Gabriel Seijo Leal de Figueiredo

Practice Areas

Restructuring and Insolvency; Litigation and Arbitration; Crisis Management; and Wealth Planning | Family and Succession

Career

Represents large and medium-sized foreign and domestic clients in international and domestic arbitration, judicial proceedings of strategic interest to the clients, and provides corporate advice and mediation. Seijo mainly acts in discussions related to corporate law and corporate contracts.

Bachelor of Laws from the Universidade Federal da Bahia. Master and Doctor in Civil Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo.

Professional Memberships

Admitted to the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Brasilia and Minas Gerais; President of the Arbitration Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association (Bahia Chapter); Member of the Instituto dos Advogados de São Paulo (IASP); Member of Instituto dos Advogados da Bahia; Member of Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem; Member of Instituto de Direito Privado; Member of International Bar Association (IBA); amd Member of Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA).

Publications

Author of "Contrato de Fiança" (Saraiva, 2010) and several articles on Civil Law.

Personal

Gabriel is also a Professor of Private Law and Arbitration.

Practice Areas

Dispute Resolution, Restructuring and Insolvency, Crisis Management and Wealth Planning | Family and Succession

Career

Gabriel is a partner at Cescon Barrieu focusing on Dispute Resolution and Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring.

He represents large and medium-sized foreign and domestic clients in international and domestic arbitration, judicial proceedings of strategic interest to the clients, and provides corporate advice and mediation. Seijo mainly acts in discussions related to corporate law and corporate contracts.

Professional Memberships

Admitted to the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Brasilia and Minas Gerais; President of the Arbitration Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association (Bahia Chapter); Member of the Instituto dos Advogados de São Paulo (IASP); Member of Instituto dos Advogados da Bahia; Member of Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem; Member of Instituto de Direito Privado; Member of International Bar Association (IBA); amd Member of Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA).

Publications

Author of "Contrato de Fiança" (Saraiva, 2010) and several articles on Civil Law.

Personal

Degree in Law - Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)

Master (LL.M) in Civil Law - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)

Doctor (Ph.D/J.S.D) in Civil Law - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)

Gabriel is also a Professor of Private Law and Arbitration.