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Gustavo Kulesza

+55 11 2179-4652 gsk@bmalaw.com.br

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Partner

Career

Gustavo Kulesza is one of BMA’s Dispute Resolution partners. He has extensive experience in complex contract and corporate disputes, arbitration and court proceedings.

Noted especially for his work in arbitration, Gustavo has represented national and international clients in commercial arbitrations before international institutions and all the major Brazilian arbitration institutions, in disputes related to mergers and acquisitions, corporations, contracts, and infrastructure.  He also represents clients in complex lawsuits, especially in contract and corporate cases.

Gustavo is also Professor of the Graduate Program in Commercial Arbitration at the IBMEC Law School.

He worked as an international visiting attorney with the international arbitration group of Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom in New York. He joined BMA in 2011.

Languages

Portuguese, English

Memberships

Gustavo is a member of the Corporate and M&A Disputes Committee of the Corporate Law Brazilian Institute – Ibrademp. He is also a member of the M&A and Companies Restructuring Committee of the Brazilian Business Arbitration Chamber – CAMARB.  He also coordinates the Institute of Private Law – IDP’s Study Group on Contractual and Comparative Law.

OAB/SP nº 299.895

Education

Doctorate in Civil Law, Universidade de São Paulo – USP (in progress – 2023).

Master of International Law, Universidade de São Paulo – USP (2014).

LL.B., Universidade de São Paulo – USP (2009).