XGIVS promotes four lawyers to partner

XGIVS has promoted four lawyers to partner, naming its first generation of partners since the firm was launched in May 2023. The new partners—Hércules Kastanopoulos, Julia Schulz Rotenberg, Luíza Sanseverino and Maria Beatriz Delamuta—have been with the firm since its inception.

Hércules Kastanopoulos spent more than ten years in civil litigation and arbitration at a full-service firm and worked for a year in international arbitration at Latham & Watkins LLP in Paris. He holds an LL.M. in dispute resolution from University College London and a master’s in commercial law from the University of São Paulo, and is a graduate of Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie.

Julia Schulz Rotenberg has worked in dispute resolution for close to 15 years, including 12 years at a full-service firm, focusing on complex litigation, commercial law and dispute prevention. She holds a master’s in state law from the University of São Paulo and a law degree from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo.

Luíza Sanseverino has practiced strategic litigation at full-service firms for nearly 15 years and is dually qualified in Brazil and in New York. She currently focuses on complex litigation before the higher courts and arbitration involving corporate disputes, and previously worked for the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Rio Grande do Sul. She holds an LL.M. from Columbia Law School and a law degree from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul.

Maria Beatriz Delamuta has more than 15 years of experience in dispute resolution, with a focus on complex private law litigation, both as a lawyer at full-service firms and as secretary to domestic and international arbitral tribunals. She teaches civil law at the graduate level at Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie and holds a master’s degree from the University of São Paulo and an LL.M. in international dispute resolution from Queen Mary University of London.