Souto Correa’s Litigation area plays an active role in the prevention and resolution of complex litigation at the administrative and judicial levels, representing clients before all instances of the Brazilian courts and assisting them in developing strategies to reduce the number of lawsuits.

With a team of experts that handles proceedings involving the most diverse sectors of the economy, such as pulp and paper, equipment, petrochemicals, our practice handles matters that include corporate litigation, sales representation agreements, distribution agreements, and disputes in the government sector. 

Recent representations

• Amicus curiae on behalf of an agency representing the electric power distribution sector before the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) and the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), with favorable decisions on public pricing and electromagnetic fields;
• Representation of a global IT equipment manufacturer in strategic actions involving fines and other penalties imposed by public authorities in administrative supply agreements;
• Representation of an infrastructure company in an action filed by the world’s largest hydroelectric power plant involving liability for contract relating to equipment supply and installation of power-generating units;
• Representation of a group of companies in an action involving commercial representation/agency agreements and distribution agreements;
• Representation of a client in a corporate litigation over the control of a petrochemical company during its acquisition and consolidation in the Brazilian market.