Lawyers

Email: luiz.franca@fcdg.com.br

Partner specialized in judicial and arbitration disputes, with emphasis on the areas of contracts, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, banking, bankruptcy and judicial recovery.

Academic Background

• Master in Business Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro.
• Graduated in Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro.

Awards and Recognitions

• Nominated by the Análise Advocacia 500 magazine as one of the most admired lawyers in the State of Rio de Janeiro, in 2020.
• Nominated by the Análise Advocacia 500 magazine as one of the most admired lawyers in the Electric Energy Sector, in 2020.
• Named by the Análise Advocacia 500 magazine as one of the most admired lawyers in the Financial Sector, in 2020.
• Nominated by Best Lawyers in the Litigation area, in 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Professional Associations

• Member of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr).
• Prosecutor of the Court of Sports Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro, between 2013 and 2015.

Publications

• Abuse of control power as the cause of insolvency and basis for the duty to repair. São Paulo: Latin Quarter, 2023.
• “Mandatory conversion of debentures: limits to the power of the majority” – Semiannual Journal of Business Law, nº 22 (January/June 2018). Rio de Janeiro: Renovate, 2007–.
• “Brief notes on secondary meaning and degeneration of trademarks” – Semiannual Business Law Magazine, nº 24 (January/June 2019). Rio de Janeiro: Renovate, 2007–.
• “Consent in light of the LGPD: an only apparent obstacle to corporate investigations” – Semiannual Journal of Business Law, nº 28 (January/June 2021). Rio de Janeiro: Renovar, 2007–.

Languages

Portuguese | English