Overview
Caio has more than 25 years of experience in complex civil litigation and commercial arbitration. Caio has successfully advised clients in cross-border disputes in various sectors, such as infrastructure, oil & gas, and financial services. Caio has deep experience with high stakes disputes in arbitration, mediation, and litigation, and matters involving antitrust, shareholders, and insolvency. His experience encompasses major institutional arbitration centres and rules (such as ICC, LCIA, AAA, ICDR, UNCITRAL), as well as regional arbitral institutions in Brazil and ad-hoc proceedings.
Caio has strong relationships with local firms and corporations in Brazil and has a keen understanding of the local market. Caio has previously worked in Linklaters’ São Paulo and London offices.
Caio has been recognized by Chambers & Partners (Global and Latin America) as a leading practitioner in Arbitration for more than 10 years.
Professional guides and clients praise Caio’s “procedural strategy and legal vision”, describe him as lawyer who “aligns technical quality with excellent client service”, “focused and dedicated”, with “impeccable technique, international experience and fast delivery”, and “who is able to convey arguments before the arbitral court very effectively.
Caio is a member of the Brazilian Bar Association (São Paulo) and the Portuguese Bar Association (Lisbon).
Work Highlights
Caio has led on many significant arbitrations and disputes. Those that can be disclosed include:
- An investment fund: advising in one of the biggest fraud cases in Brazil (Ponzi scheme).
- A major financial institution: advising in foreign exchange rate cartel in Brazil (Forex cartel).
- Major clients: advising in product liability cases (food, beverage, industrial sectors).
- One of the biggest media companies: representing in a domestic shareholder arbitration.
- Arbitration involving banking sector administrated by International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR-AAA) according to the rules of UNCITRAL.
- Arbitration involving public concession in the energy sector administrated and governed by the rules of International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
- Arbitration involving implementation of technological system administrated and governed by the rules of International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
- Arbitration involving companies of the telecom sector administrated and governed by the rules of International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
- Arbitration involving telecom sector administrated and governed by the rules of International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
- Arbitration involving automotive sector administrated and governed by the rules of International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
Matters handled prior to joining Linklaters. More can be found in Professional Experience.
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