Shipping
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+55 21 3030 6040Chambers Review
Garbois + Melo Advogados is a newly formed firm acting for companies on a range of dry and wet shipping mandates. The team has particular expertise assisting clients with high-profile litigation, including casualty cases arising from ship collisions. It boasts additional capabilities representing clients in contractual disputes related to the oil and gas industry.
Work Highlights
- Garbois + Melo was retained by Wilson Sons Offshore and others to provide legal assistance/complaints in Time Charters disputes with Petrobras due to decisions taken by its technical body to put vessels off-hire to avoid the payment of charter hires during the periods of alleged downtime.
Strengths
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"The partners respond immediately, and they are reliable."
"The partners respond immediately, and they are reliable."
Notable Practitioners
Co-head of department Breno Garbois is a very active lawyer with almost 20 years of practice in the maritime sector. He represents clients in a wide range of mandates, including contentious cases involving vessel and cargo claims, charter party disputes, and transactional and regulatory matters.
"He exemplifies the technical competence and negotiation abilities that we see at the law office."
Flavia Melo has more than 20 years of practice in the maritime field, assisting clients in a range of sector-related disputes involving cargo and vessel claims, as well as administrative proceedings.
"She is honest, knowledgeable and ethical."