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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 …

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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 …

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Ciarb promove encontro sobre provas documentais e técnicas na arbitragem — participe!

O Ciarb Brazil Branch, em parceria com o IBDiC e com o apoio de Pinheiro Neto Advogados, promove o evento …

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Participe do evento Carreira nos Métodos Autocompositivos de Solução de Disputas

O YMG do Ciarb Brazil Branch promove o encontro “Carreira nos Métodos Autocompositivos de Solução de Disputas”, que reunirá profissionais …

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Ciarb Brazil Branch lança pesquisa sobre Objeções à Exibição de Documentos (Sigilo Profissional e Confidencialidade)

Seguindo a iniciativa de sucesso que culminou no lançamento, em 2025, do Guia Ciarb Brazil de uso de depoimento escrito …

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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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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)....

Julio Cesar Bueno

Position: Fellow
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
Julio Cesar Bueno

Andrea Rowlands

Position: Member
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: MCIArb
Branch: Brazil
Chapter: Peru

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 Rowlands

Andrea Maria Rowlands de la Borda is a lawyer graduated...

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...

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...

Alexander Campos

Position: Member
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: MCIArb
Branch: Brazil
Chapter: Peru
Alexander Campos

Ana Cândida Menezes Marcato

Position: Diretora de Comunicação do Ciarb Brazil Branch
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Branch: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese and English

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).

Ana Cândida Menezes Marc

Lawyer, Partner at Marcato Advogados; Master’s in Civil Procedural Law...

Patricia Binnie

Position: Fellow
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil

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...

Riccardo Giuliano Figueira Torre

Position: Fellow
Phone: +55 11 9 9669-8411
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese (native), English (fluent), German (fluent), Spanish (intermediate) and French (basic)

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.

Riccardo Giuliano Figuei

Sócio de Wald, Antunes, Vita e Blattner Advogados. Bacharel, Mestre...

Marcos Paulo Verissimo

Position: Fellow
Phone: +55 11 99636-6574
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: English, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian

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.

Marcos Paulo Verissimo

Dr. Verissimo is a Tenured Professor of Law at the...

Eduardo Terashima

Position: Fellow
Phone: +55 (11) 996321600
Email: [email protected]
Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese, English
Membership Grade: Fellow

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.

Eduardo Terashima

Lawyer and Arbitrator based in São Paulo. Eduardo has extensive...

Linneu Albuquerque Mello

Position: Fellow
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil

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.

Linneu Albuquerque Mello

Linneu de Albuquerque Mello is a lawyer and professor with...

Bryan Longo

Position: Fellow
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
Bryan Longo

Paula Viana de Barros

Position: Presidente do YMG do Ciarb Brazil Branch
Membership Grade: ACIArb
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Advogada especializada em arbitragem. Membro do Comitê do YMG Ciarb Brazil Branch. Coadministradora do MN PUC-SP, grupo de estudos voltado para mediação e negociação. Graduada em Direito pela PUC-SP.

Paula Viana de Barros

Advogada especializada em arbitragem. Membro do Comitê do YMG Ciarb...

Cristina Mastrobuono

Position: Fellow
Phone: +55 11 99651 2117
Email: [email protected]
Languages spoken:: Portuguese, English, German
Country: Brazil
Membership Grade:: Fellow

Cristina M. Wagner Mastrobuono is an arbitrator and legal consultant with a large experience in the public sector. She is a JD from Universidade de São Paulo and holds an LLM degree from the University of Chicago. Former Vice Chair of the Legal Department of the State of São Paulo,  she has occupied various high-profile positions across practice areas including Infrastructure, Public-Private Partnerships, Concessions, Arbitration, Corporate, and Finance & Tax. Founding partner of Cristina Mastrobuono Advogados, she acts as arbitrator in proceedings related to the infrastructure sector and coordinates the Infrawomen Brazil Mediation and Arbitration Committee.

Cristina Mastrobuono

Cristina M. Wagner Mastrobuono is an arbitrator and legal consultant...

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...

Daniel Kaufman Schaffer

Position: Member
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Member
Country: Brazil
Daniel Kaufman Schaffer

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....

Mauricio Gomm

Position: Fellow
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil

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.

Mauricio Gomm

Mauricio Gomm Santos, FCIArb, brings 30 years of experience as...

Pedro Ribeiro De Oliveira

Position: Fellow
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
Pedro Ribeiro De Oliveir

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....

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...

Frederico Favacho

Position: Fellow
Phone: +55 11 94313234
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow

Graduated from the most prestigious Law School in Brazil where I have also obtained mymaster’s degree inPhilosophy of Law under the orientation of Professor Celso Lafer, formerBrazilian Chancellor at the WTO and where I’m currently a PH candidate in InternationalPrivate Law., MBA in Agribusiness Management obtained at Getulio Vargas Foundation(FGV), LLMin Transnational Commercial Practice organized by the Center for InternationalLaw Study (CILS), based in Salzburg–Austria, together with Lazarski University fromWarsaw, Eötvös Loránd University from Budapest and Boston University, and LLM inMaritime Law from the Maritime Law Academy–Brazil.Member of the Brazilian ArbitrationCommittee–CBAR, of the Grains and Feed Association–GAFTA, The International CottonAssociation-ICA and of the Federation of Oil and Seeds Associations-FOSFA. Fellowmember of Chartered International Arbitrators–CIARB.

Frederico Favacho

Graduated from the most prestigious Law School in Brazil where...

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
Job title: Partner of Lima Netto, Carvalho, Abreu, Mayrink Sociedade de Advogados (São Paulo), Brasil.
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...

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...

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
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...

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,...

Fernando Marcondes

Position: Member
Email: [email protected]
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Membership Grade: Associate
Country: Brazil
Fernando Marcondes

Adolfo Alonso Pulgar Soarez

Position: Member
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: MCIArb
Branch: Brazil
Chapter: Peru
Adolfo Alonso Pulgar Soa

Alvaro Estrada Rosas

Position: Member
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: MCIArb
Branch: Brazil
Chapter: Peru
Alvaro Estrada Rosas

José Maria McCall Zanocchi

Position: Fellow
Phone: +55(85) 4006-5800
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English, Portuguese

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.

José Maria McCall Zanocc

Lawyer and arbitrator with a proven track record in legal...

Doshin Watanabe

Position: Associate
Email: [email protected] m
Membership Grade: Associate
Country: Brazil

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

Doshin Watanabe

Advogado em Justen, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini. Mestre em processo...

Antonio Abdalla

Position: Fellow
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Branch: Brazil

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,...

Arminda Isabel Andrade Villavicencio

Position: Member
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: MCIArb
Branch: Brazil
Chapter: Peru

Legal adviser on infrastructure and public works projects. Arbitrator registered with the National Register of Arbitrators and the Arbitration Centre of the Lima Chamber of Commerce. Has over 15 years’ professional experience as a specialist in dispute resolution relating to infrastructure and public works. Speaker and lecturer at conferences, postgraduate courses and academic forums organised by universities, professional bodies and national and international arbitration centres. Master’s degree in International Arbitration from the International University of La Rioja (UNIR), Spain. Specialisation in International Arbitration and Investment from the UP. Specialisation in Construction Law from the UPC. Specialisation in Corporate Law from ESAN. Qualified as a lawyer from UNMSM.

Arminda Isabel Andrade V

Legal adviser on infrastructure and public works projects. Arbitrator registered...

Lise de Almeida

Position: Fellow
Phone: +55 11 9-9186-9656
Email: [email protected]
Languages spoken: Portuguese and English
Country: Brazil
Membership Grade: FCIArb

Lise de Almeida is a lawyer with extensive experience in litigation and arbitration, having represented parties from diverse economic sectors in commercial, civil and administrative cases for over thirty years now. She holds both a law degree (J.D.) and a doctoral degree (S.J.D.) from the University of São Paulo Law School, and a master’s degree (LL.M.) from Harvard Law School.

 

Lise is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is in the roster of arbitrators of (i) the Center for Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Canada (CAM-CCBC); (ii) the Arbitration Chamber at CIESP-FIESP, (iii) the Arbitration and Mediation Chamber of the Federation of Industries of the State of Paraná, and (iv) the Italian-Brazilian Arbitration and Mediation Chamber – CAMITAL.

 

She is a founding partner of the Law Firm Almeida, Costa e Pinheiro Sociedade de Advogados headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

Lise de Almeida

Lise de Almeida is a lawyer with extensive experience in...

Breno Gatti

Position: Associate
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Associate
Breno Gatti

Thiago Marinho Nunes

Position: Fellow
Phone: +55 11 9 8943-8444
Email: [email protected]
Languages spoken: English, Portuguese, Spanish and French
Country: Brazil
Membership Grade: FCIArb

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.

Thiago Marinho Nunes

2008-2011 – Ph.D. in International and Comparative Law. Law School...

Ana Carolina Drumond Torres Martins Santoro

Position: Associate
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Associate
Branch: Brazil
Ana Carolina Drumond Tor

Marcelo Passinho Casillo Gonçalves

Position: Associate
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Associate
Country: Brazil
Marcelo Passinho Casillo

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...

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...

Andres Talavera

Position: Member
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: MCIArb
Branch: Brazil
Chapter: Peru

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...

Gabriel Ferreira Labatut Simões

Position: Fellow
Phone: +55 11 986441475
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese and English

Gabriel Ferreira Labatut Simões holds a Master of Laws degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and has over 14 years of experience in the infrastructure and corporate law sectors. He has been recognized as one of the most admired lawyers in the field of construction law. He has worked as an attorney on strategic international and domestic projects across a wide range of industries, focusing on complex negotiations, contract management, contract drafting, and judicial and arbitral litigation, with particular emphasis on his work in highway, airport, port, mining, logistics, sanitation, energy, technology and international trade projects, in addition to serving as an arbitrator.

Gabriel Ferreira Labatut

Gabriel Ferreira Labatut Simões holds a Master of Laws degree...

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...

Pedro Guilhardi

Position: Fellow
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Fellow
Country: Brazil

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...

Alberto Quintana

Position: Member
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: MCIArb
Branch: Brazil
Chapter: Peru
Alberto Quintana

Vitor Antonio Coelho dos Santos

Position: Member
Phone: 55 27 99644 4466
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: Member
Country: Brazil
Languages Spoken: Portuguese, English and Spanish

Civil Engineer (Universidade da Amazônia – Brazil), with a Master’s Degree in Construction Management (Florida International University – USA) and a postgraduate degree in International Construction Law (University of the West of England, Bristol – UK). Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – MCIArb (UK) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors – MRICS (UK). With extensive experience in Contract Administration, derived from more than 33 years of international experience working in more than 10 countries, combines knowledge of construction; preparation, analysis, negotiation, and administration of engineering and construction contracts, including preparation and analysis of claims; and dispute resolution techniques (negotiation, Dispute Boards, mediation and arbitration). Trained by the FIDIC Academy in FIDIC Contracts.

Vitor Antonio Coelho dos

Civil Engineer (Universidade da Amazônia – Brazil), with a Master’s...

Antonio Pedro Garcia de Souza

Position: Fellow
Email: [email protected]
Membership Grade: FCIArb
Branch: Brazil
Antonio Pedro Garcia de