Rebeca Arruda Advocacia - ARR Law
WE HEAR
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CLIENTS
We are strategic partners of our clients
OUR PRACTICES
MARITIME LAW
We assist associations, shipowners, charterers, carriers, port terminals and operators, shipyards and other commercial companies in this industriy in advisory and litigation issues in administrative, judicial and out-of-court fields. We are experts in regulatory, contractual and complex litigation matters in this industry.
Our practice combines the best technical training with deep market knowledge.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
We work to prevent, mitigate and resolve disputes.
We provide consulting services, mapping situations that pose legal risks to clients and presenting strategies connected to the needs of the business. We work on the strategic management of litigation, and we believe in the importance of bringing the reality of our clients, businesses and industries to the courts. With tailor-made performance to each case, we combine forensic intelligence and high technical quality. Our advice considers the consequences involved in a judicial dispute vis-à-vis the possibility and opportunity of reaching settlements.
Our experience also includes negotiation, preparation, revision and termination of domestic and international contracts. We operate focusing on balancing business interests and legal aspects, and identifying and mitigating legal risks at all contractual stages.
We advise our clients on mediation and arbitration procedures, and system designs for preventing and resolving disputes.
Civil Law | Contracts | Maritime and Port Law | Administrative Law | Consumer Law
OUR APPROACH
We provide straightforward and objective services that help our clients to turn topics of concern or interest into actions that create value for their business, based on secure and long-term strategies, and sustainability.
We are strategic partners of our clients.
We are genuinely committed to the client.
We operate with the expertise of an external law firm, but with the commitment and engagement of an in-house legal team.
We provide personal and tailor-made services for each client and project.
We know that a dedicated and specialized service is essential to a successful partnership.
We aim at a new format of legal management.
We work closely with the client since the beginning of new projects, and on strategic decision-making processes, where the value of a business is created. Our involvement since the very beginning aims at preventing potential court and legal issues.
We pursue excellence in developing relationships based on trust, ethics and transparency.
We believe in a new way of rendering services.
We value personal involvement of the partner and the team, and clear and straightforward communication.
VALUES AND PRINCIPLES
ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY
These are the values we foster with our clients, our team, partners and our employees.
WE SERVE OUR CLIENTS
We work for the clients, in search of positive, long-term outcomes. The client is the protagonist of our work.
TRUST AND CREDIBILITY
We build relationships of trust and credibility, so we immerse ourselves in the client's business to grasp both the context and the issue, and, from there, offer sound guidance, with a thorough assessment of scenarios and risks.
FOUNDER
REBECA ARRUDA GOMES
Founder partner. Rebeca's practice encompasses Dispute Resolution, Civil Law, Administrative and Regulatory Law, and Maritime Law. She also works with mediation and arbitration. Rebeca worked for more than 17 years in one of the largest Brazilian law firms, and has significant experience in complex litigation in the Maritime Sector. Rebeca is recognized in Brazil and abroad as an authority in her main fields of expertise - Dispute Resolution, Contracts and Maritime Law (Leaders League 2023, 2024 and 2025, The Legal 500 2020 and 2021, LACCA from 2016 to 2021, and Análise Advocacia 500 2018 and Mulher 2021). She is a member of the Women's International Shipping and Trading Association (Wista).
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Diploma in Maritime Affairs , UN (ECLAC), 2021
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Mediation of Business Conflicts, CBMA, 2020
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LL.M in Admiralty and Maritime Law, Tulane University, New Orleans, 2015
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Specialist in Contract Law, University of the Federal District (UDF), 2009
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Graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), 2004
Rua Gomes de Carvalho, 911
Vila Olímpia, CEP 04547-003
São Paulo, SP | +55 (11) 98149- 7714
