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Mr Ricardo Almeida

(55) (11) 3541-3306 ricardo.almeida@mpladv.com.br View profile

Work Department

Arbitration and Litigation.

Position

Partner of Mannheimer, Perez e Lyra Advogados.

Career

Ricardo’s practice is focused mainly in commercial arbitration, but also in litigation. In addition to his expertise with dispute resolution, has extensive experience with transactional matters, including the legal structuring of businesses and projects. Also has experience as an arbitrator and is a member of the arbitrators’ lists of CBMA, CAMARB, CAM-BL, CAESP, CAMCA and CMAA.

He represents clients in the fields of, inter alia, insurance and reinsurance, energy, agrobusiness, shopping centers, real estate, construction, technology, stock exchanges, and pension funds.

Ricardo is the author of the book “International Commercial Arbitration and Public Order” (Renovar, 2005) and editor of the book “International and Internal Arbitration: Practice and Doctrine Aspects” (Renovar, 2003). He has published more than 30 articles in collective works and legal reviews.

Languages

Portuguese, English, French and Spanish.

Memberships

Member of the ICC Commission on Commercial Law and Practices. Member of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr). Member of ILA-Brasil (Brazilian branch of the International Law Association). Member of the Asociación Americana de Derecho Internacional Privado – ASADIP. Member of the Rio de Janeiro Bar Association Arbitration and Mediation Committee. Member of the São Paulo Attorneys’ Institute (IASP). Vice-President of the Brazilian-Lebanese Arbitration and Mediation Chamber.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations, UNESA, 1993. Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC/RJ, 1996. Master’s Degree in International Law, University of São Paulo – USP, 2005. PhD candidate, International Law, University of São Paulo – USP.