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Bermudes Advogados

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Frequently seen advising on complex disputes, the insurance team at Bermudes Advogados continues to offer its services to a range of insurers and reinsurers, most notably clients in the health and life insurance sectors. The team has extensive experience in resolving contentious matters through both litigation and arbitration, and frequently handles matters that appear before the Superior Court of Justice.  The team is led by Marcio Vieira Souto Costa Ferreira, and includes Guilherme Valdetaro Mathias and Carolina Cardoso Francisco, all of whom hold over two decades of experience in insurance and reinsurance disputes. Also of note, Luis Felipe Freire Lisboa and Rafaela Fucci have a wealth of experience in strategic litigation involving insurance law, including cases heard before the superior courts.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Highly competent professionals, who understand the client’s needs and routines. They are excellent advisers and have excellent knowledge of strategic law.'

  • ‘Guilherme Valdetaro is an extremely strategic professional and problem solver in the insurance market.'

  • ‘This is the firm that represents us in our main legal demands, which demonstrates our confidence in its legal technique and in the relationship maintained with the main regional and higher courts, today having the most qualified professionals in the national legal market.'

  • ‘The firm has high technical capacity, its members are scholars, they know the matters and the insurance market.'

  • ‘Marcio Vieira Souto Costa Ferreira is an excellent proceduralist. Guilherme Valdetaro and Carolina Cardoso Francisco are all excellent civil law lawyers.'

  • ‘Firm with high technical knowledge, very active in the courts, especially higher courts.'

Key clients

  • União Nacional das Instituições de Autogestão em Saúde - Unidas
  • Cnseg
  • Fenasaude
  • Fenaseg
  • Fenaprevi
  • Seguradora Líder Dpvat
  • IESS - Instituto De Estudos De Saúde Suplementar
  • Bradesco Seguros
  • Bradesco Auto Re
  • Bradesco Saúde

Work highlights

Represented Fenasaúde – Federação Nacional de Saúde Suplementar in a case before the Superior Court of Justice (STJ).
Defended Chubb in a R$1bn dispute brought by Anglo American.
Assisted Berkley Brasil Seguros with filing an injunctive relief to prevent Aneel from executing the full value of the insurance policy without first assessing the damages incurred by Aneel.

Lawyers

Practice head

Marcio Vieira Souto Costa Ferreira

Other key lawyers

Guilherme Valdetaro Mathias; Carolina Cardoso Francisco; Luis Felipe Freire Lisboa; Rafaela Fucci