Eduardo Romeiro has about 20 years of practice in the litigation area. Mr Romeiro is a managing partner of Lautenschlager, Romeiro e Iwamizu Advogados, co-founded the fi rm in 2005. Mr Romeiro is a member of the Brazilian Bar Association; the Institute of Attorneys of Sao Paulo; the International Bar Association; the Executive Committee of Law Exchange International; arbitrator of the European Chamber in Sao Paulo.
Lautenschlager, Romeiro e Iwamizu Advogados provides specialised legal services in litigation and consulting, relating to a wide range of areas and fi elds of law. The fi rm is dedicated to providing successful and timely results to its clients, keeping them constantly informed about the status of their matters. Its professionals are highly skilled and prepared to act in a globalised environment, thanks to their years of international experience.
The fi rm represents clients in court in public and private litigation involving the several fi elds of law, such as civil, commercial, corporate, bank, bankruptcy, consumer protection, antitrust, administrative law and intellectual property litigation, among other fields, before the lower courts, state courts of appeals and higher court levels. It also offers preventive assistance to companies aiming at preventing possible lawsuits, and conceives strategies to reduce
Mr Romeiro has a solid background in civil and commercial complex and strategic judicial litigation, comprising cross border litigation, class actions, contractual disputes, corporate litigation, product liability and credit recovery, among others. He also has large experience in arbitration proceedings involving commercial matters of different nature.
He has successfully acted in the following recent matters, among others:
- Cases involving contractual disputes over infrastructure projects of the Brazilian government, defending a relevant European client in the Power & Energy fi eld – global amount over $200 million;
- Strategic litigation cases involving the subsidiary of a US manufacturer in the household appliances business in relevant product liability issues;
- $75 million litigation involving civil engineering projects and civil responsibility for alleged defects in the project;
- $50 million corporate litigation brought by shareholders against the board of directors in representation of the board;
- $200 million credit recovery for fi nancial institution, concerning syndicated loans operations and others.
Lautenschlager, Romeiro e Iwamizu Advogados’ goal for the remainder of 2014 is to keep consolidating its name in the very competitive market that Brazilhas, including the litigation and arbitration practices. The fi rm has been considered one of the best 30 litigation fi rms in Brazil from directories such as Chambers & Partners, among others. It will keep following the same objectives of serving its clients in the best fashion on strategic litigation and arbitration matters, keeping all of the good characteristics that a mid-sized fi rm can offer, including fl exibility in the fee arrangements.