Galdino, Pimenta, Takemi, Ayoub, Salgueiro, Rezende de Almeida

Managing Partners: Rafael Pimenta and Eduardo Takemi

Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, French and German.

Firm Overview:

Galdino Pimenta, Takemi, Ayoub, Salgueiro, Rezende de Almeida was founded in 2013, specialising in dispute resolution, be it through negotiation, court proceedings, or arbitration. With a solid track record, the firm represents clients in complex litigation relating to civil, corporate, and bankruptcy disputes.

In addition to litigation and arbitration, the firm is highly active in insolvency cases, representing both domestic and foreign creditors and debtors in court restructurings, bankruptcies, and other operations involving distressed assets.

Its expertise also extends to the financial sector, where the team advises banks, intermediaries, issuers, and companies in fundraising operations, with a particular focus on credit recovery, distressed assets and securitization operations.

The team is composed of outstanding professionals who have either been through the Firm’s extensive Lawyering Formation Process or have previously worked for some of the most prominent business groups and law firms in the market. They have also participated in some of the most significant disputes in the country, which has given them a unique perspective and experience that are brought to every client.

MAIN PRACTICE AREAS

Arbitration:

Galdino Pimenta, Takemi, Ayoub, Salgueiro, Rezende de Almeida has extensive experience in national and international arbitrations, representing clients in complex disputes before various chambers in Brazil and abroad. The practice also involves emergency requests and representation in pre-arbitral measures to ensure the effectiveness of the arbitration procedure and the enforcement of arbitral awards, as well as annulment of arbitral awards.

Bankruptcy/Restructuring:

The team has market-wide recognised experience in the largest and most complex judicial and out-of-court restructurings throughout the last decades. Representing creditors and debtors, the firm is active in the preparation of restructuring plans and strategies and the recovery of claims held against companies in crisis.

Dispute Resolution: Litigation

With more than two decades of accumulated experience in the resolution of complex and strategic disputes, Galdino Pimenta, Takemi, Ayoub, Salgueiro, Rezende de Almeida litigation team is recognised as one of the most qualified in the country, with vast experience in the main Courts throughout the country, as well as the Superior Court of Justice and the Supreme Court.

CLIENTS:

The firm is well-known for assisting a vast array of national and international clients in the Banking and Finance, Retail, Aviation, Education, Engineering, Construction, Oil & Gas, Logistics, Transportation, and Energy sectors.

LATIN AMERICA OFFICES

Rio de Janeiro

Rua João Lira, 144, Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Postcode 22430 210

Tel: +55 21 3195 0240

http://gc.com.br/en/home-ingles/

São Paulo

Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3900, 11th floor, Itaim Bibi, São Paulo, Brazil, Postcode 04538 132

Tel: +55 11 3041 1500

http://gc.com.br/en/home-ingles/