Pinheiro Neto Advogados‘ full-service structure lends its arbitration practice ’notability in the national legal market’. The firm handles the full spectrum of arbitration matters spanning a range of industries, with corporate and commercial disputes, as well as proceedings in the financial, infrastructure and energy industries taking centre stage. In addition to its solid credentials in domestic mandates, the team is also well placed to advise on international arbitrations, especially proceedings involving European jurisdictions and requiring expertise in shareholder, post-M&A and public law disputes. The team includes Celso Cintra Mori, a disputes specialist with over 50 years' experience in litigation and arbitration, and Gilberto Giusti, a leading arbitration practitioner who is at the forefront of the department’s most high-value and complex mandates. Rodrigo Carneiro De Oliveira specialises in commercial, corporate and securities disputes, while international arbitration specialist Renato Stephan Grion is commonly seen handling commercial disputes, including those related to agency agreements, construction projects, M&A and shareholder issues. Júlio César Bueno is typically active in energy and infrastructure-related matters. Pedro Barradas Barata has a wealth of experience in arbitrations involving banks, hedge funds and pharmaceutical companies, while Lucas Pinto Simão often acts for automotive, construction and retail clients.
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Work Department

Arbitration and Mediation; Civil and Commercial Litigation; International Trade and Customs.

Position

Partner.

Career

Renato Stephan Grion is a lawyer educated and trained in Brazil, USA and France, and has broad experience in commercial arbitration and ADR. Renato is a former assistant counsel at the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris. He specializes in commercial arbitration and related court litigation, and acts as counsel in a variety of commercial arbitration cases under leading institutional rules in Brazil and abroad. He has broad experience acting as counsel in proceedings for the recognition of foreign arbitration awards in Brazil. He also acts in mediations. He participated in the Task Force on the Revision of the ICC Rules of Arbitration (2012 version).

International experience: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, USA.

Languages

Portuguese, English, French and Spanish.

Memberships

International Chamber of Commerce - ICC Brazil: Chair of the ICC Arbitration and Mediation Committee (Brazil). Center for Legal Studies of Law Firms (CESA): Co-head of the Arbitration Committee.

Education

LL.M. in Law from the Université René Descartes – Paris V;
LL.M. from the Northwestern University School of Law;
Specialization Degree (Certificate) in Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management – Northwestern University;
Bachelor's Degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP).

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  • ‘Techincal people and capacity.’

  • ‘The team is very qualified, organised and very attentive. They have vast legal knowledge in arbitration and relevant notability in the national legal market.'

  • ‘In particular, I would like to highlight Lucas Pinto Simão for his technical knowledge, organisation, and availability. He is always helpful and diligent.'

Key clients

  • CCCC South America Regional Company S.à.r.l.
  • Kingdom of Spain
  • VIA
  • Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
  • GRUPO LALA and VIGOR ALIMENTOS
  • NotreDame Intermédica
  • Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras
  • Renova Energia
  • Pacipar
  • Nova Infraestrutura Fundo de Investimento em Participações Multiestratégia
  • LMRC Empreendimentos e Participações Imobiliárias
  • Omron Healthcare Brasil
  • Bracell
  • BL Holdings B.V.
  • Paranaíba Transmissora de Energia
  • Ikesaki Group
  • Schneider Electric Brasil
  • Philips Medical Systems