Leonardo Ribas

he/his
Partner, Campos Mello Advogados (cooperation firm)*
About

Leonardo Ribas has extensive experience in complex litigation and arbitration involving civil and commercial, intellectual property, construction and corporate disputes.

DLA Piper and Campos Mello Advogados (CMA) are separate and independent law firms, which work in cooperation with one another. Partners of DLA Piper are not partners of CMA; and CMA partners are not partners of DLA Piper.

Bar admissionsSao Paulo, Brazil

EXPERIENCE

  • Represented the interests of leading companies in their industries in corporate against minority shareholders’ claims, both in court and in arbitration.
  • Acted in several lawsuits and arbitrations representing owners and contractors in disputes involving breach of EPC contracts. 
  • Defended hospitals, laboratories and physicians in civil liability lawsuits, as well before medical boards.
  • Represented power transmission and generation companies in several lawsuits involving environmental issues.
     
Languages
  • English
  • Portuguese
Education
  • B.A., Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2000

Awards

The Legal 500 Latin America

  • Recommended, Brazil Dispute Resolution: Litigation (2024)
  • Recommended, Brazil Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (2024)

Análise Magazine 2019

  • Ranked among the most admired litigators in Brazil and in the Communication and Entertainment sector

Public compliment from the Superior Court Judge Renata Andrade Lotufo Cerqueira, through Ordinance No. 05/99 - published in the Official Gazette - for "collaboration and dedicated work during the profound structural changes occurred in the 17th Federal Circuit Court"

Prior Experience

Leonardo worked as a private practitioner for the past 25 years.

Teaching Experience

  • Teaching Assistant, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2003-2017

Memberships And Affiliations

  • São Paulo Lawyers Association
  • Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr)

Connect

Phone

+55 11 995748664
(Work, São Paulo (Cooperation Firm))