Academic background: J.D. (Bachelor of Law) from Faculdade de Direito de Curitiba, in 1990; specialized in Administrative Law by Faculdade de Direito de Curitiba, in1991; specialized in International Private Law by the University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas) – France, in 1993 (DSU); specialized in European Law by the University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas) – France, in 1994 (DSU); Master em Droit in International Law and International Trade Law by the University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas) – France, in 1994 (DEA); Docteur en Droit in International Private Law by the University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas) – France, in 2000.
Member: Brazilian Bar – Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil; Professor of Arbitration at Universidade Positivo; Visiting Professor at University of Versailles Saint-Quentin (2004-2005); Visiting Professor at Universidade de Nancy (2005-2006); Visiting Professor at the Post-Graduate course of International Commercial Arbitration of the Nova University of Lisbon – Portugal (2009-2010); Visiting Professor at Université de Paris XII (France); sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator and Chairman of the Arbitral Tribunal in ad-hoc proceedings and proceedings before ICC ARBITAC, INAMA, Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Canada, AMCHAM, FGV, Instituto de Engenharia, CIESP, CBMA, CAMARB, Associação Comercial da Bahia, ICDR and UNCITRAL; member of the Brazilian List of Arbitrators of the Mercosul and the Mercosul-Chile Agreement; co-author of the book “A Arbitragem no Brasil”, published by BID in 2001; author of the book “Arbitragem Comercial Internacional nos Países do Mercosul”, Juruá, 2002; editor of the Brazilian Arbitration Journal of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee; member of the Comité Français de l’Arbitrage; International Bar Association (IBA); International Arbitration Institute; former member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Associate Member of the ICC Institut of World Business Law; member of the Latin-American Group of Arbitration of the ICC; member of the Board of Reporters of the Institute of Transnational Arbitration; First President of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (2001-2004); Former Legal Director of the French-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paraná; Brazilian Association of International Law; International Arbitration Commission of the ICC; Former President of the Chamber of Mediation and Arbitration of the Commercial Association of Paraná – ARBITAC.
Areas of practice: corporate law, foreign investment law, international contracts, arbitration and construction law.