Professional experience

Fabrine Hartog has over 13 years of practice and experience in commercial transactions involving the Energy, Infrastructure, and Maritime sectors, along with expertise in conflict resolution through Arbitration and Mediation. She worked for more than 08 years as a corporate lawyer in Brazilian and foreign companies engaged in maritime support and shipbuilding, gaining expertise in complex cases in the maritime industry. In 2022, she was recognized as one of the most renowned lawyers in Rio de Janeiro by Análise Advocacia and in 2024 as one of the Best Lawyers in Brazil by BestLawyers.

 

Education

• Master’s degree (LL.M) in International Commercial Law with a concentration in arbitration in the Oil and Gas Sector from the University of Aberdeen, UK.
• Post-graduation from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV/RJ)
• Law Degree from Universidade Cândido Mendes, Brazil.

 

Additional Activities

• Member of the Brazilian Bar Association – Rio de Janeiro (OAB/RJ) since 2012
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
• Secretary-General of the Maritime and Port Law Commission of OAB/RJ
• Member of the Business Law Commission of OAB/RJ
• Former member of the Legal Committee of the Brazilian Association of Maritime Support Companies (ABEAM)
• Member of the Women’s International Shipping and Trade Association (WISTA) since 2016
• Member of the Maritime and Transport Law Committee and the Arbitration Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA)
• Listed as an arbitrator at the Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration (CBMA) since 2022

 

Publications

• 2025 – Portos & Navios: EBIN é alternativa para mercado de afretamentos
• 2024 – Brazil’s Best Counsel: Exploring Recent Progress: Advancements in the Maritime and Shipping Law Industry, published by Leaders League;
• 2023 – The new BIMCO clauses for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, published by Migalhas Marítimas;
• 2023 – Brazil’s Best Counsel 2023 – 5th edition: Chapter Opening Shipping, published by Leaders League;
• 2020 – New bill to develop cabotage trade sent to Congress, published by ILO, Lexology.