Gabriel Costa - Associate General Counsel Global Litigation of Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda. President of the Arbitral Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce Brazil (ICC). Recently, he chaired Shell Group’s Global Arbitration Advisory Committee. Prior to joining Shell Brasil in 2012, Da Costa worked in the litigation and arbitration teams of two of the largest Brazilian law firms in Porto Alegre and São Paulo and in the international arbitration team of a major US law firm in New York. He has published articles on dispute resolution-related topics and is a frequent speaker at high-profile events related to arbitration and the in-house legal profession in general. Da Costa has implemented several changes to the litigation department in his tenure including a review of Shell Brasil’s panel firms, which is ongoing, and the consolidation of nationwide, multimillion-dollar cases to one external firm instead of using multiple firms, saving the company money and efficiency.
Ely Caetano Xavier Júnior - Professor of Private International Law at the Rio de Janeiro State University and Professor of International Law at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, with extensive research and publications in international economic law and cross-border transactions. In his academic career, he has held academic administration roles and collaborated in teaching, research, and innovation at other institutions. Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and included on the European Commission’s list of arbitrators for dispute settlement procedures in commercial matters of the European Union. Lawyer.
Lívia Ikeda - Lawyer at Sérgio Bermudes Advogados. Vice-President of the Business Mediation and Arbitration Chamber of Brazil (CAMARB Rio de Janeiro). Postgraduate degree in Private Property Law from the Pontifical Catholic University (PUC-Rio). Graduated in Law from the Law School of the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Recognized by Best Lawyers in Arbitration, Mediation and Litigation – 2025. Recommended by Lexology Index in the Areas of Practice Report | Arbitration Report – Future Leaders – 2025. Recognized by the Leaders League as a Leader in Civil and Commercial Litigation – 2025. Ranked by Best Lawyers in Alternative Dispute Resolution and Litigation – 2025. Regional Coordinator of CBAr – Rio de Janeiro.
Juliana Loss de Andrade - Professor of Negotiation, Mediation, and Arbitration. Technical Coordinator of the Mediation Center at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). Executive Coordinator of the Center for Innovation, Administration, and Research of the Judiciary – CIAPJ FGV. PhD in Private Law from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Master’s in Public Law from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (2011). Specialist in Mediation from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (2010) and in Public Law from Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo – UFES (2008). President of the Mediation and Consensual Methods Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association – Rio de Janeiro Section (OAB RJ). Member of the Alonso Martinez Institute of Justice and Litigation. Mediator.
Joaquim Muniz - Partner at Trench Rossi Watanabe Advogados. He coordinates the Arbitration practice in the Dispute Resolution practice group. Mr. Muniz has also a wide breadth of experience in M&A, Corporate Law, infrastructure projects and mining regulation. Member of Trench Rossi Watanabe’s management committee. Joaquim de Paiva Muniz has been recognized for his work in Arbitration by the main legal directories such as Chambers Global e Latin Americafor three years in a row since 2018, LACCA Approved, IFLR 1000, Latin Lawyer 250, Leaders’ League evaluated “Excellent“, The Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal and Análise Advocacia 500. He is is Professor of Arbitration, M&A and Corporate Law at graduate courses, Member of the commission which is drafting the New Brazilian Commercial Code, President of CONIMA (National Council of Mediation and Arbitration Institutions), Head of the Arbitration Commission of the Rio de Janeiro Bar, Director of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of Rio de Janeiro – CBMA, Member of the Advisory Council of SIAC (Singapore Int. Arbitration Center), Former General Secretary of the BRICS Countries Commission of the Federal Bar, Member of the list of arbitrators of the following institutions: CAM-CCBC, CPR, ICDR, CIESP. CBMA, CAMARB and CAMFIEP and Coordinator of the team of counsel that represented pro bono athletes in sports arbitration during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Marilda Rosado - Marilda Rosado, SjD., is Associate Professor of International Law at Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), lecturer on “Private International Law” for the Bachelor of Laws Program and Coordinator of the MBA in Law and Business of Petroleum.
Founder Associate of Centro de Excelência em Desenvolvimento, Petróleo, Energia e Mineiração (CEDPEM). Founder Associate of Marilda Rosado Advogados, a law firm with special focus on Oil and Gas, legally advising companies in the sector.
Member of the American Association of Private International Law (ASADIP), the British Institute of International Comparative Law (BIICL), Instituto Nacional de Óleo e Gás (INOC) and Association of International Energy Negotiations (AIEN).
Advisory committee member of International Law Association (ILA), Honorary associate of CELMP at the University of Dundee (2006-2016) Associate Member of Sociedade Brasileira de Direito Internacional (SBDI) and Instituto Brasileiro do Petróleo (IBP).
Mariana Souza - Lawyer with extensive experience in mediation and arbitration, and a partner at PVS Advogados. She is also a certified mediator by IMI and a JAMS Weinstein International Fellow. Over the past 10 years, she has served as Director of CBMA, leading mediation and arbitration initiatives, including courses and events in Brazil and abroad. She holds a law degree from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) and a master’s degree in ADRs from Tulane University (USA). She served as President of ICFML-Brazil and as a member of the Mediation Commission of the Federal Council of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB). She is also a member of the Arbitration Commission of OAB-RJ, the Mediation Commission of OAB-RJ, and the Mediation, Conciliation, and Arbitration Commission of the IAB. Mariana has over 20 years of experience teaching negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and dispute system design, and is the author of numerous articles on alternative dispute resolution methods, as well as co-coordinator of the Migalhas Consensuais column.
Danielle Valois - Partner at Trench Rossi Watanabe. She leads the Oil & Gas practice in Brazil. Danielle has broad experience in providing legal, regulatory, and commercial support in mergers and acquisitions, international business, oil and gas, and infrastructure development projects, disputes, anti-corruption and sanctions advice, policy-making, and corporate governance. Danielle is a licensed attorney in Brazil and has extensive experience in international projects with multiple jurisdictions. Danielle has been recognized for her work by leading legal rankings such as Chambers & Partners Global, IFLR 1000, The Legal 500, Latin Lawyer 250, Who’s Who Legal, Análise Advocacia Mulher – Full Service, LACCA Approved, and Euromoney. Danielle advises the newly created federal state-owned company on structuring the crude oil commercialization model to be adopted by the Brazilian federal government for the sale of its share of crude oil produced in the pre-salt fields; She also advises an association of oilfield service providers on structuring a proposal for the new regulatory framework to be adopted by ANP (National Petroleum Agency) for Research and Development activities carried out within the Brazilian Oil & Gas Industry.