QUALIFICATIONS
Brazil (Advogada)
Germany (Mitglied der Rechtsanwaltskammer Köln | Member of the Cologne Bar)
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
Represented foreign shipowners in a number of cargo claim disputes before the Brazilian State Courts.
Represented a German trading company in an ICC arbitration against an Italian company in a dispute involving contracts for the international sale of goods.
Advised a German media company on recognition and enforcement of an ICC arbitral award in Brazil.
CAREER MILESTONES
Prior to joining BODENHEIMER, Munique de Souza Mendes practiced law at a leading maritime law firm in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as well as at the Luxembourg office of a major international law firm.
MEMBERSHIP (SELECTION)
ICC YAF, LCIA YIAG, DIS 40, YSIAC, CBMA
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ms Mendes is a graduate of Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Faculty of Law (Brazil).
She also holds a Postgraduate Master of Laws, LL.M. in International Dispute Resolution from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Germany).
LANGUAGES
English | Portuguese | Spanish