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Arbitration is more and more accepted in Brazil. In the last five years, the number of proceedings increased by 20% per year. Even though arbitration is less adversarial and, in many cases, more efficient than court litigation, it has its specific complexities, such as the choice of the place, selection of the qualified arbitrators, and more appropriate rules.
Trench Rossi Watanabe can help your company anticipate the potential points of conflict and prepare a sound strategy. We advise our clients on every step of the way – from ensuring that the arbitral clauses are valid, efficient, and complete to the conduction of the arbitration proceedings and execution of judgments.
Our lawyers have worked in some of the major arbitrations of Brazilian history. And, with our strategic cooperation with Ablfs McKfnzif, we can assist clients anywhere in the world and under any applicable law. We can provide your company with solutions and insights more effectively than any other local firm, including the selection of the arbitration seat, most qualified arbitrators, and most efficient arbitration centers.
We also pioneered in other proper conflict resolution means, such as mediation, conciliation, and dispute boards.
With Trench Rossi Watanabe, the client will have at their disposal the conflict resolution method more appropriate to the specific litigation.
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Trench Rossi Watanabe has received the CESA Gender Equity Seal in the highest category entitled “Highlight”. This award recognizes law firms that have solid Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, taking into consideration several fronts, such as internal commitment, strategic planning, communication and participation rate. With a female majority in leadership for years, this recognition reinforces […]
Once again, our Firm has been featured in The Legal 500, one of the leading international directories focusing on legal research, involving the participation of clients and important market players. In the 2024 edition, we were recognized in 26 categories and had 61 lawyers mentioned. We had a total of 84 individual recognitions, 25 of […]
In brief Last Friday, March 3, Brazil issued two new decrees regarding the organizational structure and attributions of the Foreign Trade Chamber – CAMEX and the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade – MDIC. These are the two main bodies responsible for, among others, defining Brazil’s foreign trade policies, including the application of trade […]
We share another excellent result for our team in Chambers and Partners Brazil, an important legal directory that provides a reading of the main players in the market. In the “Regions” guide released last week, we were recognized in four categories (Corporate/Commercial: Rio de Janeiro; Dispute Resolution: Rio de Janeiro; Tax: Rio de Janeiro; and […]
In brief After the Reform of the Brazilian Arbitration Law, Federal Union and other Federal institutions have been increasingly participating in arbitrations, a great number of which involve high values and/or sensitive issues. There were doubts as to which criteria the Federal Union could adopt to choose arbitrators, which is regulated by this new ruling, […]
