Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Litigation / Arbitration / Crisis Management

Partner

Gisela is a specialist in the prevention and resolution of disputes before arbitral tribunals and state courts. She has extensive experience in cross-border disputes and has acted before the main Brazilian and international arbitral institutions. She represents clients in complex conflicts related to contract, corporate and civil liability law. Her practice also encompasses insolvency proceedings and debt restructuring. Her clients include Brazilian and foreign companies from several industry sectors, including oil and gas, energy and construction.

Brazilian Bar Association

New York Bar Association

Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem (CBAR)

Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG)

ICDR Young & International

American Society of International Law

International Bar Association

PhD in Commercial Law, Universidade de São Paulo

Association of International Energy Negotiators Model Contracts Workshop

USA and International Anti-Corruption Law Summer Program, American University Washington College of Law, concentration "U.S. Legal Anti-Corruption Framework" and "Corruption Risk& Mitigation When Doing Business Abroad"

Master’s degree in State Law, Universidade de São Paulo

LL.M. Harvard Law School

Bachelor in Law, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, São Paulo

Exchange program at Sciences Po - Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris