Brazil: Product Liability Defence
Regulatory changes and increasing levels of work in this sector are allowing the local bar to develop ever greater levels of expertise in the defence of product related claims. This chapter grows by two further listings to a total of eight compared to six last year.
Luiz Guilherme Migliora is the national litigation coordinator at Veirano Advogados and “very well known in this field”. His reputation is further bolstered by his work as the lead trial lawyer representing Philip Morris in tobacco litigation in Brazil. Alongside him, Rosângela Delgado is also selected for inclusion and is “dynamic and impressive” according to our sources.
Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados’ Domingos Fernando Refinetti is widely recognised for his “skill and expertise”.
Paulo Rogério de Araújo Brandão Couto who recently joined Brandão Couto Wigderowitz & Pessoa Advogados, is extremely well known and highly respected.
Two nominees are selected from Mattos Muriel Kestener Advogados. Marcelo Antonio Muriel is a “definite for inclusion on any list of the best”; his disputes expertise encompassing product liability, tort litigation, corporate and finance disputes. Beatriz Kestener “provides outstanding support” to clients in the pharmaceutical industry as well as manufacturers of food, cosmetics and medical devices. “Her knowledge allows her to provide counsel beyond our expectations”, in the words of one interviewee.
Julio Cesar Bueno of Pinheiro Neto Advogados is internationally renowned for his work in relation to preventing claims, auditing and assessing risk relating to products. Alongside him, Sergio Pinheiro Marçal is similarly well known and also earns a place in this chapter for the first time.