

Bem-vindo ao Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Brazil
O Ciarb Brazil Branch é a filial brasileira do Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb), o principal órgão profissional para resolução de disputas. A Filial foi constituída no dia 25 de julho de 2019 e tem como patrono o Embaixador Roberto Azevedo, ex-Diretor Geral da Organização Mundial do Comércio.
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O Ciarb Brazil Branch realizará, no dia 19 de agosto de 2026, das 9h30 às 12h30, a quinta reunião de …
Doshin Watanabe
Advogado em Justen, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini. Mestre em processo civil pela UFPR.
Doshin Watanabe
Advogado em Justen, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini. Mestre em processo...
Daniela Monteiro Gabbay
Position: Fellow
Phone: + 55 11 98118-0302
Email: [email protected]
Languages spoken: Portuguese and English
Country: Brazil
Membership Grade: FCIArb
Founding Partner at Daniela Gabbay Advocacia e Resolução de Conflitos, a boutique
law firm specialized in dispute resolution, especially in arbitration and mediation.Currently listed on the roster of mediators and arbitrators in the most prestigious centers in Brazil, Daniela is an experienced Mediator and Arbitrator in ad hoc and institutional proceedings on corporate disputes under different arbitration rules.
She holds a master degree and a doctorate degree from the University of Sao Paulo
and has been a visiting fellow at Yale University (2008) and the London School of
Economics and Political Science (2013).
Professor at Fundação Getulio Vargas Law School, teaching courses in Civil
Procedure, Mediation and Arbitration in the Graduate and Undergraduate Programs.
Author of several books and articles on mediation and arbitration.
Daniela is also regularly listed in worldly recognized rankings, such as Who’s Who
Legal (Future Leaders in Arbitration and Global and National Leader in Mediation) and
Leaders League (Arbitration, Litigation and Brazil’s Best Mediators rankings).
Daniela Monteiro Gabbay
Founding Partner at Daniela Gabbay Advocacia e Resolução de Conflitos,...
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...
Marcelo R. Wydra Escobar
Position: Fellow
Phone: +55 11 3253 5442
Email: [email protected]
Languages spoken: English, Portuguese, Spanish
Country: Brazil
Membership Grade: FCIArb
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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.
Marcelo R. Wydra Escobar
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Tonico Monteiro da Silva
Position: Fellow
Phone: +55 11 3468-0087
Email: [email protected]
Languages spoken: English, Portuguese and French
Country: Brazil
Membership grade: FCIArb
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.
Tonico Monteiro da Silva
Tonico is based in São Paulo and specialises in disputes...
Marcelo Perlman
Position: Fellow
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese and English (proficient), Spanish (fluent) and French (conversational)
Commercial mediator based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators (IAM), Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), and included in the Panel of Distinguished Neutrals of The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR), in the Panel of Mediators of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), as well as in the rosters of mediators of different reputable Brazilian and Portuguese providers. Member of the Brazilian Advisory Board (BAB) of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR), of the Mediation Advisory Committee of Centro de Arbitragem e Mediação da Câmara de Comércio Brasil-Canadá (CAM-CCBC), of the Mediation Thought Leadership Group of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), and other mediation-related initiatives. Mediation practice has been recognized on an yearly-basis in the international rankings Who’s Who Legal and Leaders League.
Marcelo Perlman
Commercial mediator based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Distinguished Fellow of...
Mauricio Sada Neto
Position: Associate
Phone: 55 21 97565 - 8551
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Associate
Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese and English
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.
Mauricio Sada Neto
Civil litigation and arbitration lawyer, working with focus on commercial...
Fabiano Sannino
Product and project management; Portfolio management; Change Management; resilience management; Process management and innovation.
Fabiano Sannino
Product and project management; Portfolio management; Change Management; resilience management;...
Pedro Martini
Position: Diretor de Comunicação do Ciarb Brazil Branch
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
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.
Pedro Martini
Advogado inscrito no NY Bar, Counsel de Cleary Gottlieb em...
Bruno Gressler Wontroba
Position: Associate
Phone: 55 41 3017-1800
Email: [email protected]
Languages Spoken: Portuguese, English
Membership Grade: Associate
Country: Brazil
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.
Bruno Gressler Wontroba
Bruno Wontroba has been a CIArb member (Associate) since 2022....
Celso De Azevedo
Position: Fellow
Phone: +44 (0)20 7405 9471
Email: [email protected]
Languages spoken: English, Portuguese, Spanish
Country: United Kingdom
Membership Grade: FCIArb
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.
Celso De Azevedo
Barrister, England and Wales (1997) and Attorney, New York (2002)....
Joaquim Paiva Muniz
Position: Fellow
Phone: +55 21 2206 4921
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
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.
Joaquim Paiva Muniz
Joaquim de Paiva Muniz joined Trenchi Rossi Watanabe in 1999...
Eduardo Grebler
Position: Fellow
Phone: +55-31-99196-9950, +55-31-3516-0500
Email: [email protected]
Languages spoken: Portuguese (native), English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), French (fluent)
Country: Brazil
Membership Grade: FCIArb
Eduardo Grebler é graduado em Direito pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, LL.M. pela Columbia University School of Law. Sócio de Grebler Advogados em Belo Horizonte e São Paulo. Atua como árbitro e advogado, tendo participado em mais de uma centena de procedimentos arbitrais domésticos e internacionais, em disputas envolvendo direito societário, compra e venda internacional de mercadorias e serviços, contratos de construção e infraestrutura e arbitragem de investimento, dentre outros. Fellow do Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, membro da lista de árbitros de diversas instituições arbitrais brasileiras e estrangeiras. Designado pelo Governo do Brasil como árbitro do Protocolo de Olivos do Mercosul e como membro da Corte Permanente de Arbitragem da Haia. Professor de Direito Internacional Privado na PUC/MG. Publicou cerca de sessenta trabalhos sobre arbitragem, contratos internacionais e direito internacional privado, no Brasil e no exterior
Eduardo Grebler
Eduardo Grebler é graduado em Direito pela Universidade Federal de...
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....
Ana Gerdau Borja Mercereau
Position: Fellow
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
Languages spoken: Portuguese, French, English and Spanish
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Christine Santini
Position: Fellow
Phone: +55 11 99105-2402
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese, English, French, Spanish
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.
Christine Santini
Christine Santini is a mediator, arbitrator and legal consultant, with...
Antonio Abdalla
Graduado em Direito pela PUC-MG; mestrado pela Loyola Law School, Los Angeles/US; FCIArb Fellow Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Prof. Assistente Direito Comercial PUC-SP; especialização em Gestão Executiva pela FDC/Kellogg School of Management, Chicago/US; especialização em Gestão Avançada pela FDC/INSEAD, Fontainebleau/FR; especialização em Desenvolvimento de Dirigentes PAEX – FDC; Programa de Desenvolvimento de Conselheiros – FDC
Antonio Abdalla
Graduado em Direito pela PUC-MG; mestrado pela Loyola Law School,...
João Marçal Martins
Position: Associate
Phone: +55 2198121-9116
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Associate
Country: 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....
Victor Madeira Filho
Partner at MVGA Advogados – Madeira, Valentim & Gallardo Advogados
Victor Madeira Filho
Partner at MVGA Advogados – Madeira, Valentim & Gallardo Advogados
Laerte Meyer de Castro Alves
Position: Associate
Phone: +55 85 33119199
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...
Rafael Gagliardi
Specialties: Dispute Resolution
Rafael Gagliardi
Specialties: Dispute Resolution
Guilherme Freire de Melo Barros
Position: Fellow
Phone: +5541996374488
Email: [email protected]
Languages Spoken: Portuguese – English – German – French – Spanish - Italian
Membership Grade: Fellow
– Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná – PUCPR
– LL.M. in International Trade Law at the University of Turin, Italy
– Master in Economic Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná – PUCPR
– Attorney at the Attorney General Office of the State of Paraná (PGEPR)
Guilherme Freire de Melo
– Professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná –...
Priscila Knoll Aymone
Position: Fellow
Phone: +55 11 999358995
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese, English, French, and Spanish
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.
Priscila Knoll Aymone
Brazilian-qualified lawyer with 20 years of experience in domestic and...
Eugênia Marolla
Position: Diretora de Educação do Ciarb Brazil Branch
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.
Eugênia Marolla
Ph.D. and a Master’s degree in Law from PUC-SP. Bachelor’s...
Eduardo Lócio
Position: Associate
Phone: 55 81 99637-0015
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Associate
Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese and English
Eduardo Lócio
Frederico Singarajah FCIArb
Position: Fellow
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7691 0290
Email: [email protected]
Languages spoken: English, Portuguese, Spanish
Country: Brazil, United Kingdom
Membership Grade: FCIArb
Postal address: 1 Lady Hale Gate, Gray’s Inn, London WC1X 8BS
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.
Frederico Singarajah FCI
Frederico is a specialist in international trade and investment disputes. ...
Paulo Fernando Pinheiro Machado
Position: Fellow
Phone: +55 41 998224351
Email: [email protected]
Languages spoken: Portuguese (native), Spanish (native), English (fluent), French (fluent), Italian (fluent), Swedish (fluent), Danish (fluent), Norwegian (fluent), German (intermediary), Russian (intermediary), Latin (intermediary) and Ancient Greek (basic).
Country: Brazil
Membership Grade: FCIArb
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 1st 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).
Paulo Fernando Pinheiro
Paulo Fernando Pinheiro Machado is a career diplomat, lawyer and...
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...
André Edelstein
Position: Fellow
Phone: +55 (11) 99409-5551
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: 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...
Gabriella Celidonio Paschoa
Position: Tesoureira do Ciarb Brazil Branch
Phone: +55 11 9 9558 8881
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: FCIArb
Languages Spoken: English and Portuguese
Country: Brazil
Advogada e Mediadora. Head de resolução de conflitos da Paschoa Sociedade de Advogados. Mediadora certificada no Brasil e no Reino Unido. Bacharel em direito pela Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP/SP). Pós-graduada em Direito Processual Civil pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC/SP). Mediadora formada pela Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV/SP). Accredited Mediator pela London School of Mediation (LSM). Membro Fellow do Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – FCIArb (Corporate Mediation).
Gabriella Celidonio Pasc
Advogada e Mediadora. Head de resolução de conflitos da Paschoa...
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...
Bruno Hellmeister Lico Canal
Position: Secretário do Ciarb Brazil Branch
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Member
Country: Brazil
Associate in Selma Lemes Advogados. Experience with Transnational Dispute Resolution and Commercial Arbitration in Brazil.
Bruno Hellmeister Lico C
Associate in Selma Lemes Advogados. Experience with Transnational Dispute Resolution...
Jonathan Vita
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.
Jonathan Vita
Lawyer, Legal Consultant and Accountant. Specialist in Tax Law from...
João Vitor Costa
Position: Fellow
Phone: +49 176 8078 4924
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Germany
Languages Spoken: Portuguese, English, Spanish, German
João is an associate at BODENHEIMER, a German disputes firm, and has experience in highly complex judicial and arbitration proceedings, both as counsel and tribunal secretary, in cases seated in Brazil, Europe, and the United Arab Emirates. His experience includes construction and infrastructure disputes, contracts, corporate matters, banking, industrial property, among others.
João holds a Bachelor of Laws degree and a specialization in Civil Procedure from Universidade de São Paulo, as well as an LL.M. in International Dispute Resolution from Humboldt Universität in Berlin.
João Vitor Costa
João is an associate at BODENHEIMER, a German disputes firm,...
Bruno Wontroba
Position: Associate
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Associate
Country: Brazil
Languages spoken: Portuguese, English
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.
Bruno Wontroba
Bruno Gressler Wontroba joined Justen, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini in...
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...
Patricia Binnie
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.
Patricia Binnie
Has relevant experience in civil and commercial matters, both in...
Victor Willcox
Position: Fellow
Phone: +55 21 99903 8212
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: English, French, Italian, Spanish
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).
Victor Willcox
Mestre e Doutor em Direito Civil pela Universidade do Estado...
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...
Letícia Baddauy
Position: Fellow
Email: [email protected]
Languages spoken: English, Portuguese, Italian, French
Country: Brazil
Membership Grade: FCIArb
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.
Letícia Baddauy
Graduated in Law (University of São Paulo-USP) and Business (Getúlio...
Juliya J. Arbisman
Position: Member
Phone: +1 202-725-7667
Email: [email protected]
Languages Spoken: Russian, English
Membership Grade: Member
A UK-qualified and US-based lawyer, Juliya Arbisman has a broad international law practice with a focus on complex jurisdictions (Africa, Middle East and CIS), complex industries (mining and energy), and complex claims (parallel criminal-civil proceedings). Juliya is experienced in serving as lead counsel in international arbitrations under the LCIA, ICC, ICDR, SCC, AAA, SIAC, Swiss Chamber, PCA, ICSID and ad hoc rules. She represents clients in a number of court-based applications regarding arbitration (in the UK and elsewhere), including injunctions, set-aside claims, and enforcement proceedings.
Juliya has particular experience in mining and energy sector cases involving both public and private projects that ranged in value from $100m to $7bn. She has worked on some of the largest ever claims under the Energy Charter Treaty, many of which concerned the former CIS countries. Juliya holds a Non-Executive Director position in a mining advisory firm in London.
Juliya also has substantial experience on protection of property and fair process cases in international and regional courts in Europe, Africa and Americas. She has appeared in many proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights. She has co-counseled on claims at the UK Privy Council arising from Commonwealth jurisdictions. These
claims have ranged from judicial review over energy regulation, judicial review over declaration of marine protection area that had excluded an aboriginal population in the Indian Ocean, habeas corpus and other submissions invoking diplomatic and consularlaw.
Juliya joined Steptoe from a national law firm where she headed the International Practice and was a member of the executive committee. Juliya began her career in the international arbitration group of a major UK international law firm in London.
Juliya J. Arbisman
A UK-qualified and US-based lawyer, Juliya Arbisman has a broad...
Augusto Barros de Figueiredo e Silva Neto
Position: Fellow
Phone: +55 21 9 6902-0007
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Languages Spoken: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese
Country: Brazil
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
Augusto Barros de Figuei
Graduated in Law from UFRJ (Brazil), expert in Construction Law...
Fátima Cristina Bonassa
Position: Secretária do Ciarb Brazil Branch
Phone: 11984442149
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese, English, French, Italian, Spanish
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.
Fátima Cristina Bonassa
Lawyer, ADR practitioner – infrastructure, commercial and corporate. PhD in...





















































