About Us

Dourado & Cambraia Advogados (D&C) are litigation specialists. Whether you need arbitration, or judicial and/or administrative representation in Brazil we have extensive experience and a proven track-record of excellence in conflict resolution.

Based in the city of São Paulo, our clients span the spectrum of national and international economic interests; from infrastructure, and civil construction to financial and corporate entities. We work predominantly with Civil and Contractual, Commercial, Corporate and Administrative Law disputes.

In addition to the founding partners, both market leaders in conflict resolution, we have a team of qualified and dedicated lawyers focused on delivering outstanding service.

D&C has been repeatedly recognized by leading national and international legal directories for their work in arbitration and litigation.

Market Leadership

Specialists in Conflict Resolution

Known for our technical and legal rigor we serve the needs of our clients across a wide variety of legal area. We keep a close eye on legal developments and market opportunities, using these analytics to constantly inform our best practice and strategic performance in a highly competitive market.

Strategic Vision of Business

To align our services with the real needs of our clients we take a multidisciplinary approach to inform and expand our dynamic vision and business strategy.

Focus on flexibility and results

We are a results driven firm, seeking and gaining for our clients solutions which are both flexible and driven by clients particular business needs.

Awards

Our work is recognized by key national and international legal directories:

Our expertise has been recognized for several years by Chambers & Partners, both in the Brazil guide and in the Global guide, which is one of the main legal appraisal directories in the world. We stand out in Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: Litigation practices.

Particularly important to the legal market, the Leaders League has, since 2019, recognised our expertise in the following areas: Resolution of Disputes: Civil and Commercial Litigation and Conflict Resolution: Arbitration.

In national standings Dourado&- Cambraia has been listed as one of the most admired Firms in Brazil in the years of 2019 and 2022. Analise uses global and national metrics

Our firm was recognised by the international publication The Legal 500, Latin America guide – 2023 edition. We were listed under ‘Firms to Watch’ in the Dispute Resolution: Litigation practice category

Recognized as one of the offices that represented companies among the 100 largest in Latin America in 2022 by LACCA. Nominated as representative of three of these great companies by “Who represents Latin America’s biggest companies” 2021.

Areas of
Practice

Judicial and administrative litigation

We represent national and foreign clients in legal proceedings before national courts and in all appelate proceedings up to and including the Supreme Court of Brazil.

We also represent and guide clients through administrative proceedures, such as contractual review and sanctioning processes.

Arbitration

We act in national and international arbitrations, representing our clients in proceedings administered by the main national and foreign Courts of Arbitration.

Pre-litigation advice

We advise our clients in the pre-litigation phase of a dispute, developing solutions and alternatives to litigation. We coordinate negotiations with public authorities with a view to reaching satisfactory agreements and other measures to avoid litigation.

We also work in the preparatory phase for litigation, this includes risk assessment and an accurate analysis of cases to form the best strategy going.

Extrajudicial advice

We provide extrajudicial assistance with the analysis, drafting and review of contracts and legal instruments in general, as well as drafting legal opinions and advice.

Sectors

AGRIBUSINESS

CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING

ENERGY

FINANCIAL

REAL ESTATE

INDUSTRIAL

INFRASTRUCTURE

MINING

PETROLEUM AND GAS

PORTS

SERVICE

CORPORATE

TECHNOLOGICAL

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

RETAIL AND CONSUMER

We represent national and foreign clients in legal proceedings before national courts and in all appelate proceedings up to and including the Supreme Court of Brazil.

We also represent and guide clients through administrative proceedures, such as contractual review and sanctioning processes.

We act in national and international arbitrations, representing our clients in proceedings administered by the main national and foreign Courts of Arbitration.

We also work in the preparatory phase for litigation, this includes risk assessment and an accurate analysis of cases to form the best strategy going.

We provide extrajudicial assistance with the analysis, drafting and review of contracts and legal instruments in general, as well as drafting legal opinions and advice.

Our Mission

Our purpose is to offer a modern and wholistic practice of Law. First by gaining a thorough understanding of our client s businesses and then developing agile, innovative and effective solutions aligned with their needs.

WHAT IS A MODERN, WHOLISTIC VIEW OF LAW IN LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION?

RUY JANONI DOURADO

“Understand the nuances of performance in each of the environments, not losing sight of the fact that, in both, there is litigation, with greater or lesser intensity.”

RUBENS PIERONI CAMBRAIA

“Integrate with the client’s business, to understand it in its various aspects and, thus, offer quick, effective, transparent solutions that are in line with their needs.”