Co-Head of the Maritime and Transport law practice of the firm, area in which he has been recognised as Thought Leader in 2023 by WWL (Who’s Who Legal /LatinLawyer), after being for recommended since 2020. He is also recommended by Legal 500 since 2014, Chambers and Partners since 2018, Best Lawyers since 2020 and by Leaders League since its 1st guide on Shipping. Clients cite that he “enjoys a stellar reputation among peers who highlight his expert handling of sophisticated commercial matters in the maritime industry” (WWL 2021), he is “a brilliant lawyer and an individual with the ability to respond well to what clients want” (Chambers 2023), who “excels in maritime litigation and advice” (Legal 500 2022).

Olympio is also a member of our law firm’s Arbitration & Litigation team, for which he has been recommended by Legal 500 since 2017. His experience in disputes is broad and, besides maritime ones, it also includes construction, insurance and reinsurance court disputes and arbitrations, and more than 20 years of experience representing banks and other creditors in complex disputes, recovery of high-value claims and in the leading bankruptcy and court reorganization cases in Brazil.

Further to that, he increasingly deals with cases involving China, he studies mandarin (now at intermediate level) and is a member, since 2022, of CERBC – State Coordination of the Brazil-China Relations of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB/RJ).