Galeria de fotos | Encontro do Ciarb debate produção de provas na arbitragem
No dia 21 de outubro de 2026, o Ciarb Brazil Branch, em parceria com o Instituto Brasileiro de Direito da …
YMG do Ciarb e CJA/CBMA abrem inscrições para o Mock Trial no Rio de Janeiro; confira o edital
O Young Members Group (YMG) do CIArb Brazil Branch, em parceria com o Comitê de Jovens Arbitralistas do Centro Brasileiro …
Inscreva-se no Workshop de Mediação na Reestruturação de Empresas em Campinas: Edital Aberto!
O Ciarb Brazil Branch, por meio do Young Members Group (YMG), apresenta o Workshop de Mediação na Reestruturação de Empresas …
Participe do evento “30 anos da Lei de Arbitragem”, promovido com apoio institucional do Canal Arbitragem, do Ibrachina e do Center for International Arbitration Studies da PUC-SP
Em comemoração aos 30 anos da Lei nº 9.307/96, este evento gratuito organizado pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo …
Inscreva-se no evento “AI in International Arbitration: Regulation and Guidelines”
O Ciarb promove um encontro dedicado aos impactos da inteligência artificial na arbitragem, reunindo especialistas de diferentes jurisdições para discutir …
Andres Talavera
Full-time Professor at the Academic Department of Law and member of the Research Center of Universidad del Pacífico. LL.M. in Comparative and International Dispute Resolution from Queen Mary University of London; Chevening Scholar (2018); law degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Experience as counsel in arbitration proceedings involving construction, gas, energy, oil, share purchase, and leasing disputes, as well as advisory work in arbitration, investment arbitration, regulatory, administrative, and civil law. Experience as arbitrator in private and public-sector disputes. Founding member of Peruvian Young Arbitrators, with academic and professional publications and presentations on arbitration, civil law, and public procurement.
Andres Talavera
Full-time Professor at the Academic Department of Law and member...
Rafael Wallbach Schwind
FCIArb, Doctor and Master of Public Law from the University of São Paulo, Visiting Scholar at the University of Nottingham (2016), Professor of Administrative Law, arbitrator, and lawyer with experience in advisory and litigation matters in public law in general.
Rafael Wallbach Schwind
FCIArb, Doctor and Master of Public Law from the University...
Carla Cueva
Master’s degree in business law. With over 19 years’ experience in civil litigation relating to property and commercial matters, as well as arbitration.
Carla Cueva
Master’s degree in business law. With over 19 years’ experience...
Laerte Meyer de Castro Alves
Position: Associate
Email: [email protected]
Languages Spoken: Portuguese, English and Spanish
Country: Brazil
Membership Grade: Associate
Partner of R. Amaral, Huland, Castro Alves, Linhares; Barros Leal Law Firm, in charge to manage the corporate and international areas of practice, having strong expertise in advising foreign investors, bankrupt estates and companies operating in the markets of real estate, tourism, hospitality, construction and transports. Bachelor of Law at the University of Fortaleza – UNIFOR, Specialist in Business Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo –
PUC/SP, Master in International Law at the Lisbon University School of Law – FDUL. Registered in the Brazilian and Portuguese Bar Associations. Member of the Arbitration and Mediation Unit of the Alliance of Business Lawyers – ABL (Geneva), Vice-President of the Brazilian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ceará – CCIBAC (Fortaleza), Member for Brazil for the Deutsch-Brasilianische Gesellschaft – DBG (Berlin), Professor of the LL.M. Business Law and Management of the University of Fortaleza – UNIFOR (Fortaleza), Arbitrator of the Specialized Arbitration and Mediation Chamber – CAMES (Fortaleza). Worked professionally in arbitrations, due diligences, business acquisitions, corporate restructuring, international finance, corporate conflicts, insolvency proceedings, projects to implement corporate governance rules, disputes on intellectual property rights, negotiation of international agreements, as well the incorporation, merger and split of companies. Was speaker in Brazil and abroad in panels related to foreign capital, investment attraction and Brazilian legal system. Author of the book; From the Development to the Consolidation of the Legal Institute of Nationality in International Law;
(2020).
Laerte Meyer de Castro A
Partner of R. Amaral, Huland, Castro Alves, Linhares; Barros Leal...
Gianna Macchiavello
Lawyer with broad experience in public and private affairs. Arbitrator in commercial disputes and member of the most prestigious arbitration institutions in Peru. Delegate in the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR. Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators- MCIArb. In her arbitration practice, she has experience as presiding, co and sole Arbitrator and emergency Arbitrator in commercial arbitration. Former member of the Arbitration Court of the Arbitration Center of the Lima Chamber of Commerce (2022-2025). Member of several Boards of Directors. General Counsel in Repsol Peru, an energy company in the oil and gas industry (2008-2021). Wide experience in upstream and downstream Energy projects. Held senior positions in government as well as in private organizations, leading multidisciplinary Teams. Speaker or panelist in Energy and Arbitration. Fluent in both Spanish and English. Conversant in German. Peruvian and Italian citizenships.
Gianna Macchiavello
Lawyer with broad experience in public and private affairs. Arbitrator...
Hugo Forno Odría
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.
Hugo Forno Odría
Senior Associate at Garrigues in Lima, specializing in international commercial...
Karin Klempp Franco
Position: Fellow
Phone: +55 11 99657-0191
Email: [email protected]
Languages spoken: German, English, Portuguese
Country: Brazil
Membership Grade: FCIArb
PhD on commercial law from Universidade de São Paulo. LL.M. on International Economic Law at University of Cologne, Germany with Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel; JD from Universidade de São Paulo.
She has developed her career in law firms in Germany and Brazil working with/leading the Intellectual Property, Digital Law, Privacy and Data Protection, Dispute Resolution, M&A, and German Desk areas. Ranked at Chambers (Latin America and Global), Leaders League, Best Lawyers, Análise 500 Advocacia.
She is a Professor of Law at the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Courses at Facamp – Faculdades Campinas (lectures: Arbitration, Mediation, ADRs and Negotiation, Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Information Technology, Privacy and Data Protection, Compliance). Guest lecturer in several courses – California Western School of Law, GVLaw, ESA/OAB, Inova/Unicamp, Embrapa.
She serves as arbitrator, mediator, and panelist for domain names in different institutions. Karin has a CIPP/E certification – Certified Information Privacy Professional – Europe by IAPP – International Association of Privacy Professionals and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Arbitrators of London – FCIArb.
Publications: (1) International Transfer of Technology to Brazil (2010), Trends in Alternative Dispute Resolution Concerning Intellectual Property: A Brazilian Perspective (2012); Patent Litigation: Jurisdiction Comparisons – Brazil (2012); Smart trains: quo vadis? A Brief Analysis of Artificial Intelligence from the Perspective of Intellectual Property and Civil Liability (2018); Brazilian Data Protection Law could be efficient for the communications on Covid-19 (2020); Brazilian law Trends for Digital Governance, Fundamental Rights and Personal Data (2020).
Karin Klempp Franco
PhD on commercial law from Universidade de São Paulo. LL.M....
Marcelo Botelho de Mesquita
Position: Fellow
Phone: +55 (48) 3039-1060
Email: [email protected]
Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese, English
Membership Grade: Fellow
Marcelo Alencar Botelho de Mesquita works as a lawyer, arbitrator and dispute board member with building and infrastructure contracts since 2003. Author of the book “Contratos Chave na Mão (Turnkey) e EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction)” (Almedina, 2019) and of chapters and essays focused on construction law. Currently, Vice President of the Brazilian Institute of Construction Law (IBDIC). Former President of the Mediation and Arbitration Committee at Brazilian Bar Association of Santa Catarina between 2016-2018 (OAB-SC). Vice-President of Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem da ACIF – CMAA.
Marcelo Botelho de Mesqu
Marcelo Alencar Botelho de Mesquita works as a lawyer, arbitrator...
Joaquim Paiva Muniz
Partner at Trench Rossi Watanabe since 2006, leading the firm’s Arbitration and Mediation practice. Extensive experience in dispute resolution, M&A, infrastructure contracts, mining, and oil and gas regulation. Holds an LL.M. from the University of Chicago and is admitted to the New York Bar. Recognized by leading legal rankings, including Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, Latin Lawyer 250, and Leaders League. Professor of arbitration, M&A, and corporate law in postgraduate programs. President of CONIMA and the Arbitration Committee of OAB-RJ, and member of the SIAC Advisory Council and several arbitral institutions’ rosters. Author of numerous books and legal articles on arbitration and dispute resolution.
Joaquim Paiva Muniz
Partner at Trench Rossi Watanabe since 2006, leading the firm’s...
Pedro Guilhardi
Pedro obtained his bachelor’s degree from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo in 2006. In 2013, he obtained his LL.M degree in Comparative and International Dispute Resolution from Queen Mary, University of London. In 2017, he obtained his master’s degree in Commercial Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. Currently, doctorate candidate in Commercial Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de SãoPaulo. As counsel, he has been involved in a variety of complex disputes (litigation before Brazilian Courts and arbitration proceedings administered by both domestic and international institutions).
Pedro Guilhardi
Pedro obtained his bachelor’s degree from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de...
Brayan Arturo Paredes Espejo
Peruvian lawyer and arbitrator specializing in public procurement, construction law, and alternative dispute resolution. Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), holder of a Master’s in Economic Administrative Law from Universidad del Pacífico, and doctoral candidate in Government and Public Administration at Universidad Continental, Paredes Espejo researches new arbitrable matters such as State liability. Additional studies include Public Works Law (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Dispute Boards (PUCP), and Construction Law and Dispute Resolution (UPC).
Director of BAPE Legal: Public Works Law, Paredes Espejo has acted as arbitrator in numerous institutional proceedings before the Lima Chamber of Commerce, the Arequipa Chamber of Commerce, the Peruvian College of Engineers, and other arbitration centers. Experience also includes serving as arbitral secretary in over sixty cases and as an expert witness in reports totaling hundreds of millions of soles in public works contracts. Current practice encompasses comprehensive contract management under Law No. 32069 and advisory work on contractual risks in road infrastructure.
Author of publications on arbitration and public procurement, Paredes Espejo wrote a thesis on arbitration as the natural forum for State liability disputes arising from public works, which earned academic recognition and was later published as a scientific article. With the newly obtained Ciarb credential, Paredes Espejo adds an international seal to a career built on hard work and without shortcuts.
Brayan Arturo Paredes Es
Peruvian lawyer and arbitrator specializing in public procurement, construction law,...
Guillermo Espino Wong
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.
Guillermo Espino Wong
Senior Associate (MCIArb) at Estudio Echecopar, specializing in Construction Law,...
Cesar Pereira
Position: C.Arb FCIArb
Phone: +55 11 3706 1500 - + 55 11 97597 0077
Email: [email protected]
Languages spoken: Portuguese, English, Spanish
City: São Paulo, SP
Country: Brazil
Membership Grade: FCIArb
Link to Profile or site: www.justen.com.br
Cesar Pereira is a Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – Ciarb, partner
at Justen, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini, Sao Paulo (Brazil), and co-head of the firm’s infrastructure and
arbitration practice. His practice as counsel, arbitrator or legal expert focuses on infrastructure projects,
regulated industries, public procurement and international contracts, and he has authored or edited
articles, book chapters and books in these fields. He holds a doctorate in public law from PUC-SP (Brazil)
and has been a visiting scholar at Columbia University, University of Nottingham and George Washington
University. He is a Fellow of the University of Nottingham’s Public Procurement Research Group and is on
the editorial board of Public Procurement Law Review – PPLR.
Cesar Pereira
Cesar Pereira is a Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow of the...
Mariana Conti Craveiro
Position: Fellow
Phone: +55 11 3807-4233
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Fluent in Portuguese, English, Italian and German, with knowledge of French and Spanish for professional purposes.
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.
Mariana Conti Craveiro
Bachelor, Master and PhD in Commercial Law from FDUSP –...
Augusto Cesar Oliveira Martins
Position: Associate
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Associate
Branch: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese, English, Spanish and French.
Law student at Veiga de Almeida University (UVA), member of the Equipe de Mediaqäo e Arbitragem da UVA (EMAUVA) and researcher by the same institution. Associate at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). Graduated in History from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Master in the Post-Graduation Program in Social History (PPGHIS-UFRJ). Member of the editorial board of Topoi Magazine.
Augusto Cesar Oliveira M
Law student at Veiga de Almeida University (UVA), member of...
Alexander Campos
Lawyer with 20+ years of experience in Construction Law and Arbitration. Founding Partner of Campos / Arbitraje e Infraestructura (CAI) in Peru and Master’s graduate of New York University (NYU). Former President of the Peruvian Society of Construction Law and professor at Universidad del Pacífico and Gerens Graduate School. Arbitrator listed by CCL, AMCHAM Peru and PUCP. Experience in major infrastructure projects and 200+ domestic and international construction arbitrations.
Alexander Campos
Lawyer with 20+ years of experience in Construction Law and...
Alessandro Vergel Pérez Palma
Alessandro is a lawyer and arbitrator specialising in national and international arbitration, with experience in commercial and public procurement disputes. He holds a Master’s degree in Procedural Law from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) and postgraduate studies in International Arbitration and Investments. He also acts as an arbitrator before major arbitration centres in Peru and is a lecturer in Procedural Law at PUCP.
Alessandro Vergel Pérez
Alessandro is a lawyer and arbitrator specialising in national and...
Flavio Bettega
Lawyer specializing in infrastructure projects, corporate litigation and alternative dispute resolution, with extensive experience as counsel and arbitrator in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations under ICC, CAM-CCBC, FGV and CAMFIEP rules, as well as proceedings before Brazilian courts. Holds a law degree from UFPR and an LL.M. with distinction from Tulane University School of Law. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), former President of the OAB/PR Mediation and Arbitration Commission, and member of ICC Brazil’s Arbitration Commission and the Brazilian Arbitration Committee. Recognized among Brazil’s most admired lawyers in infrastructure, ports and arbitration, and featured by Leaders League for notable arbitration practice. Fluent in English, with proficiency in French and practical knowledge of Spanish.
Flavio Bettega
Lawyer specializing in infrastructure projects, corporate litigation and alternative dispute...
Napoleão Casado Filho
Position: Fellow
Phone: +55 11 3063 2816
Email: [email protected]
Languages spoken: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese
Country: Brazil
Membership Grade: FCIArb
Napoleão Casado Filho, current Vice-President of CIArb Brazil Branch, is a member of the Approved Faculty List of the London Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Professor of Arbitration and International Commercial Law at the Post-graduation of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC/SP) and university Center of Joao Pessoa (UNIPE).
He has a Master and PhD degrees in International Economic Relations Law at PUC/SP and Post-doctorate at Université Paris II – Pantheon-Sorbonne – Société de Législation Comparée. Experienced arbitrator in proceedings under various institutional rules, he is the Managing Partner at Clasen, Caribé & Casado Filho Sociedade de Advogados, and is a skilled Counsel in international and national arbitration proceedings and in litigation on national courts.
Napoleão Casado Filho
Napoleão Casado Filho, current Vice-President of CIArb Brazil Branch, is...
Daniel Hemerly Ferreira
Brazilian lawyer specializing in international arbitration and cross-border commercial disputes, with experience handling complex cases at across many different sectors, including construction, corporate (M&A), securities, energy, and insurance, among others. Holds an LL.B. and a Postgraduate Degree in Contract Law from PUC-Rio, as well as an LL.M. from Columbia Law School (with honors). Served as Officer at CLS Brazil and as LL.M. Representative of the Columbia International Arbitration Association, and worked as Research Assistant to Professors George A. Bermann and Kabir Duggal.
Daniel Hemerly Ferreira
Brazilian lawyer specializing in international arbitration and cross-border commercial disputes,...
Marcos Fontes
Position: Diretor de Educação do Ciarb Brazil Branch
Phone: 5511985392007
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese; english, spanish
More than 20 years devoted to the civil, commercial and corporate areas, with focus on local and international arbitration and complex litigation. Significant experience on M&A transactions as well. Has also appeared as expert witness before international tribunals, and Arbitrator under various Arbitration Centers and rules.
Marcos Fontes
More than 20 years devoted to the civil, commercial and...
Luís Alberto Salton Peretti
His experience includes stints at foreign offices, having worked in arbitrations based in several jurisdictions and administered by the largest global dispute resolution centers. He was also Secretary General of the Ciesp / Fiesp Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration Chamber.
Luís Alberto Salton Pere
His experience includes stints at foreign offices, having worked in...
Jan Bouckaert
Experienced leader with a demonstrated history of working in project businesses (including energy & construction industries).
Jan combines Alternative Dispute Resolution with Contract Management to improve Project results.
Jan Bouckaert
Experienced leader with a demonstrated history of working in project...
Fabrine Raupp Hartog Soares
Position: Member
Phone: +55 21 2276-6200
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: MCIArb
Branch: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese, English
A solicitor at Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados, Fabrine Hartog has over 12 years’ practice and experience in commercial transactions involving the energy, infrastructure and maritime sectors, as well as experience in dispute resolution through arbitration and mediation. She worked for over eight years as a corporate lawyer for Brazilian and foreign companies operating in the maritime support and shipbuilding sectors, gaining expertise in complex cases within the maritime industry. In 2022, she was recognised as one of the most renowned lawyers in Rio de Janeiro by Análise Advocacia.
She holds a Master’s degree (LL.M) in International Commercial Law, specialising in the oil and gas sector, from the University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom, 2019. She completed a postgraduate programme at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV/RJ) in 2016. She graduated with a degree in Law from Cândido Mendes University, Brazil, in 2011.
She is a member of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB); a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIARb); Secretary-General of the Maritime and Port Law Committee of the OAB/RJ; a member of the Business Law Committee of the OAB/RJ; and was a member of the Legal Committee of the Brazilian Association of Maritime Support Companies (ABEAM); a member of the Women’s International Shipping and Trade Association (WISTA), a member of the Maritime, Transport and Arbitration Law Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA), and is included on the List of Arbitrators of the Brazilian Centre for Mediation and Arbitration (CBMA).
Fabrine Raupp Hartog Soa
A solicitor at Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados, Fabrine Hartog...
Luíza Kömel
Position: Conselheira Fiscal do Ciarb Brazil Branch
Phone: (11) 4058-0406
Email: [email protected]
Languages spoken: Portuguese, English, French, Spanish
Country: Brazil
Membership Grade: FCIArb
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.
Luíza Kömel
Luíza Kömel is Deputy Secretary-General of the CAM-CCBC (Center for...
Lucas Vilela dos Reis da Costa Mendes
Position: Vice-Presidente do Ciarb Brazil Branch
Phone: 55 21 99617 5430
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese and English
LL.M. Queen Mary, University of London (Merits). Diretor do Curso Prático de Arbitragem –
CPA. Sócio de Laudelino Advogados. Advogado.
Lucas Vilela dos Reis da
LL.M. Queen Mary, University of London (Merits). Diretor do Curso...
André Edelstein
Position: Fellow
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Branch: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese, Spanish, English
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.
André Edelstein
André has been working on energy matters for more than...
Aline Rosado Targino da Nóbrega
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.
Aline Rosado Targino da
Lawyer with an LL.M. in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University’s...
Marlon Ieiri
Position: Tesoureiro do Ciarb Brazil Branch
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
Bachelor of Law from the State University of Londrina. Master in European Union Law from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and Master in International Trade Law from Université Paris X. PMP certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI). He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).
Marlon Ieiri
Bachelor of Law from the State University of Londrina. Master...
José Zegarra Pinto
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.
José Zegarra Pinto
Lawyer graduated with honours from the Pontifical Catholic University of...
Lucila Carvalho
Position: Conselheira Fiscal do Ciarb Brazil Branch
Phone: 55 31 9 9972-9937
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: English, Portuguese
Areas of expertise: Lucila has extensive experience in litigation and arbitration both as lawyer and
arbitrator in cases involving M&A, corporate law, construction, mining. She is listed on several arbitration
chambers in Brazil. She holds an LL.M. from University of California, Davis, USA, and both a JD and an LL.M.
from Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Lucila Carvalho
Job title: Partner of Lima Netto, Carvalho, Abreu, Mayrink Sociedade...
Fernanda Gomes Barjud Silva
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.
Fernanda Gomes Barjud Si
A lawyer and executive with extensive experience in legal practice...
Alberto J. Montezuma
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.
Alberto J. Montezuma
Lawyer graduated from Universidad San Martín de Porres, arbitrator and...
Sílvia H. Johonsom di Salvo
Position: Conselheira Fiscal do Ciarb Brazil Branch
Phone: (11) 97093-7007
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese, English, French
In the field of legal practice, Dr. di Salvo is a professional with over ten years of experience in managing contract negotiations and resolving infrastructure disputes.
Specializing in projects across transportation, energy, sanitation, and pulp and paper sectors, her expertise encompasses both national and cross-border projects. She holds both a Doctorate and a Master's degree in Administrative Law from the University of São Paulo. She has practiced law at prestigious law firms in Brazil, such as Pinheiro Neto Advogados and Veirano Advogados.
Sílvia H. Johonsom di Sa
In the field of legal practice, Dr. di Salvo is...
Diogo Ciuffo Carneiro
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.
Diogo Ciuffo Carneiro
Diogo is a partner in Lefosse’s Dispute Resolution practice. He...
Daniel Brantes Ferreira
Position: Fellow
Phone: (21) 99981-7675
Email: [email protected]
Languages Spoken: Portuguese - English
Country: Brazil
Membership Grade: FCIArb
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)
Daniel Brantes Ferreira
Daniel B. Ferreira is the CEO of the Brazilian Center...
João Marçal Martins
Position: Associate
Phone: +55 2198121-9116
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: ACIArb
Branch: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese and English
João Marçal Martins focuses his practice on litigation and arbitration. He acts as an arbitrator and represents clients in judicial litigation, domestic and international arbitration, mediation, dispute boards and administrative procedures.
João has advised clients and acted as an arbitrator in construction, energy, healthcare, technology and oil and gas sectors.
João Marçal Martins
João Marçal Martins focuses his practice on litigation and arbitration....
Andrea Maria Rowlands
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.
Andrea Maria Rowlands
Andrea Maria Rowlands de la Borda is a lawyer graduated...
Felipe Scripes Wladeck
Position: Associate
Phone: 55 41 99911-8705
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: ACIArb
Branch: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese, English, French, Italian.
Bachelor of Laws-Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). Master in Civil Procedural Law-Faculdade de Direito do Largo São Francisco, USP. Lawyer, Associate of Justen, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini Advogados. Representative of this office at CBAr – Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem. Member of the Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Processual – IBDP. Arbitrator of CAIEP – Câmara de Arbitragem da FIEP. Arbitrator of ARBITAC -Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem. Co-coordinator of the Infrastructure Commitee of CAMARB – Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem Empresarial Brasil.
Felipe Scripes Wladeck
Bachelor of Laws-Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR). Master in Civil...
Julia Basto Fleichman
Partner specializing in civil and commercial litigation, domestic and international arbitration, corporate law, M&A, and complex dispute resolution. Holds an LL.M. from Harvard Law School as a Lemann Fellow (2024) and a law degree from FGV Direito Rio. Recognized by The Legal 500 and GAR 100. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and member of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr).
Julia Basto Fleichman
Partner specializing in civil and commercial litigation, domestic and international...
Claudia Reyes
Senior Partner at Estudio Reyes Consultores, a lawyer recognised in Band 5 of Chambers Latin America 2026 and Global Chambers 2026, recommended by Legal 500 Latin America 2026 and Leaders League 2026, and an MCIArb arbitrator.
A lawyer qualified from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru with over 20 years’ experience in public and private arbitration, holding a Master’s degree in Public Procurement Law from the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain; and a Master’s degree in Company Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru; and with specialisations in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Boards (JRDs), delivered by the Centre for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP), CEU San Pablo University in Madrid, Spain, and other institutions; as well as studies in investment arbitration and construction law at the American University Washington College of Law.
Claudia Reyes
Senior Partner at Estudio Reyes Consultores, a lawyer recognised in...
Sofia Vale
Position: Fellow
Phone: 00244930433871
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Angola
Languages Spoken: Portuguese, English, French, Italian (basic), Spanish (passive)
Sofia Vale is a professor at the Faculty of Law at Agostinho Neto University, focusing her research on business law and arbitration. She serves as an arbitrator (having acted in around 40 arbitrations to date) and as a legal expert in national and international arbitrations. She is a member of the ICSID panel of arbitrators, the ICC Arbitration and ADR Commission, and a member of the Board of Directors of the CAC. With several published articles on arbitration, she is co-author of the Annotated Arbitration Law of Angola.
Sofia Vale
Sofia Vale is a professor at the Faculty of Law...
Denis Pedreira
Private equity and venture capital investor and advisor. Board director. Engineer, Lawyer. Technology, corporate finance, complex shareholder disputes.
Denis Pedreira
Private equity and venture capital investor and advisor. Board director....
Fabio Núñez Del Prado
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.
Fabio Núñez Del Prado
Fabio Núñez del Prado is a tri-qualified lawyer admitted in...
Jair Gevaerd
Arbitrator. Mediator. Adjunct Professor at Straus Institute/Pepperdine University. Master and Doctor of Laws (Ph.D). Founding Partner at Gevaerd & Associates. Senior Research Advisor at South Ural University (Russia).
Jair Gevaerd
Arbitrator. Mediator. Adjunct Professor at Straus Institute/Pepperdine University. Master and...
Renata Steiner
Position: Fellow
Phone: +55 11 99722 1984
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese, English, German
Renata Steiner is a Brazilian Private Law professor, independente arbitrator, and legal
expert. Mrs. Steiner’s major área of expertise relates to comercial disputes, especially
comercial contracts (domestic and international), construction contracts, corporate, real
estate and Succession Law disputes. Within these areas, her practice focuses in questions
related to damages quantification. Mrs. Steiner has been action as an arbitrator in several
arbitral proceeding seated in Brazil, either as partyappointed
arbitrator, by appointment of
fellow arbitrators or by the administering institution.
Renata Steiner
Renata Steiner is a Brazilian Private Law professor, independente arbitrator,...
Elizabeth Karem Ramos Lara
Lawyer, Out-of-Court Mediator, Adjudicator and Arbitrator for various arbitration institutions at national level; at international level, she is a member of the panel of arbitrators at the Arbitration Centre of the Mexican Chamber of Commerce (CAM) and the IBT Arbitration Centre. Former Executive Secretary of the National and International Arbitration Centre of the Peruvian Chamber of Construction (CAPECO), with expertise in arbitration, conciliation, dispute resolution panels, public procurement, construction law and administrative law.
Elizabeth Karem Ramos La
Lawyer, Out-of-Court Mediator, Adjudicator and Arbitrator for various arbitration institutions...
Tonico Monteiro da Silva
Position: Fellow
Email: [email protected]
Languages spoken: English, Portuguese and French
Country: Brazil
Membership grade: FCIArb
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.
Tonico Monteiro da Silva
Antonio “Tonico” Monteiro da Silva is based in São Paulo...
Bernard Potsch
Position: Presidente do Ciarb Brazil Branch
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
Advogado especializado em Direito Processual Internacional, com foco em Arbitragem
Bernard Potsch
Advogado especializado em Direito Processual Internacional, com foco em Arbitragem
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Regra Mob, R. Dr. José Ferreira Camargo, 1051 - Nova Campinas, Campinas - SP, 13092-100.
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Regra Mob, R. Dr. José Ferreira Camargo, 1051 - Nova Campinas, Campinas - SP, 13092-100.
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Regra Mob, R. Dr. José Ferreira Camargo, 1051 - Nova Campinas, Campinas - SP, 13092-100.
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Regra Mob, R. Dr. José Ferreira Camargo, 1051 - Nova Campinas, Campinas - SP, 13092-100.
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Regra Mob, R. Dr. José Ferreira Camargo, 1051 - Nova Campinas, Campinas - SP, 13092-100.
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