Luis Felipe Salomão Filho, partner at Salomão Advogados, is a seasoned litigator with extensive experience in complex disputes, particularly in the oil and gas and maritime sectors. He also has strong expertise in judicial reorganisation and recovery proceedings. His practice covers contractual, insurance, shareholder, corporate, and IP disputes, with notable strength in handling appellate-level cases.
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Accolades
Rio de Janeiro Elite
Profile
Work Department
Expertise | Arbitration Litigation Public and Regulatory Law Strategic Litigation Tax and Customs | Industry | Agribusiness Civil Engineering Energy Infrastructure Maritime and Port Oil and Gas Venture Capital & Private Equity
Position
Partner
Career
Luis Felipe Salomão Filho has extensive experience in high-complexity litigation. He participated, at a management level, in the submarine construction project for the Brazilian Navy, known as PROSUB, overseeing the construction of four conventional submarines and one nuclear submarine over a period of eight years, with direct involvement in the technology transfer process between France and Brazil.
He is listed among the leading professionals in Maritime Law by the Leaders League rankings in the 2023 and 2024 editions, as well as in the area of Restructuring and Insolvency in 2024. In 2025, he was recognized by Leaders League Brazil in the Notable Practices category in Civil and Commercial Litigation. In the same year, he was named Most Admired Lawyer by the publication Análise Advocacia in the Textile, Apparel, and Footwear economic sector, and was included in The Best Lawyers in Brazil – 2025 edition. He is also mentioned by The Legal 500 as a partner at Salomão, Kaiuca, Abrahão, Raposo e Cotta in the Firms to Watch in Shipping category. Recognized in the 2025 Análise Advocacia survey among the Most Admired Lawyers in the Comprehensive category, in Rio de Janeiro.
He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Universidade Estácio de Sá; a Bachelor’s Degree in Naval and Ocean Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ); an MBA in Project Management from FGV/RJ; and a Master’s Degree in Procedural Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).
Languages
English | Portuguese | Spanish
Memberships
He serves as Secretary-General of the National Commission on Constitutional Studies; as a representative of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) in the Working Group of the National Council of the Public Prosecutor’s Office on judicial recovery and bankruptcy; and as a member of the Chamber of Specialized Mediation and Arbitration (CAMES).
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Key clients
- Norte Energia
- Grupo Petropolis
- Americanas
- ViaBahia
- JBS
- Eneva
- Grupo Soma
- Cosan
- Invepar
- Vibra Energia
- Raizen
- Rede Dor
- Oi
Work highlights
Represented Americanas in its judicial restructuring proceedings, one of the most high-profile and complex cases in Brazil, which brought together some of the country’s leading litigation practitioners.
Represented Oi S.A. in a lawsuit before the Rio de Janeiro Court seeking an injunction to compel TIM S.A., Claro S.A., and Telefônica S.A. to transfer R$1.5bn into a judicial bond to secure forthcoming arbitration over disputed amounts arising from the acquisition of Oi’s mobile assets during its judicial recovery.
Acts for SAF Botafogo in a dispute between SAF Botafogo (a controlled company) and its controlling entity, which, in turn, arises from a corporate conflict within the Eagle Group (the controlling shareholder of SAF Botafogo).