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BRAZIL Law and Practice Contributed by: Godofredo Mendes Vianna, Camila Mendes Vianna Cardoso and Lucas Leite Marques, Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados

Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados was estab- lished in 1932 and has a long tradition of providing le - gal advice on maritime law and international trade to companies worldwide. With offices in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santtos, Brasília and Vitória, the firm pro - vides legal services in all its areas of specialism, add - ing value to clients’ businesses, meeting clients’ spe - cific needs with unique solutions based on solid legal expertise, and significantly contributing to their busi -

ness strategy and consequent business growth. The firm’s multidisciplinary practice was born out of its experience in international trade, which has expand - ed into various sectors and areas such as maritime, tax and customs, corporate, litigation and arbitration, insurance and reinsurance, ports and infrastructure, energy, oil and gas, environment, ESG, employment, aviation, compliance, railways and the public sector.

Authors

Godofredo Mendes Vianna is a partner at Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados and has more than 30 years’ experience in commercial law, with an emphasis on shipping, international trade, insurance and

Lucas Leite Marques is managing partner at Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados, with over 20 years of expertise in maritime law, oil and gas, international trade, litigation and arbitration. He is Professor of

energy matters, assisting clients in cross-border litigation and ADR. He is chair of the Maritime and Port Law Committee of the Rio de Janeiro Bar Association, co-ordinator of the postgraduate maritime course and port law course at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, and a member of the Brazilian Association of Maritime Law. Godofredo has published numerous articles in journals related to shipping law.

Maritime Law at FGV/RJ and Navigare Institute; immediate Past-President of the Transport & Logistics Law Commission of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA); and a Member of the Brazilian Maritime Law Association and the Maritime and Port Law Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association in São Paulo. He is recommended in Shipping by Chambers and Partners.

Camila Mendes Vianna Cardoso is a partner at Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados with experience in shipping, including sea carriage of cargo and foreign trade in general, rendering sound legal advice to

ship-owners, charterers, carriers, P&I clubs, insurers, maritime agents, terminals and port operators, shipyards, cargo owners and trading companies, shippers and consignees, and has experience in maritime law and the commercial, civil, tax, corporate insurance, environmental, administrative and litigation areas. Camila is a member of the Maritime and Port Law Commission of the Bar Association, Vice-President of Maritime and Port Law for the Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration, and a member of the Brazilian Maritime Law Association.

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