Newton Coca Bastos Marzagao
Automotive Dispute Resolution
+55 11 3356 1693 nmarzagao@demarest.com.br São Paulo
Partner of Demarest’s Dispute Resolution area, Newton Coca Bastos Marzagão holds a PhD in Procedural Law from Universidade de São Paulo (USP) and a master’s degree from the same institution. His regular clients include companies in the banking, automotive, construction, rubber and pneumatics, pharmaceuticals, service industries and the food and retail sectors.
- Advising a client from the mining sector in an arbitration within the context of a corporate dispute valued at approximately BRL 2 billion
- Advising a client in the retail sector in an arbitration regarding the acquisition of control of a supermarket chain, totaling approximately BRL 1.5 billion
- Advising the State of Holland in a legal dispute linked to a contractor's non-compliance with infrastructure work in one of the ports in northeastern Brazil, valued at approximately BRL 500 million
- Advising an automobile client in a compensation claim worth BRL 500 million
- Advising a financial market client in a dispute involving its entry into the Brazilian market and its consequences for competition, in the amount of BRL 350 million
- PhD in Procedural Law from Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
- Master’s degree in Procedural Law from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil (2013)
- Alumni of the Cross-Border Dispute Resolution Program, conducted by the Lex Mundi Institute, California, United States (2012)
- Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo, Brazil (2005)
- Member of the Brazilian Institute of Procedural Law (IBDP)
- Member of the Center for Advanced Studies on Procedural Law (CEAPRO)
- Member of the Committee on Legal Education and Relations with College Faculties at the Center for Studies of Law Firms (CESA)
- Member of the São Paulo Lawyers Association (AASP)
- Author of the chapter “Arbitragem coletiva societária: notas críticas sobre seu emprego à luz do regime da substituição processual [Corporate collective arbitration: critical comments on its use in light of the procedural substitution regime” in the book “Processo societário”, Quartier Latin, 2021.
- Author of the chapter “O dever de revelação do árbitro: aspectos essenciais para o seu adequado exercício [The arbitrator’s duty of disclosure: essential aspects for its proper exercise]” in the book “Análise prática das Câmaras Arbitrais e da arbitragem no Brasil [Practical analysis of Arbitration Chambers and arbitration in Brazil]”, IASP, 2019.
- Author of the article “Visão contemporânea da garantia do contraditório: correção de defeitos processuais [Contemporary view of the adversarial guarantee: correction of procedural defects]”, Revista dos Tribunais, 2018.
- Author of the chapter “A Taxatividade do Rol do Artigo 1.015 do CPC e a Possibilidade de Interpretação Extensiva ou Analógica [The Degree of Restriction of the List of Article 1,015 of the CPC and the Possibility of Extensive or Analogous Interpretation]” in the book “Reflexões sobre o Código de Processo Civil de 2015 [Reflections on the 2015 Code of Civil Procedure]”, Verbatim, 2018.
- Author of the chapter “Nulidades no procedimento arbitral [Nullities in arbitration proceedings]” in the book “Contraponto jurídico: posicionamentos divergentes sobre grandes temas do Direito Legal [Counterpoint: divergent positions on major themes of Law]”, Revista dos Tribunais, 2018.
- Author of the article “Brazilian New Code of Civil Procedure – New Tools Put at Court’s Disposal to Compel Defendants to Comply with Their Obligation to Solve Pecuniary Debts”, Association of Corporate Counsel, 2016.
- Author of the book “A multa (astreintes) na tutela específica [The fine (astreintes) in specific remedies”, Quartier Latin, 2015.
- Author of the book “A multa (astreintes) na tutela específica [The fine (astreintes) in specific remedies”, Quartier Latin, 2015.
- Author of the chapter “A Cláusula de Não Concorrência em Juízo – A Importância da Paulatina Valorização da Tutela Específica para a Preservação da Clientela nas Operações Societárias [The Clause of Non-Competition in Court – The Importance of Gradual Appreciation of Specific Remedies for the Preservation of Clients in Corporate Operations]” in the book “Processo Societário [Corporate Lawsuit]”, Quartier Latin, 2012.
- Author of the article “Relevant Aspects of the Bill of Law for the New Brazilian Civil Procedure Code”, International Bar Association, 2011.
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