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Cláudia Gruppi Costa

claudia.gruppi@mcssa.com.br

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Corporate and Civil Litigation, Arbitration, Administrative Law, Judicial Reorganization and Bankruptcy, Credit Restructuring, and Special Situations.

Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of São Paulo (FDUSP), with a one-semester course (2013) at the University of Coimbra.

Postgraduate Degree in Contract Law from the São Paulo School of Law of Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV Direito SP).

Master’s Degree in Civil Law from the University of São Paulo (FDUSP).

Coordinator of the Corporate Litigation and M&A Disputes Committee at IBRADEMP – Brazilian Institute of Business Law.

Professor in the Graduate Program in Corporate Law – Luiz Mário Moutinho Institute – Recife, Pernambuco

M&A Agreements – Limitations on Buyer Remedies and Exclusive Remedy Clauses. Quartier Latin, 2025.

“The Indemnification Clause in Share Purchase Agreements: Brief Considerations on the Legal Regime and Scope under Brazilian Law.” In: Corporate Process V. Quartier Latin, forthcoming.

“Indemnification Clauses in Share Purchase Agreements.” In: Challenges and Trends in Arbitration and Procedure. Thoth, 2025.

“Football Corporations and Joint Liability for Club Debts.” In: Football Law. Thomson Reuters Brasil, 2025.

“The Discharge (Quitus) and the Liability of Corporate Officers in STJ Case Law.” In: Corporate Law, Judicial Reorganization and Bankruptcy in STJ Case Law. Revista dos Tribunais, 2024.

“The Shareholder Liability Action and Litigation Finance.” In: Litigation Finance and Special Situations. Revista dos Tribunais, 2023.

“The Kompetenz-Kompetenz Principle is Not Absolute: The Judiciary Can Review Obvious Defects in the Arbitration Agreement.” In: Civil Procedure in Business Law – Repercussions of the New CPC. Juspodivm, 2022.

“The Exclusive Remedy Clause and Contract Termination for Default.” In: Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A). Quartier Latin, 2022.

“Article 159 of the Brazilian Corporations Law Does Not Apply to Indemnity Actions Against Administrators and Fund Managers.” In: Current Issues in Corporate Law and Capital Markets: Investment Funds, Vol. V. Lumen Juris, 2021.

“Accidental Fraud in Share Purchase Agreements: Criteria for Damage Quantification.” In: Corporate Process IV. Quartier Latin, 2019.

Chair of the Corporate Litigation and M&A Disputes Committee at Brazilian Institute of Business Law (IBRADEMP).

Active member of the M&A Disputes Committee at Brazilian Institute of Business Law (IBRADEMP), as well as a member of the Institute of Private Law (IDiP) and the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr).

Recognized by Chambers Global 2026 in Dispute Resolution: Litigation.

Recognized as Up and Coming in Litigation in the Chambers Brazil: Contentious 2025 rankings.

Recognized by The Legal 500 from 2020 to 2025: “Claudia Gruppi Costa, one of the firm’s associates, comprehends clients’ needs very quickly. She’s also very good with timing and counseling.”

Highlighted by Leaders League from 2022 to 2025 for her work in Arbitration and Civil and Commercial Litigation.

Achieved the “Associates to Watch” ranking in the Chambers Brazil: Contentious 2024 cycle. Alongside Natália Giannasi, she is one of the only two Brazilian lawyers featured in this category for Litigation.

Finalist in the Litigation Rising Star of the Year category at The Legal 500 Brazil Awards 2024.