Guilherme Rizzo Amaral

Professional

Professional experience

Guilherme Rizzo Amaral holds a Ph.D. in Law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2006) and a Master’s Degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). He was a Visiting Scholar at Queen Mary University of London and a Scholar‑in‑Residence at WilmerHale (London) in 2017 and 2025.

A founding partner of Souto Correa Advogados, he is an attorney with over 25 years of experience in dispute resolution, with a practice focused on domestic and international arbitration. He also acts as an arbitrator and is listed on the panels of arbitrators of leading Brazilian institutions, as well as of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), Shanghai Arbitration Commission (SHAC), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Asia Pacific International Arbitration Chambers (APIAC), and the MCCI Arbitration & Mediation Center Database of Arbitrators (Mauritius).

From 2018 to 2022, he served as an ambassador and full member of the Arbitration Commission of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) for the Belt and Road Initiative. He is certified as a foreign law expert by Benchmark Chambers International, a non‑profit organization registered with the Shenzhen Civil Affairs Bureau and the Shenzhen Bureau of Justice, which serves as a certification base for foreign laws for the Supreme People’s Court of China.

Recognized in leading national and international rankings, he was named a Global Elite Thought Leader – Under 45 in the arbitration and commercial litigation guides of Who’s Who Legal (Lexology) in 2024.

In parallel with his professional activities as counsel and arbitrator, Guilherme is the author of dozens of articles and five single‑authored books: As Astreintes e o Processo Civil Brasileiro – Multa do art. 461 e outras (Porto Alegre: Livraria do Advogado, 2004; 2nd ed. 2010); Estudos de Direito Intertemporal e Processo (Livraria do Advogado, 2007); Cumprimento e Execução da Sentença sob a ótica do formalismo‑valorativo (Porto Alegre: Livraria do Advogado, 2008); Comentários às Alterações do Novo CPC (São Paulo: Revista dos Tribunais – Thomson Reuters, 2015; 2nd ed. 2016; 3rd ed. 2018); Judicial Precedent and Arbitration: Are Arbitrators Bound by Judicial Precedent? (London: Wildy, Simmonds & Hill, 2017; 2nd ed. 2018); and Direito e Prática Arbitral: comentários à Lei 9.307/96 (São Paulo: Revista dos Tribunais – Thomson Reuters, 2026).

Education

Visiting Scholar at the Queen Mary University of London (UK), 2017.
PhD from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), 2006.
Master of Laws from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), 2002.
Bachelor of Laws from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), 1999.

Additional Activities

Former Full Member and Ambassador of the Commission of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce for the Belt and Road Initiative (China).
Member of the International Bar Association (IBA) and of the Editorial Board of the entity’s Arbitration Newsletter.
Member of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC).
Member of the International Association of Procedural Law (IAPL).
Member of the Iberoamerican Institute of Procedural Law (IIDP).
Member of the Brazilian Institute of Civil Procedural Law (IBDP).
Vice-President of the Arbitration and Mediation Chamber of the Brazilian Bar Association of Rio Grande do Sul (OAB/RS).
Member of the Permanent Commission on Arbitration and Mediation of OAB/RS.
Coordinator of the Legal Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce – Rio Grande do Sul Chapter (BRITCHAM/RS) – 2008.
Member of the Editorial Board of Revista Jurídica Since 2007.

Publications

Single authorship works:

Judicial Precedent and Arbitration – Are arbitrators bound by judicial precedent? A comparative study of UK, US and Brazilian Law and Practice. Londres: Wildy, Simmonds & Hill, 2017 (2ª edição, 2018), 200p.

Comentários às Alterações do Novo CPC [Comments on the New CPC Amendments]. São Paulo: Revista dos Tribunais (Thomson Reuters), 2015 (2ª edição, 2016; 3ª edição. 2018) 1.439p.

Cumprimento e Execução da Sentença sob a ótica do formalismo-valorativo [Fulfillment and Execution of the Judgment under the Formalist-Valorative viewpoint]. Porto Alegre: Livraria do Advogado, 2008. 244p.

Estudos de Direito Intertemporal e Processo [Studies of Intertemporal Law and Process]. 1. ed. Porto Alegre: Livraria do Advogado, 2007. 104p.

As Astreintes e o Processo Civil Brasileiro – Multa do art. 461 e outras [Daily fines and the Brazilian Civil Process – Fine of article 461 and others]. 1. ed. Porto Alegre: Livraria do Advogado, 2004. 237p. (2. ed. 2010).

Co-authorship works:

AMARAL, Guilherme Rizzo (Org.); MITIDIERO, Daniel (Org.); FEIJÓ, Maria Angélica (Org.). Processo Civil – Estudos em Homenagem ao Professor Doutor Carlos Alberto Alvaro de Oliveira. [Civil Procedure – Studies in Honor of Professor Carlos Alberto Alvaro de Oliveira.] São Paulo: Atlas, 2012.

AMARAL, Guilherme Rizzo (Org.); MACHADO, Fábio Cardoso (Org.). Polêmica sobre a ação: a tutela jurisdicional na perspectiva das relações entre direito e processo. [Polemics about action: the jurisdictional guardianship in the perspective of the relations between law and process]. Porto Alegre: Livraria do Advogado, 2006. 319p.

AMARAL, Guilherme Rizzo (Org.); MACHADO, Fábio Cardoso (Org.). Visões críticas do processo civil brasileiro – uma homenagem a José Maria Rosa Tesheiner [Critical views of Brazilian civil procedure – a tribute to José Maria Rosa Tesheiner]. 1. ed. Porto Alegre: Livraria do Advogado, 2005. 244p.

Comentários aos artigos 536 a 538 do novo CPC [Comments on articles 536 to 538 of the new CPC]. In: WAMBIER, Teresa Arruda Alvim. Breves Comentários ao Novo Código de Processo Civil. S: Revista dos Tribunais (Thomson Reuters), 2015. p. 1.400-1.411.

Comentários aos artigos 683 a 689-A do CPC [Comments on articles 683 to 689-A of the CPC]. In: OLIVEIRA, Carlos Alberto Alvaro de. (Org.). A Nova Execução de Títulos Extrajudiciais [The New Execution of Extrajudicial Bonds]. 1ed.Rio de Janeiro: Sulina, 2007, v. 1, p. 103-125.

Verdade, justiça e dignidade da legislação: breve ensaio sobre a efetividade do processo, inspirado no pensamento de John Rawls e de Jeremy Waldron [ Truth, justice, and the dignity of legislation: a brief essay on the effectiveness of the process, inspired by the thought of John Rawls and Jeremy Waldron]. In: KNIJNIK, Danilo. (Org.). Prova Judiciária: estudos sobre o novo direito probatório [Judicial Evidence: studies on the new evidential law]. Porto Alegre: Livraria do Advogado, 2007. p. 129-152.

Breves Notas sobre o Cumprimento e Execução das Sentenças de Acordo com a Lei 11.232/05 [Brief Notes on the Execution of Judgments according to Law 11.232/05]. In: COSTA, Fábio Nogueira; PISSURNO, Marco Antônio Ribas. (Org.). Estudos sobre as últimas reformas do Código de Processo Civil. Mato Grosso do Sul: IEJ-MS, 2007, v. 1, p. 169-204.
Comentários aos artigos 475-I e 475-J do CPC [Comments on Articles 475-I and 475-J of the CPC]. In: OLIVEIRA, Carlos Alberto Alvaro. (Org.). A Nova Execução. 1ed. Rio de Janeiro: Forense, 2006.

A Polêmica em torno da Ação de Direito Material [The Controversy around the Material Lawsuit]. In: AMARAL, Guilherme Rizzo e MACHADO, Fábio Cardoso. (Org.). Polêmica sobre a ação: a tutela jurisdicional na perspectiva das relações entre direito e processo. [Controversy on action: jurisdictional injunction in the perspective of the relations between law and proceeding]. Porto Alegre: Livraria do Advogado, 2006. p. 111-127.

Novas Competências Trabalhistas na Emenda Constitucional n.º 45 e Direito Intertemporal [New Labor Competencies in the Constitutional Amendment 45 and Intertemporal Law]. In: MACHADO, Fábio Cardoso e MACHADO, Rafael Bicca. (Org.). A reforma do Poder Judiciário. São Paulo: Quartier Latin, 2006, v., p. 356-376.

Ensaio acerca do impacto do Novo Código Civil sobre os processos pendentes [Essay on the impact of the New Civil Code on pending cases]. In: DIDIER, JR., Fredie Souza; MAZZEI, Rodrigo. (Org.). Reflexos do Novo Código Civil no Direito Processual. 2ed.Salvador: Juspodivm, 2006, v., p. 395-417.
Técnicas de tutela e o cumprimento da sentença no Projeto de Lei 3.253/04: uma análise crítica da reforma do Processo Civil Brasileiro [Enforcement techniques and the enforcement of the sentence in Bill 3.253/04: a critical analysis of the Brazilian Civil Procedure reform]. In: AMARAL, Guilherme Rizzo; e CARPENA, Márcio Louzada. (Org.). Visões críticas do processo civil brasileiro: uma homenagem. 1ed.Porto Alegre: AMAZON- Publications, 2005, v. 1, p. 125-149.