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Felipe Bastos leads the Insurance and Reinsurance as well as Arbitration practices at FAS Advogados. 

With over 20 years of experience advising both domestic and foreign companies, Felipe possesses extensive expertise in general commercial contracts. He is widely recognized and highly regarded in the market, having received acclaim from all major national and international professional directories for his consultative, contentious, and transactional work in the Insurance and Reinsurance markets. 

Felipe holds deep expertise in complex strategic litigation, commercial arbitrations, corporate disputes, and construction matters, as well as in mediations and negotiations, both within Brazil and internationally. 

Additionally, Felipe has accumulated extensive knowledge in contracts related to the Oil and Natural Gas industry and Construction. 

Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB)
  • Member of the Defense Research Institute (DRI) 
  • Member of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS)
  • Member of the Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances (Brazil) - AIDA
  • Member of the Instituto Brasileiro do Direito da Construção (IBDiC)
  • Member of the Instituto dos Advogados de São Paulo (IASP)

 

Awards & Rankings

  • Chambers and Partners
    Insurance - 2022, 2023, 2024
     
  • A.M. Best
    Recommended Lawyer
     
  • Who´s Who Legal (Lexology)
    Insurance - 2025
    Brasil: Isurance and Reinsurance - 2025, 2026
     
  • Análise Advocacia
    Recognized as one of the most admired lawyers in Brazil - 2016, 2025, 2026
     
  • International Elite 100 Awards
    Insurance & Reinsurance Law Lawyer of the Year - 2023
     
  • Legal 500
    Insurance - 2026

Education

  • 2002 – Bachelor's degree in Law from the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)
  • 2010 – LL.M (summa cum laude) from the University of Virginia School of Law, USA (UVA Law) 
  • 2012 – MBA in Business Administration and Legal Transactions from the Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) in São Paulo 
  • 2013 - MBA in Insurance Law from the National School of Insurance (Escola Superior Nacional de Seguros)

 

Insights by Felipe

Cyber Space - Global cyber expectations for 2026: New laws, regulations and increased severity of incidents? Part 2

12 Mar 2026 8 min read

Legal Outlook 2026 - Brazil: strategic trends across key practice areas

02 Feb 2026 2 min read

Cyber Space: Global insights on cyber and data risk for insurers

07 May 2025 8 min read

Relatório de sustentabilidade no setor de seguros: como garantir a conformidade antes do prazo final

17 Feb 2025 3 min read
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