Pinheiro Guimarães‘ dispute resolution practice is retained for its broad expertise in regulatory issues, class action lawsuits, collection disputes, and a range of other contentious matters. The team is split between the Rio de Janeiro office, jointly led by Gustavo Mota Guedes and Roberto Thedim Duarte Cancella, and the São Paulo team, headed by Caio Scheunemann Longhi . Guedes brings together expertise in litigation and bankruptcy matters; Cancella is proficient in consumer, contractual, capital markets, corporate, infrastructure and real estate disputes, among others; and Longhi is particularly active in commercial litigation and issues involving technology regulation.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Technical quality of the lawyers, speed of service and effective participation of the partners in the cases.'

  • ‘Caio Scheunemann Longhi understands his clients' business and proposes innovative solutions. Doesn't sit on the fence and actually helps the customer solve the problem.’

Key clients

  • Banco Votorantim S.A.
  • Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A.

Work highlights

Represented Uber in a public civil action filed by the Public Prosecution Office of Rio de Janeiro, challenging Uber's business model and Uber Flash product.
Practice head

Roberto Thedim Duarte Cancella; Gustavo Mota Guedes; Caio Scheunemann Longhi

Other key lawyers

Pedro Moura Gutierrez y Sack