CFGS Advogados

Dispute resolution boutique specializing in strategic litigation, mediation and arbitration.

CFGS Advogados

Is a dispute resolution boutique specialized in strategic litigation, mediation and arbitration.
Our firm provides both litigation strategy, preparation and settlement advice and conducts judicial, administrative or arbitration proceedings.

Our team has extensive experience in handling complex cases involving stockholder disputes, infrastructure and construction contracts, financial services and the power, telecommunications and oil & gas industries.

Our client base includes some of Brazil’s major banks and construction companies, large retailers, well-known real estate developers, some of the world’s largest private equity firms and international investors from the US, Europe and the Middle East.

Our team includes lawyers with vast experience in dispute resolution, listed in several domestic and international rankings and fluent in Portuguese and in English.

CFGS has extremely sophisticated partners specialised in highly complex matters. The law firm understands the client’s needs and the business implications of court decisions.

CFGS’s highly qualified legal team delves deeply into the case, studying and understanding every detail. This allows them to propose strategies that are aware of the risks involved.

CFGS Advogados is a noted law firm an active arbitration practice, often handling disputes arising in the construction industry. The legal team is also experienced in advising clients from the financial sector, which often requires a solid understanding of shareholder agreements.

CFGS Advogados has technical and strategic excellence in handling complex disputes, with a highly committed, accessible and responsive team. Their ability to anticipate risks and present efficient solutions is a clear differentiator, making them a benchmark in litigation and arbitration.

The dedication of senior partners to cases brings significant quality to the service. CFGS Advogados has a highly experienced team of lawyers with strategic vision.

CFGS Advogados has built a strong practice representing clients in corporate, commercial and arbitration-related disputes, as well as advising on pre-litigation strategy. The firm is a go-to for clients in the oil and gas, construction and banking sectors.

Recent Awards

Our firm’s four key features

Focus

We are fully focused on preventing, preparing and resolving disputes through judicial or arbitration proceedings, negotiation or mediation.

Personalized Services

Maintaining a very close relationship with each of our clients is key. All of our cases are directly conducted by at least one partner who will take active part in all its phases.

Experience

Our lawyers have accumulated many years’ experience practicing at leading law firms where they honed their skills trying high-complexity cases involving large amounts or of significant strategic importance.

Flexibility

We have little exposure to conflict because we are a specialized firm. Our efficient structure enables us to be cost-competitive and to offer creative and flexible fee arrangements.

Areas of Practice

Our firm serves a wide range of clients and boasts vast dispute resolution experience in the energy, infrastructure, mining, construction, engineering, oil & gas and financial services industries.d financial services industries.

Lawyers

André de Luizi Correia

Founding Partner

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Mayara Forstner Zanichelli

Associate

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Paula Mader
Araújo

Associate

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Rebeca Tavares de Biasi

Associate

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Awards and Accolades

LF Brazil Dispute Resolution (Correia, Fleury, Gama E Silva Advogados)

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Anlanálise advocacia 2020 escritório mais admirado

Ranked In Chambers Latina America 2020 André de Luizi Correia

Análise Advocacia 500 Escritório mais admirado 2019

Ranked in Chambers Latin America 2019 Leading Firm

Global Law Experts 2019 Annual Awards Winner

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Brazil legal summit finalista melhor escritório advocacia em resolução de disputas leaders league

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They are very responsive and manage expectations very well.

They have great technical knowledge and experience in complex subjects.

He is very responsive and proposes good resolutions.

Fully focused arbitration team. All team members are excellent.

Technical quality and speed of service.

Firm with a vocation for complex contentious matters, which combines in-depth knowledge of law with pragmatism and knowledge of other fields.

The CFGS is a reference in the scope of arbitration. The main difference is the excellence in the service provided. André de Luizi Correia, in particular, has an impressive ability to conduct the procedure calmly, serenely and with great intelligence. He manages to create the best pieces, with creativity and great professionalism.

André de Luizi Correia has high technical quality and is always very involved in strategic discussions and preparation of demonstrations.

He has provided us with a high level of quality on his deliveries and participation in meetings and hearings.

André is the go-to lawyer in Brazil for any arbitration.

He combines a sharp strategic insight and a perfect grasp of the law with a pragmatic approach and a hands-on attitude.

André is one of the best lawyers I have worked with around the world.

André de Luizi Correia is an esteemed commercial litigation and arbitration lawyer with over 25 years of experience, renowned for representing major construction companies,
financial institutions, private equity firms, and sovereign funds.

Letícia Abdalla is an esteemed figure in the market, boasting over 15 years of invaluable experience and a remarkable track record in complex disputes arising from a diverse range of sectors.

CFGS exemplifies what a boutique firm should be. Strong focus and excellent knowledge combined with proactice approach and strategic acumen.

André Correia and Letícia Abdalla are experienced, smart and hard-working, always keeping an eye on the client’s needs. They always deliver work of great quality and can be fully trusted with the client’s interests.

Extremely engaged and qualified lawyers, with fast and efficient performance.

They are very knowledgeable and always thinking at least one step ahead.

The firm provides excellent
services, focusing on the
client’s business, as well as
outstanding technical quality,
creativity and strategic
solutions proposed for
complex demands.

They have a high level of
understanding of complex
project-related disputes.

He is a very experienced lawyer, always has good suggestions, and is always ready to answer.

André is the go-to lawyer in
Brazil for any arbitration. He
combines a Sharp strategic
insight and a perfect grasp of
the law with a pragmatic
approach and a hands-on
attitude.

André is one of the best
lawyers I have worked with
around the world. He has great
knowledge, can address all
concerns on a timely basis and
always gives good advice.

The “outstanding” André de Luizi Correia is a highly skilled commercial litigator, known for his “deep analysis” when it comes to construction and infrastructure disputes.

André de Luizi Correia is an
ʽ extremely dedicated lawyer ʼ recognized for his ʽ great experience in large cases ʼ.

Excellent boutique known for its vast experience in complex energy, construction and corporate arbitration proceedings. Admired for its track record assisting heavyweights from the finance, construction and retail sectors in high-stakes disputes related to M&A, joint ventures and infrastructure matters. The firm’s enviable clientele includes BTG Pactual, Andrade Gutierrez and GP Investments.

Correia, Fleury, Gama e Silva Advogados is a noted firm demonstrating an arbitration practice that is often busy with disputes in the construction industry. It is also familiar with clients from the financial sector requiring knowledge of shareholder agreements.

The team has an impressive track record of successfully handling must-win cases on behalf of both Brazilian companies as well as international investors.

André Correia is an experienced litigator in commercial, regulatory, and financial cases, and holds a profund understanding of procedural law.

André de Luizi Correia comes highly recommended by respondents thanks to his excellent work handling construction and financial disputes in arbitration proceedings.

Market commentators describe partner André de Luizi Correira as “an excellent litigator lawyer” and “a great strategist”. Interviewees additionally say: “He has a great understanding of the subject matter and conducts the entire case very satisfactorily.”

André and his firm deliver top-quality service at reasonable prices and are always willing to discuss compensation arrangements that can fit client’s needs.

Adress

Street Hungria, 514

– 5º floor

CEP 01455-000

São Paulo – SP | BRAZIL

Press Agency

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+ 55 (11) 99973-1474

e 3253-0729

+55 (11) 99989-6217

Contact

+55 (11) 5180-5700

CFGS Advogados

CFGS Advogados

Recent Awards

Our firm’s four key features

Focus

Personalized Services

Experience

Flexibility

Areas of Practice

Preventive legal advice

Arbitration

Strategic litigation

Negotiation and Mediation

Lawyers

André de Luizi Correia

Founding Partner

Luis Antonio da Gama e Silva Neto

Founding Partner

Letícia Barbosa e Silva Abdalla

Partner

Renata Lorenzi Iório

Partner

Pedro de Moura A. de Oliveira

Partner

Beatriz Macedo Sanchez

Associate

Berardino Di Vecchia Neto

Associate

Carolina Polidori Berni

Associate

Gabriel Guimarães Arlé

Associate

Henrique de Oliveira Freitas Rosa

Associate

Julia Ascoli Gomes Ferreira

Associate

Laís Andrade Lopes

Associate

Larissa Oliveira Silva

Associate

Luiz Eduardo Jodas Siqueira

Associate

Maria Ester Ibidi Iversson

Associate

Mariana de Vasconcellos Tavares Nacif

Associate

Maúra C. Guerra Polidoro

Associate

Mayara Forstner Zanichelli

Associate

Paula MaderAraújo

Associate

Rebeca Tavares de Biasi

Associate

Awards and Accolades

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