Costa, Albino & Rocha Sociedade de Advogados (CAR)

Shipping / Insurance / Dispute Resolution

Partner

Bernardo is a partner at CAR’s Rio de Janeiro office, specializing in dispute resolution, particularly in the insurance and reinsurance, shipping and maritime law, ports and terminals, commodities, and energy sectors. His practice focuses on complex disputes, often involving transnational and multijurisdictional elements, across administrative proceedings as well as judicial and arbitral processes (FIESP, LMAA, LCIA, ICC, GAFTA). In addition to dispute resolution, Bernardo has extensive experience in claims regulation, issuing legal opinions on insurance and reinsurance coverage, general contractual responses, emergency handling, and regulatory matters related to the aforementioned industries. He is ranked by Chambers and Partners (Shipping) and recognized by clients for his “strong technical and analytical skills in complex cases.” Bernardo holds a Law degree, an LLM in Business Law/Maritime Law, a Master’s in Legal Theory, and a PhD in Law. He is a native Portuguese speaker and fluent in English, French, and Spanish.

Portuguese, English, Spanish, French

Brazilian Association of Maritime Law – ABDM International Insurance Law Association – AIDA Insurance and Reinsurance Law Commission of OAB-RJ International BAR Association Maritime Law Commission of OAB-RJ (2016-2018)