Brazilian-qualified lawyer with 20 years of experience in domestic and international arbitration, specializing in commercial disputes and cross-border proceedings. She has a solid academic background, including a Ph.D. in International Law (University of São Paulo, Brazil), a Master’s degree (Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas, France), and an LL.M. in Common Law (York University, Canada). She currently works as an independent arbitrator.

As a Founding Partner of Verena Ventures, advises companies and investors on Corporate Governance, Strategy, M&A, IPO, and doing business in Brazil. In this role, he helps clients navigate the complexities and opportunities of the Brazilian market, delivering value-added solutions and insights.

Mr Putz also serves as Board Member (Non Executive Director) and Audit Committee Member in Corporations and nonprofit organizations, having obtained certification by IBGC as Experienced Board Member (CCA+) and Experienced Audit Committee Member (CoCoaud+), and IMD Board Diploma.

His background as a CEO and CFO of large companies in various industries, such as infrastructure, steel and mining, telecom, consumer goods, energy and industrial products, has given him a broad and deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities in the Brazilian business environment.
He has also completed several executive education programs at prestigious institutions, such as Harvard, IMD, Tsinghua, Wharton, and IESE.

Graduate and Master’s student in International Law at the University of São Paulo (USP – Largo de São Francisco), serving as Coordinator of the STRATEGIC CORPORATE and INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY practice areas. Possesses practical experience and specialized training in representing clients in complex disputes, both in arbitration and in court proceedings. Work in STRATEGIC CORPORATE LAW focuses on functional governance and the development of efficient, innovative strategies for corporate structuring. Specific experience in INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY includes expertise in programming and cloud computing tools. Also advises clients in the electricity sector on projects involving the free energy market and reserve energy market.

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Marcelo is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators of London (CIArb) and founding member and current Director of CIArb Brazil Branch. He is an attorney and arbitrator based in São Paulo, Brazil. He is also a founding and managing partner at Escobar Advogados, where he has been developing a practice on art, third sector, tax and international law in addition to his primary activity as a litigation lawyer. He is a current legal advisor to Brazilian Contemporary Art Association (ABACT). He is included in the roster of arbitrators of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and several Brazilian institutions (CAMFIEP, CBMAE, CAMES and CAMNORTE). Further, Marcelo was appointed to the Arbitration pool of CAfA in June 2020. He also has experience in resolving disputes as a former Judge of the Administrative Tax Court of the State of Sao Paulo, and a former Counselor Judge of Tax Council of the City of Sao Paulo.

Marcelo’s educational background includes: PhD and Master degrees in Law; Visiting Student at Durham University (UK); Postgraduate in Corporate Law and Civil Procedure. He is a professor at LL. M. in Arbitration at the Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets (IBMEC) and Post-Graduation in Arbitration at PUC/SP-COGEAE (TOP UK Santander Universities Award Winner, Makenzie/Santander Universities). He is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese and has an additional good command of French.

Daniel B. Ferreira is the CEO of the Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration – CBMA. He is also a professor of at AMBRA University (USA), Senior Researcher at South Ural State University, and research fellow at the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Author and co-author of several papers in ADR, published in high-ranked journals, including Scopus and Web of Science, monographs, and textbooks. Daniel is also Editor-In-Chief of the scopus indexed Brazilian Journal for Alternative Dispute Resolution (RBADR) and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Law in Changing World (IJLCW). Daniel is a Fellow at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), qualified mediator at the International Mediation Institute (IMI), and Young Regional Chair for Brazil at the Institute for the Transnational Arbitration (ITA)

Ph.D. and a Master’s degree in Law from PUC-SP. Bachelor’s degree in Law from USP. Coordinates mediation and arbitration proceedings involving the State of São Paulo’s direct administration and its autonomous agencies. Ciarb Fellow.

PhD in Civil Law, under a sandwich PhD programme, from the University of São Paulo, including a research period at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, with a scholarship awarded by the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD). Master’s degree in Civil Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP). Bachelor’s degree in Law from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA). Deputy Academic Coordinator of the Stricto Sensu Postgraduate Programme and a member of the permanent teaching staff of the Stricto Sensus Postgraduate Programme in Regulatory Law at FGV Direito Rio. Undergraduate lecturer at FGV Direito Rio. He was a visiting researcher at Harvard Law School and at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and Private International Law in Hamburg, Germany. Research professor at the Centre for Research in Law and Economics (CPDE). Coordinator of the Professional Master’s Programme in Business Law and Arbitration.

Senior Associate at Garrigues in Lima, specializing in international commercial and investment arbitration. Holds an LL.M. in International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration from NYU School of Law, where he founded the NYU Latin American Arbitration Society (LAAS), and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb). Recognized by Legal 500 for Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Peru in 2024 and 2025. Active in academic publications, conferences, and coaching, including leading the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú team to victory in the 2026 American University International Investment Arbitration Competition.

André has been working on energy matters for more than 22 years and is recognized as a reference in this field by Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500, Leaders League and others.

He has been working in arbitration proceedings since 2004 and has been nominated as coarbitrator
and president in relevant disputes. He is a listed arbitrator at the main Brazilian arbitral chambers and coordinates the Study Group on Arbitration and Energy at the Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem.

André has published several articles on energy arbitration and is a regular speaker at conferences regarding the matter.

Lawyer graduated with honours from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP), holding an MBA from Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (USIL) and having completed postgraduate studies in Legal Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). Professor at PUCP and Universidad ESAN, with extensive experience as a national and international arbitrator. Former Academic Secretary of PUCP’s Faculty of Law and member of the commission reviewing Peru’s Extrajudicial Conciliation Law. Recipient of the Excellence Award for the best MBA graduation project at USIL in 2011 and a World Trade Institute scholarship in 2014. Areas of expertise include arbitration, public procurement, administrative law, civil and procedural law, and intellectual property.

Diogo is a partner in Lefosse’s Dispute Resolution practice.
He has extensive experience in litigation and arbitration, with a focus on complex litigation and domestic and international arbitration. He represents clients from a wide range of sectors, including logistics, pulp and paper, energy, construction and hospitality, handling numerous highly complex commercial and regulatory disputes.

Founding Partner of José Gálvez Abogados, specializing in arbitration, public procurement, infrastructure law, administrative law, dispute boards (JPRD), and dispute resolution. Holds a law degree from Universidad Nacional de Trujillo and is pursuing a Master’s degree in Public Procurement at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC). Extensive experience advising public entities, companies, and contractors on complex contractual disputes, arbitration proceedings, and dispute prevention in public and private infrastructure projects. Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), listed arbitrator with the Lima Bar Association and the Chamber of Commerce and Production of Huancayo and Junín Region, and adjudicator at the latter institution. Regular speaker at national and international conferences and author of legal publications on arbitration and dispute resolution.

Fabio Núñez del Prado is a tri-qualified lawyer admitted in Peru, New York, and England and Wales, with a law degree summa cum laude from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and an LL.M. from Yale Law School. He specializes in commercial and investment arbitration, civil law, and international commercial law, having participated in more than 50 arbitrations under major international institutions. He is Co-Chair of CEA-40 and a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb). A professor and published author, he has received recognition from Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 for his work in international arbitration.

FCIAbr. Senior Partner at Wongtschowski Kleiman Advogados. Tax advisor at Sistema B Brasil. Arbitrator at the Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration Chamber of OAB/SP and Arbitac/PR.

Lawyer graduated from Universidad San Martín de Porres, arbitrator and partner at Montezuma Abogados. He acts as an arbitrator in ad hoc proceedings and before various arbitration centres in Peru, including the Lima Chamber of Commerce, AMCHAM, OSCE, CAPECO, the College of Engineers of Peru and the Lima Bar Association. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) in London and a candidate for FellowCIArb. He is also included on the list of arbitrators of the Arbitration Court of the Madrid Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the American International Commercial Arbitration Court (AICAC). He is a lecturer in Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution and coaches university teams participating in international arbitration competitions.

Partner at ECIJA, Expert in Civil and Corporate Law, Lawyer, Arbitrator, Law Lecturer, Board Member of international corporations and non-profit associations.

Specialties: Dispute Resolution

2008-2011 – Ph.D. in International and Comparative Law. Law School of the University of São Paulo. Thesis: Analysis of the Effects of the Statute of Limitations in Domestic and International Arbitration from a Brazilian Law perspective;

2003-2004 –  LL.M (DESS) in Litigation, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), France Paper: “La pratique des anti-suit injunctions à l’encontre de l’arbitrage et son émergence en droit brésilien” (The practice of anti-suit injunctions against arbitration and its emergency in Brazilian law), with the guidance of Professor Charles Jarrosson;

2002-2003 – Post graduation (DSU) in Civil Law University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), France.;

1995-2000 -Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Full Professor at Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets (Ibmec-SP); Independent Arbitrator. Practice Areas:  Civil and Commercial transactions; Oil and Gas, Energy, Banking, agribusiness. Domestic and International Arbitration. Professional activities include acting as arbitrator in domestic and international arbitration procedures in Brazil, Administrative Secretary of Arbitration Tribunals as counsel in arbitration procedures;

author of numerous articles and books, inter alia: Arbitragem e Prescrição (Arbitration and the statute of limitations). São Paulo: Atlas, 2014; The CAM-CCBC Arbitration Rules 2012: A Commentary. Coordinated by Frederico José Straube, Claudio Finkelstein and Napoleão Casado Filho. Hague: Eleven International Publishing, 2016.

Luíza Kömel is Deputy Secretary-General of the CAM-CCBC (Center for Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Canada). She has obtained her law degree from the University of São Paulo (USP) and is certified in civil law by the University of Paris II: Pantheón-Assas. She has acted as counsel and case manager in domestic and international arbitration proceedings and has extensive experience in international arbitration and mediation academic competitions.

Business Lawyer. Vice-President of the Arbitration Commission of the Federal Council-OAB. Electoralist. Angel Investor

Lawyer and Professor

A graduate in law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and an arbitrator at the Arbitration Centre of that institution. Holds a Master’s degree in International Trade Law from the University of Turin, in association with UNCITRAL.

Has over seven years’ experience in dispute resolution in areas such as trade, public procurement and administrative law.

Founding partner of the firm. Qualified as a lawyer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and holds a Master’s degree in International Commercial Law (LLM) from King’s College London. Arbitrator at the arbitration centres of the Lima Chamber of Commerce, AmCham-Peru and the Belgian and Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Peru. International expert in ICSID arbitration. Member of the Spanish Arbitration Club and The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb). He specialises in the areas of arbitration, contracts, civil law, company law and mergers and acquisitions. He has extensive experience in structuring and designing particularly complex contractual transactions, as well as in devising and managing legal strategies in commercial and corporate disputes. He is the author of various articles in specialist journals in Peru and abroad. Has also previously lectured at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences.

Lawyer at Nanni Advogados, with a degree in Law from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, postgraduate studies in Contract Law from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and an LLM in International Trade Law from Universidade de São Paulo. Experience in Civil, Commercial and Private International Law. Associate Editor of the Revista de Arbitragem e Mediação and member of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee, ITA Advisory Board, New Voices, Young ITA and INOVARB-AMCHAM.

LL.M. Queen Mary, University of London (Merits). Diretor do Curso Prático de Arbitragem –
CPA. Sócio de Laudelino Advogados. Advogado.

A lawyer and executive with extensive experience in legal practice and over ten years leading legal, compliance and governance functions at major Brazilian companies. Holds a law degree and a Master’s degree from USP, MBAs from FGV-SP and INSPER-SP, and further qualifications in economic law, Economic Analysis of Law and corporate governance.

Active in arbitration and mediation at ICC Brazil, ICC International, CAMARB and OAB-SP. Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) and member of several arbitration panels, including ARBITAC, CAMARBRA, CAMES, CEMAAC, ARBITRATO, CAM-IASP and FGV Chamber’s Dispute Boards panel.

Lawyer with an LL.M. in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University’s Straus Institute, with experience in strategic legal support, contract management and corporate governance. Currently Deputy Secretary-General of CAM AMCHAM, coordinating legal and finance teams, supporting senior leadership, risk management and operational efficiency. Experience in arbitration and mediation administration, contract negotiation and risk allocation, dispute consulting and Dispute Systems Design. Also develops conflict prevention and leadership training initiatives.

Andrea Maria Rowlands de la Borda is a lawyer graduated from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, specializing in administrative law, arbitration, and public procurement. She was a Teaching Assistant at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú from 2006 to 2015, teaching courses on Insolvency Law and Arbitration and supporting Legal Research Methodology, with a focus on arbitration and insolvency law. From 2012 to 2015, she was also a Teaching Assistant at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, where she taught National and International Arbitration and Conciliation. She currently works as an independent arbitrator.

International lawyer with 12+ years’ experience in high-value, cross-border disputes and investigations across energy, construction, financial services and corporate sectors. Experience includes LCIA, ICC and CAM-CCBC arbitrations and English High Court proceedings involving sovereign states, financial institutions and multinational companies, with matters valued up to USD 2 billion.

Brazilian-qualified lawyer (OAB/PR), British, Italian and Brazilian national, LLM in International Corporate and Commercial Law from King’s College London and MCIArb. International experience across Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Fluent in English, Italian and Spanish; native Portuguese; working French. Focus: international arbitration, financial disputes, fraud, sanctions, regulatory, construction, energy and cross-border corporate matters.

Bachelor, Master and PhD in Commercial Law from FDUSP – Largo São Francisco. Vice-president of IDiP – Private Law Institute. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). Lawyer in São Paulo.

Advogada associada ao COSRO. Atua em resolução de disputas e arbitragem. Pesquisadora visitante na Unidroit (Roma). Pós-graduação em Direito Processual Civil pela UERJ. Mestranda em Direito Civil na PUC-Rio. 

Advogado especializado em Direito Processual Internacional, com foco em Arbitragem

Lecturer in Private International Law at the State University of Rio de Janeiro and lecturer in International Law at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, with extensive experience in research and publications on topics relating to international economic law and international transactions. During his academic career, he has held academic administrative posts and contributed to teaching, research and innovation at other institutions. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has been nominated for the European Commission’s list of arbitrators for commercial dispute resolution proceedings within the European Union. Lawyer.

Senior Associate (MCIArb) at Estudio Echecopar, specializing in Construction Law, infrastructure projects, NEC and FIDIC contracts, public procurement, and arbitration. Holds postgraduate studies in Public Procurement from the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (UPC). Experienced in contract administration and legal advisory for civil infrastructure and hospital projects, with expertise in risk management, claims, and dispute resolution before public entities and Dispute Boards (JPRD and DAB). Advanced English proficiency.

Lawyer and Arbitrator based in São Paulo.

Eduardo has extensive experience with national and international matters related to different sectors, such as the financial market, agribusiness, life sciences, civil construction, automotive industry among others.

Eduardo is a Ph.D candidate and holds a LL.M in International Law at PUC/SP, where he also obtained his Postgraduation Degree in Administrative Law. He holds a LL.M in International Commercial Law from University College London-UCL. He is a professor of Postgraduate courses in Arbitration and International Law at COGEAE-PUC/SP. He coordinates the Group of Studies in International Commercial Law at PUC/SP.

Sócio de Wald, Antunes, Vita e Blattner Advogados. Bacharel, Mestre e Doutor em Direito Processual
Civil pela Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo (FDUSP). LL.M. em International Business

Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration pela New York University – NYU, bolsista Arthur T. Vanderbilt. Vice-
Presidente da Comissão Especial de Arbitragem da OAB/SP. Diretor do Centro de Mediação e Arbitragem

da Câmara de Comércio Portuguesa no Brasil (CMA-CCPB). Fellow do Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
(FCIArb). Membro da Comissão de Arbitragem e ADR da ICC Brasil, do Institute of World Business Law
da CCI e do Rising Arbitrators Initiative. Autor de diversos artigos sobre arbitragem em publicações
nacionais e internacionais.

Antonio “Tonico” Monteiro da Silva is based in São Paulo and specialises in disputes involving construction law in general, corporate and commercial issues, as well as trade finance.  He has a Master’s Degree from the Universidade de São Paulo and an MBA in Finance and Investor’s Relations from FIPECAFI.  His main hobby is dressage and show jumping.  He was a director of the riding school of the Sociedade Hípica Paulista for two consecutive terms.

Advogado inscrito no NY Bar, Counsel de Cleary Gottlieb em São Paulo. LLM pela University of California, Berkeley. Bacharel pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Foi Vice-Diretor de Comunicações do Ciarb Brazil Branch (2024-2026). Fellow do Ciarb.

Head of Legal, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability for South America

Counsel in the Arbitration and Litigation practices, with over 14 years of professional experience, specializing in negotiation and client advisory across various industries in domestic and international arbitration proceedings, as well as complex judicial litigation involving civil, commercial, administrative, and regulatory matters.

In addition to legal practice, Angela is a university lecturer and an arbitrator listed with the rosters of leading arbitration centers in Peru. Postgraduate studies include international arbitration and public utilities and infrastructure regulation. Professional experience has been recognized by leading legal rankings, including Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, and the Women in Business Law Awards.

Lawyer, arbitrator, adjudicator and consultant.

Lawyer, Partner at Marcato Advogados; Master’s in Civil Procedural Law from USP; Specialist in Arbitration from FGV; Continuing Education in Dispute Mediation at Harvard University; Fellow of CIArb; Counselor of AASP – Associação dos Advogados de São Paulo; Member of CBAr and its legislation, mediation, and equity committees; Acting as Arbitrator, including being listed as an arbitrator in various institutions (CAM-CCBC, Amcham, CAMARB, FGV, CAMAGRO, CMA-IE, CAMCA-OAB, and CAESP).

Since August 2023, Daniel has been working exclusively as an arbitrator in the resolution of disputes arising from or relating to public or private works contracts, concessions, works-in-lieu-of-tax contracts and various commercial contracts.

Graduated in Civil Engineering with honors, MBA in Finance, 25 years of executive experience in project management, contract and claim management. Chartered Arbitrator and Quantity Surveyor.

Experienced in executing international construction projects, including complex power generation plants and large-scale infrastructure developments. Proficient in implementing measures to ensure meeting and exceeding compliance with budget, schedule, quality, safety,
and customer expectations.

Experience gained during the execution of industrial buildings, LNG to Power projects, Simple Cycle and Combined Cycle power plants, water distribution systems, gas &; water pipelines, water treatment plants, HV Switchyard & Transmission Lines, Piers & Docks, roads & railways, tunneling & airports.

Highly skilled in Contract Administration, Claims Management and Dispute Avoidance and Resolution. Focused on implementing project commercial and contractual strategies that constantly exploits opportunities and minimize exposure to risks.

Tested and skilled in Project and Contract Management, Finance and Accounting, resolution of Claims and Disputes, Litigation Support.

Fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese.