Roberto Castro de Figueiredo
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EXPERIENCE
Banking & Capital Market
Represented a private equity fund in an ICC arbitration concerning total return swap agreements.
Advised a major Brazilian bank on ICC DOCDEX proceedings.
Construction & Engineering
Represented a major international shopping centre development and management group in a CAM-CCBC arbitration concerning the construction of a shopping centre in Brazil.
Represented a Brazilian engineering company in two CMA-FIESP arbitrations concerning the installation of gold mine processing plants in Brazil.
Represented an international construction company in an CAM-CCBC arbitration concerning the construction of fertiliser plant in Brazil.
Electricity Power Disputes under the CCEE Arbitration Agreement
Represented a major industrial company in a dispute arising out of an electricity power supply agreement in an FGV arbitration.
Represented two major international steel and metal companies in an FGV arbitration concerning regulatory matters of the Brazilian electricity power market.
Represented a major international steel and metal company in a dispute arising out of an electricity power supply agreement in an FGV arbitration.
Represented a mining company in a dispute arising out of an electricity power supply agreement in an FGV arbitration.
Insurance & Reinsurance
Represented a major international insurance company in a CAM-CCBC concerning the responsibility for the collapse of a river port in Brazil.
Represented reinsurers in a reinsurance dispute in a CMA-FIESP arbitration.
Investment Arbitration
Represented an investor in an ICSID arbitration against a European State pursuant to a bilateral investment treaty.
Advised an African State on a dispute submitted to ICSID arbitration pursuant to a bilateral investment treaty.
Maritime and Shipping Disputes
Represented a major international steel and metal company in a dispute arising out of a maritime transportation agreement in an ABDM arbitration.
M&A & Corporate Disputes
Represented the controllers of a major Brazilian telecommunication company in a dispute for control of the company in an ICC arbitration.
Represented a foreign bank against its Brazilian partners in a brokerage firm (DTVM) in an ICC arbitration related to the selling price of the brokerage firm shares pursuant to a call option.
Represented one of the controlling shareholders of a major Brazilian mining company in a CBMA arbitration concerning a dispute over the ownership of company shares.
Represented two Brazilian dairy companies in a CAM-CCBC arbitration concerning a joint-venture for the operation of dairy plants in Brazil.
Represented the sellers of a major Brazilian car rental company in two CMA-FIESP arbitrations.
Represented an investor in a CAM BM&F Bovespa arbitration arising out of a share purchase agreement.
Represented a real estate company in an FGV arbitration related to a share purchase agreement.
Mining & Metals
Represented a Brazilian mining company in a dispute arising out of an off-take agreement in a CAM-CCBC arbitration.
Represented a major Brazilian mining company in a pre-arbitration mediation concerning a steel and metal joint-venture in Brazil.
Represented a Brazilian steel and metal company in an expert determination procedure concerning the construction of a steel and metal plant in Brazil.
Oil & Gas
Represented a major international engineering and construction company against a Brazilian oil & gas company in two ICC arbitrations concerning the construction of oil platform rigs.
Represented an international oil & gas company in an UNCITRAL/LCIA arbitration arising out of a joint operating agreement.
Represented a Brazilian energy company in a CAM-CCBC arbitration concerning the construction of a thermal power plant in Brazil.
Represented an international oil & gas company in a CBMA arbitration concerning the installation of facilities for an onshore gas field.
Represented an international oil & gas company in a CBMA arbitration arising out of a joint operating agreement.
Advised an African State on a dispute arising out of an oil & gas production sharing agreement.
Public International Law
Advised an African State on the establishment of a joint development zone for the exploitation of oil & gas resources in a disputed maritime area.
Advised an African State on a boundary dispute.
Renewable Energy
Represented a major Spanish energy company in two ICC arbitrations arising out of the acquisition of a sugar-ethanol business in Brazil.
Represented a Brazilian renewable energy company in a CAM-CCBC arbitration concerning the generation of electricity power in a sugar-ethanol plant in Brazil.
