Founded in 1969 by the maritime lawyer Osvaldo Sammarco, Sammarco Advogados is a boutique law firm specialised in maritime and port law, recognised and awarded internationally by tradition and excellence in this field, as well as in other sectors related to international commerce, logistics and cargo transportation. Sammarco Advogados attends the principal P&I Clubs, owners, charterers, multimodal carriers, terminals, port operators and other players in the segment of transportation and logistics concerning shipping accidents, collision, grounding, environmental damage, ship arrest, accidents with crewmembers and port workers, freight collection, demurrage, detention, warehousing, such as shortage of and damage to cargo, marge and acquisitions and other maritime and port matters. The law firm renders legal services in the litigation area, strategic litigation, mediation, arbitration and preventive consultation. Led by the partner manager, Marcelo Sammarco, the team of Sammarco Advogados is composed by 17 lawyers. With the head office established at Santos, the biggest port of Latin America, the firm also has a branch office strategically based in Brasilia, the Brazilian federal capital.