Brazilian Advisory Board

BRAZILIAN ADVISORY BOARD - MISSION

CPR’s presence in Brazil dates to 2011, with the launch of an initiative to promote the use of commercial mediation here. Thanks to grants from global corporations, CPR developed a strong collaborative network with Brazilian ADR providers, bar associations and other professional organizations, as well as the Brazilian Judiciary. CPR also translated key material into Portuguese, including rules, protocols, training materials and success stories.

Today, CPR carries out its mission in Brazil with the help of its Brazilian Advisory Board, a body of experts composed of CPR members with connections to Brazil. CPR and its Brazilian Advisory Board regularly organize trainings and educational programs for corporate counsel, business associations, private lawyers and judges on the benefits of using ADR. Since 2013, CPR has organized annual conferences on ADR in different parts of Brazil, including São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Curitiba.

To fulfil its mission, CPR regularly produces materials and resources, including manuals and guides and with the assistance of the Brazilian Advisory Board, CPR has drafted the “CPR Brazil Mediation and ADR Guide” providing a practical overview of ADR in Brazil, as well as the "CPR Corporate Counsel Practical Guide for Arbitration in Brazil" inspired by the CPR Corporate Counsel Manual for Cross-Border Dispute Resolution and with the purpose of providing in-house counsel with the resources they need to navigate through the key opportunities and challenges involved in arbitration proceedings.

BRAZILIAN ADVISORY BOARD - MEMBERSHIP 

Made up of leading law firm and corporate CPR members in Brazil who are invited to serve on the board, CPR’s Brazlian Advisory Board (BAB) provides strategic direction to CPR’s activities in the region and works on a number of initiatives of interest to corporations and law firms in Brazil. The BAB develops resources, shares knowledge and best practices, and networks within the local community to promote use of dispute prevention and resolution.

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Brazilian Advisory Board Members

PUBLICATIONS

The BAB recently published the Corporate Counsel Practical Guide for Arbitration in Brazil (available to the public as a digital download) as well as the Brazil Mediation & ADR Guide.

EVENTS

The BAB has organized and participated in programming including:

• Dispute Prevention Program and Workshops, a collaborative event together with the University of São Paulo in April 2024 (São Paulo)
• Harmonizing ADR Strategies: Unleashing the Power of Mediation Within Arbitration, a panel at the 1st annual Brazilian Mediation Day, February 2024 (Paris)

• Online Dispute Resolution and E-Commerce in the Transnational Context, a program organized together with University of São Paulo and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) as part of UNCITRAL LAC Days and São Paulo Arbitration Week, generously hosted by TozziniFreire in October 2023 (São Paulo)

• Dispute Prevention: Lessons from Tech, Life Sciences, and Energy Sectors, as part of the 2023 CPR Global Conference, an international conference presented by CPR's international advisory boards in Europe, Brazil, and Canada, as well as CPR's Y-ADR Steering Committee in December 2023 (online)

• The Interplay Between Mediation and Arbitration, as part of the 2022 CPR Global Conference in December 2022 (online)

• Book launch event for the Corporate Counsel Practical Guide for Arbitration in Brazil, in November 2022 (São Paulo)
• Charting the Path to Efficient Resolution of Investment Disputes in Latin America, a CPR program at New York Arbitration Week in November 2022 (New York City)

• and various Business Mediation and Dispute Management Congresses, CPR Latin America Conferences, and International Business Mediation Workshops (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizante and Curitiba).

The BAB also supports the CPR International Mediation Competition, held annually in São Paulo, which attracts law students from around the world to compete in Brazil, and has previously organized and hosted several Brazilian Congress events throughout Brazil.