Logística

1 SAT

Novero Investimentos

The Ad hoc group of noteholders from Samarco Mineração

Cimento Tupi

Banco Pan

BRZ Investimentos

Banco BTG

Banco BBM

RK Partners

Construtora Rossi

Canvas Capital

Enforce Postalis Official

Committee of Unsecured Creditors

The fiduciary appointed to protect the interests of LATAM Airlines’ unsecured creditors

Consavel Administradora de Consórcios

Lojas le biscuit

Work highlights

  • Advising Odebrecht Óleo & Gás (OOG) as a debtor on its extrajudicial restructuring.
  • Advising PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as a judicial trustee in the Grupo PDG judicial reorganisation.
  • Advising Cimento Tupi as a debtor in its judicial reorganisation.

 

Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados (FCDG) is a law firm established in 2005, by a group of renowned and highly experienced professionals who shared the aspiration of offering to their clients superior law services. FCDG has reported a remarkable growth of activity in litigation, upholding an outstanding position in the market, especially regarding commercial arbitration, construction and company restructuring and reorganization.

FCDG attorneys have extensive experience handling high-stakes arbitrations and litigations in the commercial, corporate, construction and infrastructure areas. FCDG’s positive results, strong reputation and personalized approach have established the firm solidly in the top tier of Brazilian firms specialized in dispute resolution.

Recent experience makes the firm uniquely qualified to represent clients in international arbitration involving shareholders disputes, mostly before ICC Court of Arbitration, or LCIA Court of Arbitration. The team has also been involved in the past years in the most relevant judicial and arbitration disputes in the Brazilian market. Further, the team has significant experience in the construction and energy sectors, in particular advising on disputes relating to oil and gas and infrastructure projects, including oil and gas pipelines and platforms, refineries, petrochemical plants, process plants and energy plants.

With offices in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo – and correspondents in other Brazilian cities – FCDG endeavors to provide exclusive services, particularly in the areas of private, corporate, construction and administrative law, either in consultancy or in litigation. The firm represents clients before federal and state courts, as well as in domestic and international arbitration cases. Very frequently the lawyers will also act before government agencies, in consultancy and litigation matters. The firm is equally dedicated to other legal advice such as drafting contracts, possessing vast experience in restructuring matters.

The firm values its partner-centric approach to case management, in which partners remain involved with day-to-day events such that you can contact any of us at any time. In addition, FCDG’s team includes attorneys which had academic or professional experience in foreign jurisdictions and are fluent in English, French and Spanish.

Department Name Email Telephone
International and Domestic Arbitration Marcelo Ferro marcelo.ferro@fcdg.com.br +55 21 2519 1900
Commercial Litigation Jose Roberto de Castro Neves jrcastroneves@fcdg.com.br +55 21 2519 1900
Bankruptcy and Restructuring Daltro Borges Daltro.borges@fcdg.com.br 55-21-2519-1900
Photo Name Position Profile
Karina Goldberg photo Karina Goldberg Partner, since 2009
Eduardo Pecoraro photo Eduardo Pecoraro Founder and managing partner of FCDG office in São Paulo.
Other fee-earners : 27
Contacts : 25

Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados (FCDG) é um escritório de advocacia fundado em 2005, por um grupo de profissionais renomados e experientes que compartilhavam a aspiração de oferecer a seus clientes serviços de advocacia superiores em uma butique de resolução de conflitos. A FCDG tem registado um notável crescimento de atividade, mantendo uma posição de destaque no mercado, nomeadamente no que respeita à arbitragem comercial, contencioso estratégico, direito da construção e reestruturação e reorganização societária. Com escritórios no Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo e Brasília — e correspondentes em outras cidades brasileiras — a FCDG busca oferecer serviços exclusivos, com advogados experientes e qualificados no dia a dia dos clientes. O escritório dedica-se igualmente a outras assessorias jurídicas como a elaboração de contratos, possuindo vasta experiência em assuntos de reestruturação e fornecendo avaliação de risco legal. Como boutique de resolução de conflitos, o escritório não é dividido em departamentos e os advogados podem atuar em uma das principais áreas de atuação, que são o contencioso, a arbitragem e a falência e recuperação judicial.

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Department Name Email Telephone
Marcelo Roberto Ferro marcelo.ferro@fcdg.com.br +55 (21) 2519 1900
José Roberto de Castro Neves jrcastroneves@fcdg.com.br +55 (21) 2519 1900
Daltro Borges daltro.borges@fcdg.com.br +55 (21) 2519 1900
Luiz Bernardo Rocha Gomide luiz.gomide@fcdg.com.br +55 (21) 2519 1900
Alice Moreira Franco alice.franco@fcdg.com.br +55 (21) 2519 1900
André Silva Seabra andre.seabra@fcdg.com.br +55 (21) 2519 1900
Antônio Pedro Garcia de Souza antonio.souza@fcdg.com.br +55 (21) 2519 1900
Felipe Fernandes Basto felipe.basto@fcdg.com.br +55 (21) 2519 1900
Francisco Gracindo francisco.gracindo@fcdg.com.br +55 (21) 2519 1900
Gustavo Birenbaum gustavo.birenbaum@fcdg.com.br +55 (21) 2519 1900
João Pedro Martinez Pinheiro joaopedro.martinez@fcdg.com.br +55 (21) 2519 1900
Leonardo Marins leonardo.marins@fcdg.com.br +55 (21) 2519 1900
Luciano Gouvêa Vieira lgv@fcdg.com.br +55 (21) 2519 1900
Luis Roberto Sigaud Cordeiro Guerra lrcordeiroguerra@fcdg.com.br +55 (21) 2519 1900
Luiz Carlos Malheiros França luiz.franca@fcdg.com.br +55 (21) 2519 1900
Marcos Pitanga Caeté Ferreira marcos.pitanga@fcdg.com.br +55 (21) 2519 1900
Natália Mizrahi Lamas natalia.lamas@fcdg.com.br +55 (21) 2519 1900
Paulo Renato Jucá paulo.juca@fcdg.com.br +55 (21) 2519 1900
Pedro de Alencar Machado pedro.machado@fcdg.com.br +55 (21) 2519 1900
Pedro Ivo Bobsin pedro.bobsin@fcdg.com.br +55 (21) 2519 1900
Gabriel Ribeiro Prudente gabriel.prudente@fcdg.com.br +55 (61) 3323-5000
Eduardo Pecoraro eduardo.pecoraro@fcdg.com.br +55 (11) 3053 3300
Jozi Uehbe jozi.uehbe@fcdg.com.br +55 (11) 3053 3300
Julia Grabowsky. Basto Fleichman julia.basto@fcdg.com.br +55 (11) 3053 3300
Karina Goldberg karina.goldberg@fcdg.com.br +55 (11) 3053 3300
Marcelo Alexandre Lopes marcelo.lopes@fcdg.com.br +55 (11) 3053 3300
Miguel Wehrs Fleichman miguel.fleichman@fcdg.com.br +55 (11) 3053 3300
Paula Miralles de Araújo paula.miralles@fcdg.com.br +55 (11) 3053 3300
Renato Fernandes Coutinho renato.coutinho@fcdg.com.br +55 (11) 3053 3300
Rodrigo Barreto Cogo rodrigo.cogo@fcdg.com.br +55 (11) 3053 3300
Simone Barros simone.barros@fcdg.com.br +55 (11) 3053 3300
Thiago Peixoto Alves thiago.alves@fcdg.com.br +55 (11) 3053 3300
Tiago de Castilho Muñoz tiago.munoz@fcdg.com.br +55 (11) 3053 3300
Partners : 33
Lawyers : 60
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