Danúbia Souto de Faria Costa

Resumé

Expertise in Civil Procedural Law, with a strong background in strategic litigation before Higher Courts, in civil, tax, and corporate practice. Also represents clients before trial courts in the Federal Courts System, and before the Appellate Courts of the Federal District and Territories, in relation to complex cases and in the development of high-impact procedural strategies. Represents clients before regulatory authorities, administrative boards and appellate courts and other government authorities. Member of the Brasília Association of Civil Procedural Law (ABPC) and author of papers and book chapters.

Education

LL.M in Tax Law
Fundação Getúlio Vargas, FGV (2024 - candidate)
LL.M in Procedural Law and Appeals before Higher Courts
Brazilian Institute of Teaching, Research and Development (IDP) (2024)
Master’s Candidate in Law (2020 – in progress)
Area of Focus: Public Policies, Private Relationships and Development / Unified Teaching Center of Brasília (CEUB)
Graduate Degree in Law and Judicial Relief
Instituto dos Magistrados do Distrito Federal – Brasília (2013)
Bachelor of Laws
University Center of the Federal District (2008)

Associations

Brazilian Bar Association (OAB)
– São Paulo Chapter (2012)
– Rio de Janeiro Chapter (2011)
– Federal District Chapter (2009)
Brasília Association of Civil Procedural Law (ABPC)

Books

Comments on Articles 1,040, 1,041 and 1,042 of the Brazilian Code of Civil Procedure (book chapter)
Código de Processo Civil Comentado: teoria e prática nos Tribunais. Arts. 926 a 1.044 com comentários ao Anteprojeto de Lei sobre Relevância da Questão Federal. Rodrigo F. Becker, João Roberto Machado N. de Oliveira, Ana Carolina A. Caputo Bastos, Paulo Mendes (orgs.) – 1ed. – São Paulo: Thoth Editora, 2025.
Relevância da Questão Federal (EC n. 125/2022): ponderações iniciais sobre possíveis reflexos na esfera tributária e sobre o perigo da estadualização do Direito Federal. The Importance of the Federal Issue (Constitutional Amendment 15/2022: Preliminary Remarks on Possible Tax Ramifications and the Risk of Encroaching upon Federal Jurisdiction through State Law (book chapter – co-authored with Allana Rayssa Souza Alarcon
Controvérsia no Direito Tributário Contemporâneo / Thabitta de S. Rocha, Bruno Rodrigues Teixeira de Lima (orgs.) – 1ed.- Belo Horizonte, São Paulo: D’Plácido, 2023. (Free translation: Disputes in Contemporary Tax Law)
Criminal Jurisdiction in Consumer Rights (book chapter)
Revista da Fundação Escola Superior do Ministério Público do Distrito Federal e Territórios, v. 2, p. 61, 2015.