Carolina Gattaz

Carolina Gattaz is an associate in the Litigation & Arbitration practice of Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown, based in the São Paulo office. She focuses on international commercial arbitration and represents Brazilian and foreign clients in complex, high-value and cross-border disputes. Her experience includes proceedings administered by leading arbitral institutions, including the ICC, LCIA and CAM-CCBC, seated in jurisdictions across the Americas and Europe. Carolina has advised clients in disputes arising from major infrastructure and energy projects, corporate transactions and complex commercial agreements, with particular experience in the oil and gas, power and renewable energy, construction and infrastructure sectors.

• Representing a Brazilian subsidiary of a global conglomerate and a major player in the renewable power industries in an arbitration seated in São Paulo, against multiple special-purpose vehicles associated with a prominent Brazilian renewable energy company. The dispute arises from supply agreements and operation and maintenance Contracts related to wind farms, highlighting the complexities of contractual obligations and operational challenges in the renewable energy sector. Brazilian law is applicable to the merits, and English is the language of the arbitration.
• Representing a Brazilian subsidiary of a leading global offshore drilling company and offshore drilling contractor in a high-stakes arbitration against a prominent Brazilian shipyard company. The dispute revolves around a Service Agreement for the construction and delivery of two advanced water treatment modules for an FPSO unit in a major offshore project, involving some of the biggest names in the energy sector. The case underscores the complexities of high-value engineering, contractual disputes, and the dynamic offshore energy market in Brazil. Brazilian law is applicable to the merits, and English is the language of the arbitration.
• Representing a major Brazilian infrastructure company and its subsidiary in a high-stakes arbitration in São Paulo against a prominent French corporation and its Peruvian subsidiary. The dispute arises out of a Share Purchase Agreement under which the control of a Peruvian concession-holding company was transferred to the respondents. With Brazilian law governing the merits and English as the language of the arbitration, this case delves into the intricate cross-border dynamics of Latin American infrastructure investments.
• Representing a Spanish EPC contractor and its Ivorian subsidiary, claimants in an ICC arbitration seated in Paris against the Ivorian subsidiary of a French company. The dispute relates to the construction of a combined-cycle power plant and the impacts of force majeure events on the performance of the works. French law is applicable to the merits of the dispute, and French is the language of the proceedings.
• Representing a Brazilian energy company in an ICC arbitration against two companies of an international group specialized in subsea services. The dispute is related to an EPC contract for the construction of the offshore and onshore installations of a Thermal Power Plant at a port in the Northeast of Brazil. The arbitration is seated in São Paulo, and the language of the arbitration is English.

• Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Bachelor of Laws (JD equivalent)

• Brazil

• Anglais
• Portugais
• Espagnol