BRAZIL Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Livia Sancio and Alice Studart Salomão Advogados
Salomão Advogados is a leading Brazilian law firm with a team of over 90 lawyers, recognised for its strong focus on litigation, arbitration and dispute res - olution, including a dedicated shipping and maritime practice. The firm handles disputes of all sizes, both domestic and international, and regularly acts in high- value and technically complex cases before state, federal and higher courts, as well as major arbitration institutions in Brazil and abroad. Its maritime exper -
tise covers cargo carriage, ship arrests, collisions, groundings, pollution claims, charterparty disputes and regulatory matters, often involving cross-disci - plinary issues under maritime, civil and environmen - tal law. The team also has extensive experience in administrative litigation before regulatory agencies, public authorities and state-owned entities, combin - ing strategic advisory support with robust conten - tious capabilities.
Authors
Livia Sancio is a partner at Salomão Advogados and focuses on dispute resolution in the shipping sector, with particular expertise in litigation, arbitration and pre-litigation strategies. She also advises on
Alice Studart is a partner at Salomão Advogados with extensive experience in administrative and judicial litigation, with a particular focus on disputes relating to carriage of goods by sea, logistics, oil and gas, customs and
contract analysis and legal consultancy, assisting clients with complex maritime agreements and high-value disputes. She holds an LLM in Maritime Law from the University of Southampton and she is Vice-President of the Maritime, Port and Admiralty Law Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association in Rio de Janeiro (OAB/RJ). She also acts as an arbitrator at the Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration (CBMA) and is a founding member of the Women in Shipping and Trade Association (WISTA) in Brazil.
agribusiness. She holds an LLM in Civil Law and Civil Procedural Law (2020) and a specialisation degree in Maritime Law (2011), both from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV). She is a member of the Maritime, Port and Admiralty Law Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association in Rio de Janeiro (OAB/ RJ), a member of the Women in Shipping and Trade Association (WISTA) and of the Brazilian Association of Maritime Law (ABDM).
Salomão Advogados Av. Almirante Barroso 52, 31º andar - Centro Rio de Janeiro / RJ CEP 20.031-918 Tel: +55 (21) 3212-6400 Email: contato@salomaoadv.com.br Web: www.salomaoadv.com.br
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