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Sergio de Aguiar
Lawyer
São Paulo
Av. Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek 1600 Conjunto 112, Itaim Bibi
São Paulo-SP, 04543-000
Brazil
+55 (11) 99108 7298
São Paulo
Av. Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek 1600 Conjunto 112, Itaim Bibi
São Paulo-SP, 04543-000
Brazil
+55 (11) 99108 7298

Sergio de Aguiar is an English-qualified solicitor and a Foreign Legal Consultant in Brazil, representing clients on matters involving complex cross-border disputes and investigations related to insolvency, civil fraud, corporate restructuring, and asset recovery. He also advises multinational corporations, investors and individuals on the monetization of financial instruments, judgments and arbitral awards.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Aguiar practiced at Watson, Farley & Williams LLP in London, and Shearman & Sterling LLP in London and Paris, where he represented a wide range of clients in disputes before the English courts and international arbitrations. Prior to that, he was in-house counsel at Construtora Andrade Gutierrez S/A and practiced in the litigation group of Tozzini Freire Advogados in São Paulo.

Admissions

  • Foreign Legal Consultant, Brazil
  • Foreign Legal Consultant, São Paulo
  • England & Wales

Education

  • Queen Mary, University of London, LLM
  • Pontíficia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, LLB

Languages

  • Portuguese

 

Publications & Presentations

  • Co-author, “To appeal or not to appeal, that is the question!” (Construction Law, November 2022)
  • Organizer/Speaker, “Shipping, Cabotage and Ports Infrastructure – Investing in the Maritime Sector in Brazil” (Watson Farley & Williams, December 2022)

Credentials

Admissions

  • Foreign Legal Consultant, Brazil
  • Foreign Legal Consultant, São Paulo
  • England & Wales

Education

  • Queen Mary, University of London, LLM
  • Pontíficia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, LLB

Languages

  • Portuguese

Publications & Presentations

  • Co-author, “To appeal or not to appeal, that is the question!” (Construction Law, November 2022)
  • Organizer/Speaker, “Shipping, Cabotage and Ports Infrastructure – Investing in the Maritime Sector in Brazil” (Watson Farley & Williams, December 2022)