Shipping
Global Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 1
Chambers Review
Siano & Martins Advogados Associados is a stellar boutique maintaining a top-tier position due to its vast amount of experience assisting domestic and international heavyweights in the shipping industry with a variety of sector-related matters. The team is well equipped to represent clients in sophisticated contentious mandates arising from cargo claims and accidents involving collisions and explosions at sea. It demonstrates additional capability assisting with matters that involve environmental authorities.
Strengths
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"The partners at Siano & Martins are very experienced and have a commercially oriented mindset."
"The firm has been acting and performing in a very professional matter. They have shown great expertise and have been responsible for a huge part of our success."
"The firm has lawyers with high knowledge and professional skills to deal with companies outside Brazil. They also provide informative and understandable feedback."
"The partners at Siano & Martins are very experienced and have a commercially oriented mindset."
"The firm has been acting and performing in a very professional matter. They have shown great expertise and have been responsible for a huge part of our success."
"The firm has lawyers with high knowledge and professional skills to deal with companies outside Brazil. They also provide informative and understandable feedback."
Notable Practitioners
Co-head of department Fabiana Simões Martins is an established practitioner who represents major players in the shipping sector in disputes involving accidents, environmental damages and cargo claims, as well as in administrative procedures before regulatory agencies.
"Fabiana is very aware of clients' needs, takes up new matters quickly, and provides answers and recommendations promptly. She is a bright lawyer."
Founding partner Luiz Roberto Leven Siano is highly regarded in the maritime sector as a pre-eminent practitioner. He draws from long experience in the field, assisting high-level clients in a wide range of sector-related mandates.
"Luiz Roberto has many years of experience and a wealth of knowledge."
"Luiz Roberto is the best lawyer I have met."
"He has a great strategic mind."
Marcos Martins draws from solid experience and knowledge of civil procedure and maritime law to head the firm's litigation department, advising significant clients in disputes arising from collisions and cargo claims.
"Marcos is very approachable and able to provide clear and commercially viable advice."
"Very proactive and knowledgeable lawyer."
"A great pleasant guy with extremely high knowledge who always delivers the best feedback on all cases."
David Henderson is a key partner in the team who handles a range of shipping matters. He often works on P&I coverage matters.
"He is very proactive and provides competent advice."
"Very safe pair of hands to go to with any shipping dispute in Brazil."
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