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Fernando Dantas M. Neustein
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Experience
Fernando’s practice focuses on complex litigation with an emphasis on product liability disputes requiring long-term commitments with clients in sectors such as tobacco, technology, food and beverages, and pharmaceuticals. Fernando also has extensive experience in handling litigation concerning public policy before Brazil’s higher courts and in liaising with international counsels on Brazilian litigation and to co-counsel in cross-border disputes.
Fernando has authored various articles about changes in procedural law, notably on class actions, and has been a speaker at local and international seminars on the Brazilian litigation environment. Fernando is a member of the Lawyers’ Institute of São Paulo (IASP) and the Class Actions Committee of the International Bar Association. He is a former member of the Brazilian Bar Association’s Law Firm Committee – São Paulo Section and the Brazilian Bar Association’s Integration with Higher Courts Committee – Federal Section.
Education
Bachelor of Laws – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP);
Master of Constitutional Law – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP).
Recognitions
Chambers Brazil – Product Liability/Consumer Law (2009 – 2024);
Latin Lawyer 250 – Litigation (2016 – 2024);
Análise Advocacia – Civil (2017), Food, Beverage & Tobacco (2018,
2020–2024), Regulatory (2020) and São Paulo (2017, 2021);
Euromoney Expert Guides – Product Liability (2016);
Who’s Who Legal Brazil – Product Liability Defense (2019 – 2023);
Who’s Who Legal Global – Product Liability Defense (2019 – 2024);
Global Elite Thought Leader – Product Liability Defense (2023 – 2024).
Meta can resume using personal data for AI training in Brazil
Mattos Filho and Bialer Falsetti Associados have advised Meta in the reversal of a decision made by Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) to suspend the company from using Facebook and Instagram users’ public data to train its generative artificial intelligence (AI) system.
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Brazil – fluid recovery in consumer class actions
Homogenous individual rights class actions may be filed by several entities, including the Public Prosecutor Office and civil associations. In consumer cases, homogeneous individual rights are those of common origin, such as death or injuries caused by a defective product.
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Which law firms were the most popular in 2021?
The boom of innovative transactions in 2021, such as IPOs and hybrid bond issuances, ensured that leading Latin American companies kept their external advisers on hand as they waded through an increasingly complex raft of legal matters.
Click to read the Latin Lawyer article. Partners: Paula Vieira e Fernando Dantas M. Neustein.
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