A strong choice for strategic litigation arising from civil, commercial and corporate conflicts, TozziniFreire’ litigation department also has a notable focus on regulatory and administrative disputes. Fernando Eduardo Serec, a key contact for clients from the construction, energy, transport, pharmaceutical and agribusiness sectors, and Luíz Virgílio Pimenta Penteado Manente, who specialises in consumer lawsuits, jointly head the team. Mônica Mendonça Costa is regularly engaged in commercial disputes involving M&A, as well as distribution and agency agreements, and Elias Marques de Medeiros Neto frequently advises on labour, tax, environmental, regulatory and criminal litigation. Carolina Matthes Dotto is also a key team member for administrative, contractual and antitrust litigation, particularly in matters challenging decisions and penalties imposed by regulatory bodies.
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- 'Service provided by competent and senior professionals.'
- 'Elias Marques - focal point, and partner with the greatest knowledge of agribusiness, and extremely strategic.'
Key clients
- Mercado Livre
- Skanska
- COPASA
- Banco Societe Generale do Brasil
- UBS
- Caterpillar
- Raízen
- Coteminas
- Mitsui Gás
- Zilor
- UPL Brasil
- Ituiutaba (BP / Bunge)
Work highlights
Defended Mercado Livre's interests in the context of a Popular Action filed in February 2024 by councilman Celso Giannazi, federal deputy Luciene Cavalcante, and state deputy Carlos Giannazi against Allegra, the President of Allegra, the Municipality of São Paulo, the Mayor of São Paulo, the Municipal Secretary of Sports and Leisure, and Mercado Livre, seeking the definitive annulment of the Naming Rights Contract, under the justification that the contract would cause great losses to public assets.
Represents Skanska in a writ of mandamus that has been filed with the Federal Supreme Court (“STF”) seeking the extinguishment of an Accounting Proceeding launched by the Court of Audit (“TCU”) to investigate an alleged harm to the Public Treasury in the amount of approximately R$400m due to alleged bid rigging practice.
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Practice head
Fernando Serec; Luiz Virgilio Pimenta Penteado Manente
Other key lawyers
Mônica Costa; Elias Marques de Medeiros Neto; Carolina Matthes Dotto