Carlos Teixeira Leite Filho > Thomaz Bastos, Waisberg and Kurzweil Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Thomaz Bastos, Waisberg and Kurzweil Advogados Offices
Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3311
13º andar - Itaim Bibi
São Paulo – SP - Brasil – CEP 04538-133
Brazil
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Carlos Teixeira Leite Filho
Work Department
Complex Litigation and Arbitration
Position
Partner
Career
Graduated in Law from the University of São Paulo Law School and was approved in the Public Examination for the Judiciary System of the State of São Paulo in 1981, where he held the positions of Substitute Judge, Chief Judge and Judge of the Court of Appeals. He was an Auxiliary Judge to the Presidency of the Court of Appeals of São Paulo (TJSP), Internal Affairs Inspector Judge, Representative of the Presidency to the Regional Electoral Court of Appeals of São Paulo, as well as Coordinator of the Office of the Justice Internal Affairs. After having been promoted to the Court of Appeals, he became a member of the Fourth Chamber of Private Law of the TJSP and in parallel was nominated to compose the triple list for the position of Minister of the Superior Court of Justice. In 2014, he was appointed by the Internal Affairs Judge for the South and Southeast regions and to coordinate the special advisory of the administrative regions of Brazil with the Conselho Nacional de Justiça, until 2016. Additionally, he was elected for three terms as Counselor of the Associação Paulista de Magistrados, occupying the positions of vice-president and president of the Advisory and Fiscal Board. As of 2012, he was elected to the Business Law Reserved Chamber of the Court of Appeals of São Paulo, where he remained until 2017. In 2018, he retired from the Judiciary and joined Thomaz Bastos, Waisberg, Kurzweil Advogados as a Consultant, becoming a partner in 2021.
Languages
French, English and Portuguese
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Litigation
At Thomaz Bastos, Waisberg and Kurzweil Advogados, the ‘very well prepared‘ litigation team handles a mix of commercial, corporate, civil and antitrust disputes for a varied client roster active in the construction, agribusiness, energy, banking and retail sectors. With over 20 years’ experience in judicial disputes involving IP rights, consumer and electoral law, Joel Luís Thomaz Bastos
coordinates the group with three other practitioners: Ivo Waisberg, who acts for companies and banks in dispute resolution; Ricardo Pomeranc Matsumoto, a contact for administrative cases involving the Brazilian Central Bank; and recently promoted partner Bárbara Pessoa Ramos, who specialises in judicial reorganisation and bankruptcy matters. Carlos Teixeira Leite Filho, who has a strong background as a judge, is another name to note.