Shipping
Global Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 4
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+55 11 3147 7600About
Provided by Mattos Filho
Assistance to major industry players, including ship-owners, carriers, terminals, cargo owners, brokers, service providers, private equity funds and financial institutions; counsel on the Brazilian regulatory framework applicable to all types of navigation (including matters related to carriage of goods by sea and exploration of port terminals); advice to clients on different shipping-related transactions, contract negotiations (especially concerning demurrage, consumption, speed, lay days and INCOTERMS) as well as project finance; litigation (both in courts and administrative levels); M&A deals regarding the shipping and shipbuilding industry.
Chambers Review
Mattos Filho is a prime full-service firm with a busy shipping department. The team assists clients with a range of sector-related matters, including the drafting of charter and service agreements, acquisition of vessels and fleet restructuring mandates. The team is demanded for advice on regulatory issues involving ANTAQ.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The shipping practice is very up to date with the most recent regulations enacted by the relevant Brazilian agencies."
"Always ahead of complex topics, assisting not only on the legal front, but also with business knowledge, which facilitates discussions and makes the advice carried out more effective."
"Mattos Filho has in-depth legal knowledge of the shipping sector as a whole and provides extremely reliable guidance."
"The shipping practice is very up to date with the most recent regulations enacted by the relevant Brazilian agencies."
"Always ahead of complex topics, assisting not only on the legal front, but also with business knowledge, which facilitates discussions and makes the advice carried out more effective."
"Mattos Filho has in-depth legal knowledge of the shipping sector as a whole and provides extremely reliable guidance."
Notable Practitioners
Nilton Gomes de Mattos Neto advises a long list of high-level clients on a variety of financing mandates within the shipping sector. He also assists clients with disputes arising from charter party agreements and contractual relations, as well as regulatory issues.
Ranked Lawyers at
Mattos Filho
Brazil
Clients
Provided by Mattos Filho
BP
Carnival UK
Hidrovias do Brasil
Karoon
Maersk Supply
Prumo
SBM Offshore
Sete Brasil
Svitzer