The firm was once again recognized by the 2022 edition of The Legal 500 guide in the Real Estate (Tier 1), Public Law (Tier 5) and Dispute Resolution: Litigation (Tier 7) practice areas. Marcelo Terra and Natália Japur were recommended as Leading individuals for their work in the Real Estate practice. About the firm the guide's editorial team comments:

Real Estate

 

Duarte Garcia, Serra Netto e Terra Advogados brings its ‘excellent technical knowledge‘ to a wide variety of contentious and non-contentious real estate issues. The firm covers all areas of the market, from investment and development projects in the residential, industrial, commercial and rural sectors through to disputes at the highest level. This is built on a foundation of corporate, finance, capital markets and litigation expertise, as well as support on related environmental issues. Founding partner Marcelo Terra and Guilherme Caffaro Terra typically handle the transactional and development side of the practice, alongside up-and-coming partner Natalie Collet Feitosa Lange. Versatile partner Natália Japur advises on litigation and advisory issues, while José Carlos Baptista Puoli is experienced in litigation and arbitration.

 

Public Law:

 

Clients operating in highly regulated industries, notably transport, infrastructure, waste management and energy, routinely turn to Duarte Garcia, Serra Netto e Terra Advogados for advice on government contracts, and administrative proceedings at the federal, state and local levels. On the consultancy front, the team of ‘well-connected professionals in the public and private spheres' is skilled in public tenders, construction contracts, concessions and PPP structures. Leading the practice is Luis Eduardo Menezes Serra Netto, whose experience covers regulatory matters, public concessions and infrastructure projects in general. Paola Szanto specialises in administrative proceedings and litigation involving public contracts. The latter is also an area of focus for Rodrigo Scalamandré Duarte Garcia, while Cesar Augusto Alckmin Jacob is noted for non-contentious matters in the field of public law.

 

Dispute Resolution: Litigation

With extensive experience in civil litigation, Duarte Garcia, Serra Netto e Terra Advogados acts for public entities and privately held companies from a variety of sectors at all stages of litigation, from pre-trial negotiations to appeals and enforcement proceedings. Its longstanding involvement in the real estate sector has led to it representing numerous industry clients in environmental claims and contractual disputes. Civil litigation specialists Daniel Gustavo Magnane Sanfins and Wilson de Toledo Silva Junior jointly oversee the department, which also includes Antonio Carlos Petto Junior, a key contact for contentious matters relating to tax, family and succession law.