Farinon, Carvalho da Silva & Advogados Associados

FARINON, CARVALHO DA SILVA & ADVOGADOS ASSOCIADOS is a Law Firm founded in 1972 with vast experience in the fields of Commercial, Civil, Tax, and Labour Law. In addition to its practice in the main areas of law, the Firm is traditionally renowned for providing legal services and counsel in the areas of Maritime Law, Environmental Law and Foreign Trade issues. Within its scope of practice, the Firm is capable of advising and assisting shipowners, charterers, P&I Clubs, salvage companies, shipping agencies, port operators, import and export companies, and all other segments of the Shipping industry.

The Law Firm is based in Porto Alegre, the capital city of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, and has a branch office in the city of Rio Grande, RS, where one of the main ports of the country is located. FARINON, CARVALHO DA SILVA & ADVOGADOS ASSOCIADOS has also extended its practice into all major port cities in Brazil, in addition to having correspondent offices overseas.

Since 2009, the Firm has been listed annually by the renowned British legal directories CHAMBERS GLOBAL, CHAMBERS LATIN AMERICA, LEGAL 500 and WHO'S WHO LEGAL as one of the best law firms in Brazil in the Shipping area.

In addition, its founding partners Roberto Porto Farinon and Ruy Fernando Carvalho da Silva have been ranked in such legal directories as leading lawyers in Brazil in Maritime Law.

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Environmental and Land Use	1
International Trade	2
Labor & Employment	2
Other	2
Transportation	2