The dispute resolution department at Thomaz Bastos, Waisberg and Kurzweil Advogados is praised by clients for its ‘extreme dedication to achieving success according to the strategy developed’, and boasts a strong track record in corporate and commercial disputes. The team is particularly experienced in matters involving contractual issues, transactions, shareholder rights, insolvency, antitrust, capital markets, and real estate disputes. Joel Luís Thomaz Bastos is skilled in judicial disputes involving IP, civil liability, as well as consumer and electoral law, and Ivo Waisberg represents companies and banks in corporate, commercial, banking and contractual litigation. Other noteworthy individuals include Ricardo Pomeranc Matsumoto, who handles corporate, finance and banking conflicts; Bárbara Pessoa Ramos, recognised for her work with companies undergoing financial restructuring; and seasoned dispute resolution lawyer Carlos Teixeira Leite Filho. Felipe dos Santos Lopes is particularly active in litigation involving the energy, agribusiness, paper and pulp and financial sectors.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Ability to listen, understand arguments and plan the components of the action in favour of the client with great logic. Extreme dedication to achieving success according to the strategy developed. Highly qualified team to understand, plan and execute actions in favour of the client's demands.'
- ‘Team attentive to the details of the process, always ready to act, open to joint action and in line with the client's internal legal department’
Key clients
- José Aurélio Valporto de Sá Junior José Augusto Ferreira dos Santos Fábio Augusto Guimarães Ferreira dos Santos V55 Empreendimentos S.A. Aracuí Empreendimentos S.A. Vila Flor Participações S.A. Bolero Participações S.A. Anna Maria Carolo Marchesi Carbone Victoria Carolo Marchesi Cursini São Miguel Agropecuária E.M.F. Agropecuária Ltda. Travessia Securitizadora de Créditos Mercantis XXV S.A. Camburi Administradora de Bens S.A. Camburi International, LLC D.O. Paiol S.A. D.O. Paiol International, LLC Jobelpa S/A Jobelpa USA, LLC Gabriel Penteado Estate of José Roberto Moura Penteado Meta Serviços em Informática S/A Furnas Centrais Elétricas S/A Elisa Agro Sustentável Ltda. Fabrício Mitre Maria Elisa Marcondes Mitre Estate of Jorge Mitre Opus Assessoria e Promoções Artísticas Ltda. BTV Energia Participações S/A Indústria de Rações Patense Ltda. Farol Indústria e Comércio S/A Lenita Vilaça Gonçalves Clenio Antonio Gonçalves Antonio Gonçalves Junior Fernando Vilaça Gonçalves Leandro José Gonçalves Daniele Cristine Barbosa Rejane Marques Oliveira Larissa Lopes Braga Canal Companhia de Securitização Mausa S/A Equipamentos Industriais Roberto Dedini Ogari de Castro Pacheco Ricardo Santos Pacheco Renata Santos Pacheco Rogério Santos Pacheco Enforce Gestão de Ativos S/A Usina Paulista Queluz de Energia S/A Usina Paulista Lavrinhas de Energia S/A Sicim S.P.A Sucursal Del Perú Strategi Capital True Securitizadora S/A Usina Açucareira Ester S/A Amaro Ltda. José Carlos Grubisich Filho Itaú Unibanco Asset Management Ltda. Virgolino de Oliveira S/A – Açúcar e Álcool Gol Linhas Aéreas S/A Redex Telecomunicações Ltda. Banco BTG Amerra Latin America Finance, Lcc Adezan Indústria de Embalagens e Serviços VCM – Veritas Capital Terra Santa Propriedades Agrícolas S/A Stemac S/A Grupos Geradores RB Capital Alpha Properties Investimentos Ltda. More Invest Gestora de Recursos Ltda. Habitasec Securitizadora S/A Gpart Investimentos e Participações S/A Estação Mercado Representações Ltda. Canal Securitizadora S/A Southrock Capital Ltda. Estância Arvoredo Agropecuária Ltda. Lyon Capital Gestão de Recursos Ltda.
Work highlights
Representing José Aurélio Valporto de Sá Junior in an action for damages filed against Novonor and NSP Investimentos—the Braskem’s parent companies—due to losses caused by unlawful acts practiced with abuse of power.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Ivo Waisberg; Joel Luís Thomaz Bastos; Ricardo Pomeranc Matsumoto; Carlos Teixeira Leite Filho; Bárbara Pessoa Ramos
Other key lawyers
Felipe dos Santos Lopes