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Souto Correa Advogados Offices

Souto Correa Advogados
AV CARLOS GOMES, 700
13TH ANDAR
PORTO ALEGRE, RS CEP 90480-000
Brazil
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Diogo Squeff Fries

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Work Department

Arbitration; Litigation; Agribusiness; Consumer and Product Liability; Restructuring and Insolvency; and Basic Sanitation

Position

Partner

Career

Diogo Fries has solid experience with civil litigation and situations involving strategic challenges. He represents national and international clients from many industries before all levels of the Judiciary in corporate, civil, consumer, restructuring, and insolvency disputes (bankruptcies and judicial reorganization).  

He also handles highly complex public civil actions and arbitration proceedings, representing clients before national and international arbitration courts. 

Diogo has also worked abroad, serving as an international lawyer in the legal department of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) (a member of the World Bank) in Washington, United States of America. During this period, his practice focused on corporate restructuring (judicial and extrajudicial) and litigation in Latin America, financing of international projects, investments, and public-private partnerships. 

Diogo’s practice encompasses agribusiness-related matters, with a focus on disputes regarding the purchase and sale of land, as well as the transfer and regularization of property.  

Languages

Portuguese (native), and English

Memberships

  • Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)
  • Member of the American Bar Association (ABA)
  • Member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
  • Member of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
  • Member of the Georgetown International Arbitration Society (GIAS)

Education

  • LL.M Master of Laws in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution from Georgetown University (USA) – 2016
  • Specialist in Civil Process from ABDPC – 2010
  • Bachelor of Laws from (PUC-RS) – 2006

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Litigation

The ‘experienced and highly dedicated team‘ at Souto Correa Advogados is noted for providing ‘innovative solutions to complex and multidisciplinary disputes‘. The firm, which is headquartered in Porto Alegre, represents clients from the public and private sectors in mandates concerning consumer law, public concessions, civil liability as well as environmental, construction, corporate and contractual disputes. Class actions are a strong point for the department, which is equipped to act for defendant companies and industry associations as plaintiffs. The team is under the joint leadership of two partners: current CEO Guilherme Amaral in Porto Alegre and civil litigator Ricardo Quass Duarte in São Paulo. Names to note in the Porto Alegre office also include Roberta Feiten and associate Julia Klarmann, both of whom excel in consumer claims; Otávio Augusto Dal Molin Domit; Diogo Squeff Fries, who often acts in public civil actions; and associate Rafael Sirangelo de Abreu, who specialises in administrative litigation in the energy sector. Marcelo Gandelman is no longer at the firm.

Brazil > City focus - Porto Alegre > Dispute resolution

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Diogo Squeff Fries –Souto Correa Advogados

‘First-rate law firm’ Souto Correa Advogados is home to a strong ‘team of partners and lawyers with excellent backgrounds and legal experience’ in dispute resolution. Individual and collective lawsuits involving consumer and environmental law, as well as the energy, construction and infrastructure sectors are key areas of activity for the team, which excels in civil liability, corporate and contractual disputes. Founding partner and arbitrator Guilherme Rizzo Amaral is singled out for his expertise in arbitration while Roberta Feiten is noted for her track record in disputes before state and federal courts concerning product liability and consumer law. Diogo Squeff Fries focuses on high-stakes commercial litigation, and Otávio Domit handles both judicial and administrative cases. Bringing together expertise in litigation and public law, associate Rafael Sirangelo de Abreu is especially active in claims involving the energy sector.

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