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 es- tablished in 1932 and has a long tradition of providing legal advice on maritime law and in - ternational trade to companies worldwide. With offices in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Brasília and Vitória, the firm provides legal services in all its areas of specialism, adding value to clients’ businesses, meeting clients’ specific needs with unique solutions based on solid legal expertise, and significantly contributing to their business
strategy and consequent business growth. The firm’s multidisciplinary practice was born out of its experience in international trade, which has expanded into various sectors and areas such as maritime, tax and customs, corporate, litiga - tion and arbitration, insurance and reinsurance, ports and infrastructure, energy, oil and gas, en - vironment, ESG, employment, aviation, compli - ance, 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,
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, ship-yards, 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.
international trade, insurance and 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. He was recently appointed to form the committee of jurists that will review and update the Brazilian Port Law.
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