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).

Master’s degree in business law. With over 19 years’ experience in civil litigation relating to property and commercial matters, as well as arbitration.

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)

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.

Lawyer, Legal Consultant and Accountant. Specialist in Tax Law from the Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies – IBET-SP, Master and Doctor in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo – PUC-SP and Master in Second Level in Company Tax Law from the Luigi Bocconi Commercial University – Milan – Italy . Postdoctoral internship as Senior visiting research fellow at WU (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien) – Vienna – Austria.

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.

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.

Graduated in Law (University of São Paulo-USP) and Business (Getúlio Vargas Foundation-
FGV/SP). Master in Civil Procedure. MBA in Agribusiness. PhD in Sociology.

Founder at L. Baddauy Advocacia.
Professor at Londrina State University (UEL), teaching Arbitration and ADRs. UELaw International
Dispute Resolution research program founder and coordinator.
Member of the Clube dos Arbitralistas Lusófonos, Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr), Latin
Committee for Greener Arbitrations Pledge and Searching Committee of the ERA Pledge.
Board Member of the Brazilian Institute of Conflict Management (IBGConf).
Board Member of Aurora Incorporadora S/A.

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.

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

Judicial Mediator (TJSP – Court of Justice of the State of São Paulo) and Extrajudicial Mediator at some of Brazil’s leading chambers. Certified by the IMI – International Mediation Institute, the ICFML – Institute for the Certification and Training of Portuguese-speaking Mediators, and ODR Foundations Training. Facilitator. Arbitrator. Fellow of CIArb – Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (United Kingdom). Lawyer. Lecturer on undergraduate and postgraduate law courses. Author of legal books and articles. Master’s and Doctorate in Procedural Law from USP – University of São Paulo. Trained in mediation by Mediaras Mediaciones Privadas (ARG) and Algi Mediação. Trained in Negotiation by FGV – Fundação Getúlio Vargas. Specialist in Mediation of Complex Conflicts and in Negotiation through the PON – Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School (USA). Trained and certified in Dispute Board by the DRBF – Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (USA). Member of the AASP – São Paulo Bar Association; the ABDEM – Brazilian Association of Energy and Environmental Law; the CBAr – Brazilian Arbitration Committee; the CEAPRO – Centre for Advanced Studies in Procedural Law; the DRBF – Dispute Resolution Board Foundation; the IASP – São Paulo Lawyers’ Institute; the IBDP – Brazilian Institute of Procedural Law; INSOL International; and the TMA – Turnaround Management Association Brazil. Full Member of the Consensual Solutions Committee of the OAB/SP – São Paulo Section of the Brazilian Bar Association.

Joaquim de Paiva Muniz joined Trenchi Rossi Watanabe in 1999 and became a partner in 2006. He leads the group of extrajudicial conflict resolution methods, focusing on Arbitration and Mediation. In addition, he has a consultative role, with extensive experience in M&A, infrastructure contracts, mining and oil and natural gas regulation.

Formado em Direito pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP). Atualmente é Juiz de Direito do Tribunal de Justiça do Estado de São Paulo (TJSP), tendo sido aprovado em 1º lugar na prova oral do concurso. É ainda Juiz da 382ª Zona Eleitoral do Tribunal Regional Eleitoral de São Paulo (TRE-SP) e integrante da 2ª Turma do Colégio Recursal da Fazenda Pública de Santo André. Foi orador titular da equipe da PUC-SP no 17º Willem C. Vis Moot (Viena, Áustria – 2010) e coach das equipes da PUC-SP no 19º Willem C. Vis Moot (Viena, Áustria – 2012) e no 10º Willem C. Vis Moot East (Hong Kong – 2013). Bolsista da PUC-SP, por mérito acadêmico, na Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Durham (Reino Unido – 2010). Aprovado também no 56º Concurso de Ingresso na Magistratura do Estado de Goiás (TJGO – 2016).

Specialties: Dispute Resolution

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.

Lawyer with a Master’s degree in Business Law from the University of Lima and an LL.M. specializing in Business and Commercial Law from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Over 15 years of experience in the public and private sectors, specializing in arbitration, public procurement, administrative law, regulation, healthcare, and insurance. Legal consultant, arbitrator, and accredited extrajudicial conciliator, with experience at SUSALUD and the State Attorney General’s Office. Professor of Special Arbitration and Dispute Boards and Administrative Law at the University of Lima. Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) and the Spanish and Ibero-American Arbitration Club. Active in academic research, specialized publications, and national and international conferences.

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.

Partner at FCDG Advogados, specialising in civil, administrative and commercial litigation, as well as domestic and international arbitration.

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 Law from UFRJ (Brazil), expert in Construction Law and listed as an arbitrator, mediator, and dispute board member in numerous institutions. Holds a PhD at UFF (Brazil), a Master’s degree in International Private Law and International Commerce from the University of Paris 1 (Sorbonne), in Global Business Law at Sciences Po Paris, and a Master in Business Economics from UFRJ. Regional Director for Latin America at DRBF, Board Member of the Brazilian Chapter of Club Español e Iberoamericano del Arbitraje and Vice-president of Academic Council of Canal Arbitraje

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.

Judge at São Paulo Corporate and Arbitration Court. LLM at PennState University (EUA) focus on international commercial arbitration and ADR. She has been a judge since 2000. Member of International Arbitral Women , member of DRBF, SCL-North America Construction Law

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.

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.

Mauricio Gomm Santos, FCIArb, brings 30 years of experience as a senior level Brazilian/U.S. international attorney admitted to practice in Brazil, New York, and Florida; in the latter as Foreign Legal Consultant. Mr. Gomm serves as counsel, arbitrator, and mediator in proceedings in a variety of fields and languages under the rules of the world’s major arbitral institutions as well as Ad-Hoc and cases under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. Mr. Gomm participates as expert witness before national courts and arbitrations, seated in the United States, Brazil and other venues. He also provided academic expertise in the High-Level Meeting with USA Supreme Court Justices on international commercial arbitration hosted by the Organization of American States in several jurisdictions in the region. Mr. Gomm Santos was responsible for drafting the project of an academic institute focused on the study of international arbitration within the University of Miami School of Law.

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.

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.

Product and project management; Portfolio management; Change Management; resilience management; Process management and innovation.

Law degree from UNICURITIBA, postgraduate qualifications in Constitutional Law from the Brazilian Academy of Constitutional Law (ABDCONST) and in Law, Logistics and International Business from PUC/PR. LL.M. in International Business Law from Sorbonne-Assas University (Paris 2) and a Master’s degree in Business Law, Arbitration and ADR from the Instituto Superior de Derecho y Empresa (ISDE), Madrid. Judicial mediator certified by the OAB/PR Higher School. Fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish.

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).

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.

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. 

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.

Lawyer, ADR practitioner – infrastructure, commercial and corporate. PhD in International Law and Master in Economic and Financial Law, University of São Paulo Faculty of Law. Specialist in complex negotiation and dispute resolution at Harvard Law School. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb). CIArb Brazil Branch Honorary Secretary. CPR – International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR Neutral) and CDER – Center for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR Neutral) certified mediator.

Maria Luiza is a Brazilian-qualified lawyer who works with strategic dispute resolution
and prevention, arbitration and contract management, with focus on the sectors of
infrastructure and construction.

Lawyer with advisory and contentious experience before Brazilian courts, including the Supreme Federal Court, Superior Court of Justice and Federal Court of Accounts. Practice focused on accountability, civil and criminal investigations, white-collar crime, plea bargaining, leniency and compliance, with international law firm collaboration since 2015. Experience in construction and energy contracts, claims, disputes, arbitration, public procurement, PPPs and concessions. PhD from PUC São Paulo; Master’s and LL.B. from UFMG.

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.

Diego is an Associate at the firm, specializing in arbitration, civil and commercial dispute resolution, construction law, civil procedural law, and contracts.

Before joining the firm, he was a Senior Lawyer at CDR / Consulting, a Contract Administrator at the Natividad de Chinchero Consortium, and an Associate at the law firms Campos / Arbitration and Infrastructure and DLA Piper.

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.

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.

Carlos Elias Stefen holds a PhD in Procedural Law from the University of São Paulo and has over 15 years of experience in complex litigation and arbitration. He acts as counsel and arbitrator in domestic and international disputes involving corporate, commercial, and construction matters. He is listed as an arbitrator with several Brazilian arbitration institutions and has experience in proceedings before the ICC. He also teaches procedural law and arbitration at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and delivers practical training for legal and technical professionals.

Advogado especializado em Direito Processual Internacional, com foco em Arbitragem

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).