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Mr Riccardo Giuliano Figueira Torre
Work Department
Arbitration and Litigation
Position
Senior Partner
Career
Riccardo Giuliano Figueira Torre is partner at Wald, Antunes, Vita e Blattner Advogados, has a JSD, a masters degree and is a doctoral candidate in Civil Procedure at the University of São Paulo Law School (USP). He has an LL.M in International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration from the New York University School of Law, where he received the prestigious Arthur T. Vanderbilt Scholarship. He is also director at the Mediation and Arbitration Centre of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in Brazil, and acts as secretary-general of the Brazilian Bar Association’s Special Commission on Foreign Law Consultants. He has been elected as one of the most admired lawyers in arbitration by Análise Advoacia (2020) and has authored various articles and papers on Arbitration in legal publications in Brazil and abroad.
Author of several publications, including:
The validity of arbitration clauses inserted in adhesion contracts vis-à-vis the competence-competence principle: a comparative analysis between Latin America and the United States. Revista de Arbitragem e Mediação, No. 62, Jul./Set. 2019 [no prelo].
The meaning of foreign and nondomestic awards under the New York Convention. Revista de Arbitragem e Mediação, No. 59, Out./Dez. 2018, pp. 247-276.
The annulment of “prima facie” pathological arbitration clauses as a new exception to the competence-competence principle: analyzing the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice’s decision “vis-à-vis” U.S. Case law. Brasil. Superior Tribunal de Justiça, 30 anos de atuação do Superior Tribunal de Justiça. Brasília: Superior Tribunal de Justiça, 2019; Revista de Arbitragem e Mediação, No. 56, Jan./Mar. 2018, pp. 323-329.
Co-Author, with Alexandre de Mendonça Wald, of “Arbitration in Brazil: from childhood to maturity”, Financier Worldwide, November/2015, available [online] at http://www.financierworldwide.com/arbitration-in-brazil-from-childhood-to-maturity/#.VnMDONJVhHy.
“Controle judicial do processo arbitral?”, Revista de Arbitragem e Mediação, n. 38, Jul./Set. 2013.
“A Guerra Fiscal do ICMS: novos contornos à luz da Medida Provisória n.º 599/2012 e da PEC n.º 103/2011”, co-author with Alexandre Naoki Nishioka, Temas Aprofundados – Magistratura, São Paulo: Ed. Juspodivm, 2013.
“Questões controvertidas no processo administrativo fiscal – CARF”, co-author with Alexandre Naoki Nishioka, Questões controvertidas no processo administrativo fiscal – CARF. 18ed., São Paulo: Revista dos Tribunais, 2012, p. 882-917.
Languages
Portuguese, English, German and Spanish.
Memberships
Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr) Institute for Transnational Arbitration, Rising Arbitrators Initiative
Education
LLB from University of São Paulo Law School (2010)
Master of Laws in civil procedure from University of São Paulo Law School (2015)
LLM in International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration from New York University School of Law, where he received the prestigious Arthur T. Vanderbilt Scholarship (2018)
PhD candidate in arbitration at University of São Paulo Law School (2019–2023)
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Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
(Next Generation Partners)Riccardo Giuliano Figueira Torre –Wald, Antunes, Vita e Blattner Advogados
Wald, Antunes, Vita e Blattner Advogados brings together a team of specialised lawyers who serve as counsel and arbitrators in domestic and international arbitration proceedings, most notably cases in the infrastructure and engineering sectors. The firm is also regularly instructed by clients in court cases related to arbitration, including the execution of arbitral sentences and the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards. Arnoldo Wald stands out for his ‘wide and deep knowledge‘ of dispute resolution. Arnoldo Wald Filho focuses on arbitration and mediation, which are also notable areas of practice for Riccardo Giuliano Figueira Torre. Other key names in the team include Mariana Tavares Antunes and Marina Gaensly Blattner.
Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Litigation
Entirely devoted to dispute resolution, Wald, Antunes, Vita e Blattner Advogados possesses the ‘ability to handle highly complex cases‘ heard before judicial courts and administrative bodies. With strong credentials in prominent superior court proceedings, the team is well versed in advising on civil, commercial, corporate, banking and infrastructure-related lawsuits. Founding partner Arnoldo Wald, Alexandre de Mendonça Wald, who specialises in disputes involving corporate law and concessions, and Arnoldo Wald Filho, who is well regarded for his ‘ability to resolve hurdles and settle disputes‘ in an array of sectors, are some of the main points of contact in the team. Mariana Tavares Antunes ‘stands out for her organisation and execution skills‘. Consumer and competition litigation are among Brasília-based partner Marcus Vinícius Vita Ferreira‘s areas of expertise, while ‘technical lawyer‘ Eduardo Cezar Chad and Bernardo Cavalcanti Freire are proficient in bankruptcy and restructuring cases. Riccardo Giuliano Figueira Torre, Adriana Campos Conrado Zamponi in Rio de Janeiro, and the recently promoted Clarissa Marcondes Macéa are also active in litigation.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation Brazil
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Brazil