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Partner at FLH Advogados. Master in Procedural Law from USP. Professor of Arbitration at Mackenzie Presbyterian University. Latin American representative of the ICC YAAF. Regional Coordinator of CBAr. Member of the Advisory Board of Canal Arbitragem. Practice recognized by publications such as Chambers & Partners, Who’s Who and Leaders League.
Doctorate, Master and Bachelor in Law – USP. LL.M. – Harvard Law School. President – Brazilian Arbitration Committee. Director – IBA Arbitration Committee. Professor – FGV Direito SP. Partner – BMA Advogados. Author of the books “The Brazilian Arbitration Act: A Case Law Guide”, “Lei de Arbitragem Anotada”, “Soft law e produção de provas na arbitragem internacional”, “Homologação de sentenças arbitrais estrangeiras” and “Execução específica dos acordos de acionistas”.
Bianca is the Country Director for Brazil at Jus Mundi, a renowned French Legal Tech firm specializing in services tailored for international arbitration practitioners. With a career spanning several years, she has garnered expertise in arbitration, having served as counsel to parties and as an assistant to arbitral tribunals in both domestic and international arbitration proceedings.
“Calvin is a Chartered Arbitrator with more than 30 years’ experience. He has sat under ICC, ICDR, LCIA, Madrid Court of Arbitration, Zurich Chamber of Commerce, Hungarian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and UNCITRAL Rules in a variety of seats located in the Caribbean, Latin America, USA, Africa, and Europe. Calvin is a highly regarded Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration.
His expertise lies in Investor-State and Commercial disputes arising from administrative and public law; retail and consumer; energy and natural resources; environment, renewables & climate change; cross-border transactions including, mergers & acquisitions, distribution, sale of goods, agency, franchise and transfer agreements; and acquisition of assets and/or shares agreements. “
Coordinator of the National Team Specialized in Arbitrations of the Federal Attorney General’s Office, Federal Attorney General’s Office – ENARB. Post-graduate degree in “Europe Union Competition Law” from King’s College, University of London. Post-graduation in Public Law by the Brazilian Institute of Education, Development and Research – IDP.
Dr Crina Baltag is Associate Professor in International Arbitration at Stockholm University and the academic director of the LL.M. in International Commercial Arbitration Law at Stockholm University. Crina is a qualified attorney-at-law, with over twenty years of extensive practice in various aspects on international dispute resolution, private and public international law. Crina is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Since 2020, Crina is member of the Board of the SCC Arbitration Institute, Sweden. As a Board member, Crina was part of the revision Committee of the 2023 SCC Arbitration Rules, of the drafting Committee of the SCC Express Rules, and of various Task Forces of the SCC Arbitration Institute.
Eleonora Coelho, former President of the CAM-CCBC (2019-2023) obtained her law degree from the University of São Paulo (USP) and obtained her master’s degree in Civil law, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods from the Paris II – Panthéon-Assas University. She acts as arbitrator and attorney in several national and international arbitration proceedings. Ms. Coelho is member of the body of arbitrators of many Arbitration and Mediation Chambers in Brazil. She was also part of the commission of attorneys responsible for the reform of the Arbitration Act which originated Law 13.129/15 and has published several articles on arbitration, as well as ministered classes and lectures regarding the subject.
Specialist in construction/engineering projects and disputes in Latin America, Europe and Asia, as inhouse counsel, external counsel, arbitrator, dispute board member and legal expert. Currently working as disputes global expert at the Engie Group and general counsel of Engie in Peru. Lecturer in construction law and dispute prevention/resolution in Peru and visiting lecturer at Universidad de los Andes, Chile and Universidad del Rosario, Argentina. Has issued more than 70 arbitration awards and 20 decisions as dispute board member. Recognized as an excellent arbitrator by Leaders League and as a distinguished arbitrator by Arbitrator Intelligence. Msc in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, Kings College London. Member of the ICC Arbitration and ADR Commission and the ICC Latin American Group.
“Chief Advisor to the Technical Advisory Board of the São Paulo State Government. Member of the Fiscal Council of Desenvolve SP. State Attorney. Doctor and Master in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo.
She currently advises the Governor and the Chief Secretary of the Civil House in the performance of their duties and leads the area responsible for scrutinizing administrative acts within the competence of these authorities, accompanying the formulation and analysis of government programs and projects. She worked as Deputy Attorney General of the State in the Consultancy Area, coordinating the consultancy and legal advisory activities of the Executive Branch and the autonomous entities of the State of São Paulo. She was a member and supervised the activities of PGE/SP’s Arbitration Department.”
Mrs. Frida Altamirano holds a Bachelor´s Degree from Universidad Iberoamericana and her LL.M. in International Commercial Arbitration from Stockholm University. She also attended University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain and The Hague Academy of International Law. Currently she acts as Secretary General of the Arbitration Center of Mexico (CAM).
Prior to joining CAM, Mrs. Altamirano worked for the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Canada and Chicago and as a lawyer in the dispute resolution group of a national law firm where she advised individuals and business clients on Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms. She represented clients in a variety of arbitration proceedings, including those before the Mexico City National Chamber of Commerce (CANACO) and the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC).
She has been adjunct professor of Private International Law and Dispute Resolution at Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara and regularly participates as a professor of arbitration courses.
Partner of Cescon Barrieu Advogados. Doctor and Master from PUC-SP, Bachelor from UFBA. Lawyer with experience in arbitrations in Brazil and abroad. Professor at Faculdade Baiana de Direito, president of the Arbitration Institute of Bahia, president of the Arbitration Commission of OAB/BA and member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration. Author of publications on Civil Law and Arbitration.
Partner of Manassero Campello Advogados. Counsel in domestic and international commercial arbitrations, institutional mediations and court proceedings. Overall leadership of the dispute resolution team and its sub-areas, since 2019. Drafting legal opinions on a wide range of matters (commercial, contractual, regulatory and procedural). Risk analysis and pricing, design of strategies in pre-litigation situations and support in negotiations, with great success in avoiding escalation of conflict situations. Support in bidding processes and public law matters. Development of new legal services in cooperation with partners from other practice areas. Diverse client portfolio, with an emphasis on serving companies in the financial, life sciences and technology sectors.
Jeffrey A. Rosenthal is a partner in Cleary Gottlieb’s New York office. His practice focuses on general commercial and international litigation, arbitration, and bankruptcy litigation.
Jeff has represented numerous foreign and domestic entities before a wide variety of judicial and arbitral bodies concerning a variety of disputes.
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Júlio César Bueno is a partner at Pinheiro Neto Advogados and focuses his practice on construction law and engineering contracts, project development, arbitration and dispute boards. He is chairman of the Executive Board of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF) and vice chairman of the International Bar Association’s International Construction Projects Committee. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and the International Academy of Construction Lawyers (IACL). He holds a bachelor’s and a doctorate from the University of São Paulo Law School (LLB, 1991; PhD, 2001) and a master’s degree from the University of Cambridge (LLM, 1995).
Lucinda A. Low is a Partner in Steptoe & Johnson’s Washington, DC office and is the co-leader of the firm’s International Arbitration Group. Over the course of her legal practice, Lucinda has been involved in AAA, ICC, LCIA, ICSID, and other institutional and ad hoc arbitrations, as counsel, expert, and now arbitrator. She is a member of the ICSID roster of arbitrators (appointed by the President of the World Bank) and on the roster of several other arbitral institutions. She currently serves on a number of ICSID and ICC tribunals, primarily as the presiding arbitrator. Lucinda has previously served as an advisor to the Government of Canada on trade and investment matters, acting as a reader for the Trade Law Bureau in its successful defense of the Chemtura v. Canada case brought under Chapter Eleven of NAFTA. She served on the panel of arbitrators in the BSE Chapter Eleven case (Canadian Cattlemen v. United States), the first-class action-type claim under NAFTA Chapter 11. She was one of the first US lawyers to argue a claim before the Iran-US Claims Tribunal. She is a member of the US Department of State’s Advisory Committee on International Law. Previous positions held by Lucinda include President of the American Society of International Law (2016-2018) and as a member of the ICSID Panel of Conciliators of ICSID (2016-2022), appointed by the United States. Lucinda has lived in Brazil on two separate occasions and speaks Portuguese, as well as Spanish, French and English.
Executive Director CAM Santiago. President Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission IACAC. Lawyer and LL.M in Public Law University de Chile.
Co-Chair ERA Pledge Subcommittee LATAM and WWA. Arbitrator Commissions of the Public Works’ Concession.
100 Woman Leader Award 2018 & 2019. Barakah International Award and AMMDE Arbitration Award for Professional Career Multisectoral Association of Women Managers and Entrepreneurs, Spain 2022.
Partner at Sergio Bermudes Advogados
Natalie Reid is a partner in the International Dispute Resolution Group at Debevoise, and co-chairs the firm’s Public International Law and Caribbean practices. She regularly advises and represents clients in disputes in the energy and natural resources sectors, acts as counsel in commercial, investment treaty, and public international law arbitrations, and sits as an arbitrator in a wide range of commercial cases.
Professor of Commercial Law at the University of São Paulo Law School. Partner at Forgioni Advogados. With more than 30 years of experience in corporate, litigation, competition and administrative areas, she currently acts as an expert, arbitrator and attorney.
Sandra González is head of FERRERE’s Arbitration and Litigation group in its offices in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay. She also is a Vice president of the ICC International Court of Arbitration.
Ms. González represents clients in a wide range of industries in commercial and investment arbitration under several arbitration rules and institutions with a focus in the construction, oil & gas, and mining industries.
She also sits as arbitrator under different applicable laws, seats and institutions, particularly related to infrastructure and construction projects and M&A disputes.
Ms. González is Vice-president of the ICC Court of Arbitration, a member of the Observatory on the Status of Arbitration of the Asociación Latinoamericana de Arbitraje (ALARB), vicechair of the Capítulo Rioplatense of the Spanish Arbitration Club (CEA) and founding member and member of the Executive Committee of WWA – Women Way in Arbitration LATAM. She is co-chair of DELOS Dispute Resolution’s oral advocacy program for Latin America (ROAP) and of the Arbitration Certificate at Universidad de Montevideo, in Uruguay. She was Deputy Director of law at ORT University, also in Uruguay and chaired the Latin America Chapter of the International Section of the New York State Bar Association.
She earned her law degree from the Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de la República (Uruguay) and her LL.M. from Harvard Law School (USA).
Partner at FCDG Advogados, with practice in the areas of strategic business litigation, arbitration and corporate restructuring, with a focus on crisis solutions. She has participated in several mediations as a preventive solution of disputes.
Specialist in Corporate Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (COGEAE), in 2007.
Bachelor of Law from the University of São Paulo (USP) (Largo de São Francisco), 2000.
Member of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), São Paulo Section; of the IBR, CRM and of the permanent commission of RJ of IASP, with published articles on restructuring and bankruptcy.
“Tafadzwa Pasipanodya is a partner in the international litigation and arbitration department of the law firm of Foley Hoag LLP and chair of its Africa practice. She has represented sovereign states and state entities from all over the world in more than 30 international disputes before the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea, and arbitration tribunals constituted pursuant to various arbitral rules, including ICSID, UNCITRAL, the ICC, and the SCC. These disputes have addressed a broad array of matters mining, energy, the environment, human rights, infrastructure, the law of the sea, and territorial boundaries, among others.
As a member of the ICC’s Court of Arbitration, Tafadzwa is regularly involved in the scrutiny of ICC arbitral awards and decisions. She also serves as Vice President of the African Society of International Law.
Tafadzwa has been ranked by Latinvex as one of the top 32 female lawyers working on Latin American matters and is named to Africa’s 30 Arbitration Powerlist by Africa Arbitration Academy, Africa Arbitration and AYA. She has also been recognised by Chambers & Partners, Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration and the Legal 500: USA.
She holds a Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law, a Master in Public Affairs from Princeton University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and French from Macalester College.
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Thiago’s expertise is focused on technology, compliance and public law, particularly in regard to anti–corruption, data protection, cybersecurity and digital platform investigations conducted by public authorities and regulators. He also advises clients on public law issues with a focus on infrastructure, assisting with contracting state-owned companies, administrative sanctioning proceedings, concessions, public tenders, and administrative contracts in general.
Dr. Yas Banifatemi is a founding partner of Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes, an international firm exclusively dedicated to the management of international disputes. She previously served as Global Head of Shearman & Sterling’s International Arbitration group, alongside late Professor Emmanuel Gaillard. Yas acts as counsel, arbitrator and expert. She is the President of the International Arbitration Institute (IAI).
“Dr. Schardt is a dispute resolution specialist with 20 years of experience in arbitration as well as in judicial and extrajudicial dispute resolution. She has taken up the office of Secretary General of the German Arbitration Institute (DIS) on 1 January 2023. The DIS is the leading German Arbitration Institute and administers around 160 arbitration proceedings and other out-of-court dispute resolution proceedings between German and foreign parties, mostly companies, every year.
Prior to that she worked as Division Litigation Counsel at Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG and Siemens AG in Munich for thirteen years. She was responsible for international arbitration, litigation and other alternative dispute resolution proceedings. Before joining Siemens, Dr Schardt worked as a lawyer in the Dispute Resolution practice group at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in Frankfurt am Main for six years.
Dr Schardt studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science and at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena where she received her doctorate. As Fulbright scholar she also completed the Master of Law at the University of Virginia and the University of Georgetown. “