Brazil

Composed of some of the nation’s most renowned attorneys in their practice areas, Duarte Garcia, Serra Netto e Terra is a full-service law firm with 34 partners and 28 associates located in São Paulo, Brazil. Duarte Garcia also has an office in Brasília and maintains associations with law firms in Portugal, Germany, Argentina, United States (Florida), Angola and China. Led by Marcelo Terra, Mário de Barros Duarte Garcia and Luis Eduardo Serra Netto, the firm has an experienced and successful litigation practice at all levels of jurisdiction, with relevant experience petitioning for the Federal Supreme Court and Superior Court of Justice. Duarte Garcia is highly regarded for its legal advisory practice in the areas of real estate, infrastructure and arbitration, being frequently honored by clients, other lawyers from around the country, national legal publications, and ranking organizations.


Main Areas of Practice:

• Administrative & Infrastructure
• Capital Markets
• Civil Litigation & Arbitration
• Compliance & White-Collar Crime
• Corporate & M&A
• Environment
• Labour
• Property Litigation
• Real Estate
• Tax
• Urban Law & Land Occupation

Civil Litigation & Arbitration:

The civil practice provides advisory related to the negotiation and drafting of contracts in general. Representation in judicial proceedings involving matters of civil and corporate law. The firm also has considerable experience on arbitration proceedings as active members of the State of São Paulo Trade Federation Arbitration Commission, the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce, of the US-Brazil Chamber of Commerce and the International Chamber of Commerce.

Clients:

Clients include national and foreign companies in sectors such as agribusiness, automotive industry, chemical, energy, health, real estate, construction/incorporation companies and shopping malls.

Other Offices:

Brazil
SAS, Quadra 03, Block C, nº 22 - Room 610
70070-030 - Brasilia - DF
T: (55 61) 3321-4253

Updated June 2021