Professional experience

Paulo focuses his practice on strategic litigation and arbitration, with extensive experience in both domestic and international disputes. He represents clients in arbitration proceedings administered by leading arbitral institutions in Brazil and globally, particularly in matters involving mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate disputes, financial services, commercial contracts, construction, infrastructure, and energy.

He also has significant experience in complex court litigation, especially cases related to contractual obligations, civil liability, capital markets, investment funds, and mining.

Previously, Paulo served as an international associate at the New York office of Milbank LLP, where he was part of the litigation and arbitration team. His practice there focused on high-stakes matters before New York State and U.S. Federal Courts, as well as cross-border arbitrations involving multiple jurisdictions.

 

Education

• LL.M. Master of Laws from Columbia University (NY, USA).
• LL.B. Bachelor of Laws from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).

 

Publications

• Author of “Por Parcimônia na Intervenção: Liberdade das Partes e a Natureza da Arbitragem” (in Estudos de Direito Empresarial e Arbitragem).
• Author of “A ação anulatória de sentença arbitral e o exercício do controle judicial de sentenças arbitrais no Brasil” (in Arbitragem 2 Mundos: Diálogos entre o Brasil e Portugal).
• Coauthor of “Chapter on Dispute Resolution in Brazil” (in Getting the Deal Through 2019).
• Translator of “The Arbitrator’s Seven Deadly Sins” by Professor Carlos Alberto Carmona (in The American Review of Arbitration).

 

Additional Activities

• Member of the Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law.
• Member of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr).

 

Recognitions

• Received the title of James Kent Scholar for Outstanding Academic Achievement (maximum honors) from Columbia University (NY, USA).
• Honorable Mentions for Best Team Orals and Best Memorandum for Claimant received in the academic competition Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.