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Our Team

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    Carlos Nicodemos

    Administrative Partner

    • Lawyer with over 35 years of experience in Strategic Litigation in the international and Third Sector areas;
    • Advisory member of the National Council for Human Rights (CNDH);
    • Member of the National Human Rights Commission of the Federal Council of the Brazilian Bar Association (CFOAB);
    • President of the International Law Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association in Rio de Janeiro (OAB-RJ);
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      Frans Nederstigt

      Associate Lawyer

      • Practicing lawyer in Brazil since 2009, with legal education from Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands (LL.M., 1994), and University of Manchester, United Kingdom (1993);
      • Specialist in Private International Law, with a strong focus on the Hague Conventions, Family Law, Inheritance and Probate, Contracts, Real Estate Law, and Compliance;
      • Member of the International Law Commission of OAB/RJ since March 2019;
      • Certified Compliance Professional (CCP), graduated from the Dutch Institute for Compliance;
      • Has worked as a consultant and field expert on several official international projects related to human trafficking.
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        Gabriela Cosenza

        Representative in Germany

        Gabriela Cosenza is the firm’s representative in Germany. She is registered with the Bar Associations of both Brazil and Portugal. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), with additional legal education from the University of Cologne (UniKöln), Germany.

        She is a member of both the International Law Commission and the Young Lawyers Committee (OAB Jovem) of the OAB-RJ. She is also part of the Brazilian Lawyers Association (ABA) in Düsseldorf.

        Gabriela has extensive academic and professional experience in both Brazil and Europe.

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        Maria Fernanda Fernandes

        Associate Lawyer

        • Lawyer with an LL.M. in Globalisation and Law, specializing in Human Rights from Maastricht University in the Netherlands;
        • Secretary-General of the International Law Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association – Rio de Janeiro Chapter (OAB/RJ).
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        Rodolfo Xavier

        Associate Lawyer

        • Bachelor of Laws from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ);
        • Licensed attorney registered with the Brazilian Bar Association – Rio de Janeiro Section (OAB/RJ);
        • Postgraduate student in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at Verbo Jurídico;
        • Member of the Criminal Policy and Penitentiary Commission and Delegate of Prerogatives at the Commission for the Defense, Assistance, and Prerogatives of the Brazilian Bar Association – Rio de Janeiro Section.
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        Kétila Pires

        | Associate Lawyer

        • Graduated in Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).
        • Postgraduate student in Criminal Sciences and Public Security at UERJ and in Human Rights and Women’s Rights at the i9 Education College.
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        Hannah Mendes

        | Associate Lawyer

        • Graduated in Law from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).
        • Lawyer registered with the Brazilian Bar Association, Rio de Janeiro Section (OAB/RJ);
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        Cinthia Carvalho

        | Associate Lawyer

        • Graduated in Law from Universidade Cândido Mendes, lawyer registered with the OAB/RJ;
        • Member of the Labor Law Committee of the Barra da Tijuca Section;
        • Specialization in Labor Law and Procedure, with a focus on business, litigation and administrative procedures before the MPT, MTE and Union negotiations.
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        Lucas Arnaud

        | Associate Lawyer

        • Lawyer with experience in strategic litigation before domestic and international courts.
        • Master in International Law and Bachelor in Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro.
        • Substitute Professor of Public International Law at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
        • Member of the International Law Commission of the OAB-RJ.

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        Karla Dutra

        | Associate Lawyer

        • Lawyer registered with the Brazilian Bar Association, Rio de Janeiro Section (OAB/RJ);
        • Specialist in Public and Private Law from the School of Magistrates of the State of Rio de Janeiro – EMERJ;
        • Specialist in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure from Gama Filho University.
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