Arbitration and Mediation

Veirano Advogados has a team skilled and experienced in Arbitration and Mediation.

We have defended our clients' interests in arbitration proceedings involving a series of industries, such as aviation, chemicals, construction, communications, electricity, environmental services, financial services, hospitality, manufacturing, mining, oil & gas, pharmaceutical, real estate development and telecommunications.

We have experience with the rules of arbitration set by the most important Brazilian and international institutions, including the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), United Nations Commission on International Trade (UNCITRAL), International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce (CCBC), Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP).

We have acted in specialized arbitrations such those under the Rules of the Refined Sugar Association and the International Cotton Association. One of the distinctive features of Veirano Advogados is the team’s capacity to handle sophisticated arbitrations in English under foreign or international laws. To this end, we use leading systems and work methodology. We are equally comfortable in any dispute, from a State-investor claim in Africa to an ICDR arbitration in New York to and with masses of documents produced at the request of parties or to an ICC arbitration in London with many jurisdictional issues to be dealt with. In many cases we have acted as leaders or co-leaders in international arbitration, teaming up with foreign lawyers or firms. With lawyers fluent in Portuguese, English, French and Spanish, the majority with education and practice abroad, we assist with excellence both Brazilian and foreign clients involved in arbitration anywhere.

Our team has members with a background and track record in both transactions and judicial disputes, making us fully capable of coordinating handling sophisticated arbitration with a dynamic litigation performance in preparatory procedures for arbitration. We offer clients assistance, representation, and advice at all stages of the arbitration process. This includes previous negotiations, the conduct of arbitral proceedings, oral submissions and witness examination at hearings, and the challenge and enforcement of arbitral awards. We frequently appear before local courts to make or challenge applications for provisional measures in support of arbitration, such as injunctions, attachments, and orders preserving evidence.

We also act regularly as counsel in mediation proceedings, assisting our clients to reach a better settlement.

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