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.

Linneu de Albuquerque Mello is a lawyer and professor with 25 years of experience in consultancy and litigation. Resident in Rio de Janeiro, he also works in São Paulo and the Federal District, and in international operations.

It stands out for its expertise in the areas of Civil, Corporate, Tax, Arbitration and Legal Compliance, with special attention to the Oil and Gas industry.

Frederico is a specialist in international trade and investment disputes.  He practiced law as a solicitor and in-house lawyer before being called to the bar.  As a native Brazilian he speaks Portuguese (and Spanish), is often involved in Latin American, Iberian, and Lusophone disputes, and is able to provide quick advice without the need for translations or interpreters.  He is specifically sought out for his unique expertise by English, international and foreign firms as well as third-party funders and government.

He is an experienced trial advocate.  During his time at the bar, he has advised and acted for states, state entities, public and private companies in English court proceedings, and has a considerable international arbitration practice (including under the institutional rules of the LCIA, ICDR, ICC, LMAA, SCC, B3, CAM-CCBC, and UNCITRAL).

Frederico’s practice spans across a wide spectrum of industry sectors including banking & finance, corporate, M & A, commodities, maritime, aviation, energy, mining, infrastructure, and insurance cases.

Frederico is recognized in the International Arbitration Powerlist by Legal 500 and Whoswholegal, amongst the most experienced and notable international arbitration practitioners at the English bar.  He sits as an arbitrator and is included in the lists or panels of arbitrators in many institutions across the world including the LCIA, ICC, ACICA, AIAC, KCAB, VIAC, CACM to name a few.

Sócio responsável pela condução da área de arbitragens e mediação, bem como pela área de contencioso judicial estratégico, além de prestar consultoria cível, comercial, empresarial e contratual. Também atua como árbitro em arbitragens domésticas e internacionais, e como mediador em procedimentos de mediação. É reconhecido, ainda, por sua atuação em processos concursais como falência, recuperação judicial e extrajudicial de empresas.

Mestre e Doutor em Direito Civil pela Universidade do Estado do Estado do Rio de
Janeiro – UERJ. Pesquisador Visitante (Visiting Post-Doctoral Fellow) no Instituto de
Estudos Políticos de Paris (Sciences Po), em Arbitragem Internacional. Procurador do
Município do Rio de Janeiro. Professor Convidado da Pós Graduação Lato Sensu em
Direito Civil Constitucional do Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas no Ensino do Direito
(CEPED) da UERJ, do Curso de Especialização em Direito dos Contratos da Pontifícia
Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC Rio), da Escola Superior de Advocacia
Pública do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (ESAP PGE/RJ) e da Escola Superior de Advocacia
da Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (ESA OAB/RJ). Professor de Graduação na
Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV Direito Rio).

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.

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.

LL.M. and J.D. in Civil Procedure from University of São Paulo Law School. Conflict Mediation Specialist from Northwestern University. Visiting Scholar at Columbia University. Arbitrator. Mediator. University Professor. Attorney-at-Law and Court Litigation, Arbitration, and Conflict Resolution Partner at Lobo De Rizzo Advogados.

Dr. Verissimo is a Tenured Professor of Law at the University of São Paulo (Department of Public Law) since
2010. He is a former Commissioner at the Brazilian Antitrust Authority (CADE) (2011-2013) and a former
member of the senior management at the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) (2009-2011). Verissimo
has a Bachelor of Laws, a Master of Laws, and a Doctor in Law degrees issued by the University of São
Paulo, and was a Visiting scholar at Yale University. He has more than 25 years of experience in corporate,
public and competition law, with a particular focus on disputes. Dr. Verissimo is an arbitrator in Brazil and
a Ciarb Fellow, and his main areas of experience include project finance disputes, regulatory disputes,
M&A disputes, and competition law disputes.

Sócio fundador do escritório J.E. TOLEDO SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS; cofundador do Instituto Brasileiro de Arbitragem e Transação Tributária – IBATT; Doutorando em Relações Econômicas Internacionais pela PUC-SP; Mestre e Especialista em Direito Tributário pela Faculdade de Direito da PUC-SP; Extensão em Arbitragem pela PUC-SP; Membro da XX Turma do Tribunal de Ética e Disciplina da OAB/SP; Árbitro na CAMES e CAMCA-OAB/SP; Associado ao Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb); Membro do Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem – CBAr; Coordenador do curso de extensão: Arbitragem – Teoria e Prática (IBET); Professor conferencista do curso de especialização em Direito Tributário do IBET, APET e CERS; Foi Professor no Insper (LLm em Direito Tributário – matérias ICMS, IPI e ISS; Tributação Aduaneira e Comércio Exterior) e na Fundação Getúlio Vargas (GVlaw) nas disciplinas “Fusões, Aquisições, Reorganizações Societárias e Due Diligence” e “Tributação das Indústrias”; ex- juiz do Tribunal de Impostos e Taxas da Secretaria da Fazenda do Estado de São Paulo; Palestrante em diversos seminários sobre Direito Tributário; Autor e co-autor de vários livros e artigos sobre Direito Tributário e Arbitragem; Orientador em cursos de graduação e de pós-graduação.

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.

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.

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.

• 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.

Christine Santini is a mediator, arbitrator and legal consultant, with a vast experience in civil and public law as a judge, both in 1st and 2nd instances, at São Paulo Court of Justice (1987/2021). She is a JD from University of São Paulo and holds an Executive MBA in Law (Management and Business Law) from Fundação Getúlio Vargas. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, member of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr), Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center, DRBF-Dispute Resolution Board Foundation and IBDiC-Brazilian Institute of Construction Law.

Partner at MVGA Advogados – Madeira, Valentim & Gallardo Advogados

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.

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.

Has relevant experience in civil and commercial matters, both in the litigation and consultancy areas.
In the litigation area, she represented clients for more than fifteen years in conducting mediation, arbitration and judicial processes, in all instances.

In the consultancy area, she has extensive experience in pre-litigation advice and risk assessment related to corporate operations.

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.

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.

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

Specialties: Dispute Resolution

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).

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

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).

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)

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

Bruno Gressler Wontroba joined Justen, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini in 2013, as an intern, and has been a lawyer since 2016.

He graduated from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) in 2015.

He has been studying for a master’s degree in Civil Procedural Law at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), since 2017.

He has been a member of the Brazil Infrastructure Institute since 2016.

Advogado em Justen, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini. Mestre em processo civil pela UFPR.

Lawyer and arbitrator with a proven track record in legal practice, arbitration, foreign investment and international trade as managing partner of MZG Advogados. Member of esteemed organizations in the legal and arbitration domain, including the Brazilian

Arbitration Committee (CBAr) and the IBRADIM Arbitration and Mediation Commission. Coordinator of the Mediation and Arbitration Centre at the Brazilian Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in Ceará. Currently, a Ph.D. candidate at the Federal University of Ceará, specializing in the intricacies of environmental law. Author of the book titled “The Protection of the Environment in International Trade” and several scientific papers
in the field of law. Honorary Consul for Uruguay in Fortaleza-CE, fostering international relations.

Advogado e árbitro com histórico comprovado na prática jurídica, arbitragem, investimento estrangeiro e comércio internacional como sócio-administrador da MZG Advogados. Membro de organizações renomadas no campo jurídico e da arbitragem, incluindo o Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem (CBAr) e a Comissão de Arbitragem e Mediação do IBRADIM. Coordenador do Centro de Mediação e Arbitragem da Câmara
de Comércio Portuguesa Brasileira no Ceará. Atualmente, é doutorando na Universidade Federal do Ceará, com ênfase no direito ambiental. Autor do livro intitulado “A Proteção do Meio Ambiente no Comércio Internacional” e diversos artigos na área do direito. Cônsul Honorário do Uruguai em Fortaleza-CE, promovendo relações internacionais.

Civil litigation and arbitration lawyer, working with focus on commercial and contractual disputes, as well as arbitration proceedings in this regard. Extensive experience in pre-litigation, litigation and arbitration involving corporate and contractual matters, regulatory sector, agribusiness, construction, mining, energy and infrastructure.

Paulo Fernando Pinheiro Machado is a career diplomat, lawyer and barrister (unregistered). Mr. Pinheiro Machado has wide experience with international issues of high complexity in particular in the areas of shipping, commodities, finance, infrastructure, and the environment. Mr. Pinheiro Machado holds dual legal qualification, both in Brazil and in England and Wales. LLB (Hons 1^st Class) by the Faculty of Law of Curitiba (UNICURITIBA); PGDip (Distinction) in Political Sociology by the Federal University of Parana (UFPR); Diploma in French Studies (2nd Degree mention bien) by the University of Nancy 2; Master in Diplomacy (MPhil with Distinction) by the Instituto Rio Branco; Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL/CPE with Commendation) by City, University of London; Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC – Very Competent) by City, University of London; Master of Laws (LLM with Commendation) by City, University of London; and Diploma in International Arbitration by CIArb.

Mr. Pinheiro Machado has also long diplomatic experience, in particular in Europe and in South America, having served as Chargé d’Affaires for Brazil in Prague and in Copenhagen. He was a member of the Official Brazilian Delegation to the UNFCCC COP-15. Barrister (unregistered) by the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn. Member of the Commission of Internacional Law of OAB/PR, Honorary Member of the Special Commission of Maritime Law of OAB/RS, Honorary Member of the Special Commission of Internacional Relations of OAB/RS, Expert of the Centre of Political-Strategic Studies of the Brazilian Navy (CEPE-MB) and Researcher of the Centre of Advanced Studies in International Law of PUC/PR (NEADI). Mr. Pinheiro Machado is also a Member of the Baltic Exchange, a Supporting Member of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA), and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb).

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.

Barrister, England and Wales (1997) and Attorney, New York (2002). Celso has a broad international commercial practice with recognized expertise in reinsurance, cyber insurance, cybersecurity, data breach, cryptocurrency, fraud, asset-tracing, and business interruption insurance law as well as regulatory investigations, comprising both advisory and contentious work. Having worked for over 23 years as an international litigation solicitor and partner in several international UK and US law firms based in the City of London, Celso has extensive expertise in complex multi-jurisdictional arbitrations and court proceedings worldwide.

Celso is a founding committee member of the Cyber Insurance Association and past President of the London Business Interruption Association. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), and a former visiting lecturer at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum, Mineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee (CEPMLP). Celso also accepts appointments to act as an arbitrator.

Publications: (1) Chapter “International Arbitration-Insurance and Reinsurance (London Market)” in International Commercial Arbitration Practice: 21st Century Perspectives, LexisNexis (available here);  (2) Cyber Risks Insurance – Law and Practice, 1 ed., Sweet & Maxwell; and (3) Walmsley on Business Interruption Insurance, 2 ed.,  Witherby Insurance.

Bruno Wontroba has been a CIArb member (Associate) since 2022. He works as lawyer at Justen, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini, based on Curitiba, São Paulo and Brasília. He joined the firm as a student intern in 2013, becoming a lawyer in 2016. His main area of academic expertise is civil procedural law. Bruno Wontroba is graduated in law from the Federal University of Paraná (2015) and holds a master degree in Civil Procedure Law from the same institution (2019), writing a thesis on procedural contracts. Also, he has been a member of the Brazil Infrastructure Institute since 2016.

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.

Tonico is based in São Paulo and specialises in disputes involving construction law in general, corporate and commercial issues, as well as trade finance.  Tonico 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.

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).

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.

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