3rd Annual CPR + USP Collaborative Event

Director, USP Faculty of Law

Ana Elisa holds a bachelor's degree (1998), a doctorate (2004), and a post-doctoral degree (2011) from the Faculty of Law at USP, where she is currently a Full Professor of Criminal Law and Director (term from 2026 to 2030).

She is also the Director of ​​Gender, Ethnic-Racial Relations and Diversities at the Pro-Rectorate for Inclusion and Belonging at USP.President, USP Legal Innovation Lab

Knar A. Nahikian, Esq. is a Vice President at the CPR Institute, the think tank side of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (“CPR”). In her role, she oversees CPR’s international initiatives and serves as the liaison to CPR's international advisory boards in Brazil, Canada, and Europe, and as the liaison to the Y-ADR Steering Committee, an international leadership group of young professionals. 

Based in New York City, Knar is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey and has served as an independent Mediator, Arbitrator, and Neutral Facilitator. 

Lucas Cardoso da Silva is the President of the USP Legal Innovation Lab and Chief Product and Technology Officer of the consumer ODR project Resolve.gov.

He has been a researcher of Neurotechnology, Phenomenology applied to new technology and Blockchain and Crypto Markets.

Rui Caminha

President, USP Alumni Association

President and CEO, CPR Institute

Serena K. Lee serves as the President and CEO of CPR Institute and CPR Dispute Resolution Services. Prior to joining CPR, Ms. Lee served in various roes with major alternative dispute resolution providers for nearly two decades, where she oversaw dispute resolution centers, managed operations and case management staff, and participated in various business development and outreach efforts. Ms. Lee is a frequent speaker on the appropriate use of dispute resolution processes and participated in many ADR trainings as a faculty member.

Isabella Rangel Da Silva currently works in the immigration field, where she has been working for more than two years, facilitating visa and document application processes.

Graduated in Law from PUC-Campinas. Graduated as a mediator through the ESA-OABSP conflict mediation course and certified by ICFML, postgraduate in conflict resolution from Universidade Católica Portuguesa and soon completing a second postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property at Fundação Getúlio Vargas.

Her studies are focused on intellectual property, dispute resolution, innovation and international law, as well as their intersection.

David P. Dowling is the Judge Danny Weinstein Managing Director of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law. He is a professional mediator with more than fifteen years of experience mediating a wide range of disputes, including commercial, contract, restorative justice, employment, probate and trust, guardianship, family law, special education, public policy, healthcare, insurance, personal injury, and real property matters. He is the founder of Summit Mediation and serves on mediation panels for the Superior Courts of California in Riverside and Orange Counties. He also serves as an ADR Consultant and Mediator for the East Valley Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA).

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Professor Antonio Rodrigues de Freitas Jr. , USP Faculty of Law, Labor Law and Social Security Department

Associate Professor of Labor Law and Human Rights at the Faculty of Law of the University of São Paulo - Largo de São Francisco, he has been teaching, researching, and developing extension activities with an emphasis on Social Protection of Migrants, Labor and Digital Platforms, and Conflict Mediation, an area in which he was awarded the "Conciliar é Legal - Ensino Superior" Prize by the National Council of Justice (2017).

Also practicing law in São Paulo, he was a Visiting Fellow at Cornell University (2018 Spring Term) in Ithaca, NY (USA), with teaching and/or research experience at institutions such as Harvard Law School (HLS-BSA), Shinshu University, The University of Tokyo (Japan), University of Oregon (USA), Università Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia - Adapt (Italy), University of Coimbra (Portugal), Iniversità di Bari (Italy), Universidad Internacional de Andaluzia - La Rabida (Spain), and the Research Committee on Sociology of Law ISA– Oñati (Spain). He was National Secretary of Justice, Ministry of Justice (2002), Legislative Attorney for the Municipality of São Paulo (1992-2017) and the first Director of the School of Parliament of the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo (2011-2017).

Luciana Drimel Dias

30 years of experience in the legal market. Attorney, Mediator, Conflict Resolution Strategist, Coach, International Judge, Founder of an internationally awarded ADR Competition Team (2016–2022).

Coordinator of Internationalization, Visiting Professor in the United States, Full Professor (Ph.D.) at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR) for 24 years, and researcher in ADR.

Certified Mediator by the Conselho Nacional de Justiça (CNJ), Pepperdine University, and the Harvard Method. Court-appointed mediator at Tribunal de Justiça do Paraná (TJPR) in Commercial and Family Law cases.

CEO of CR Connection – ADR Services Hub.

Director General of the NY Mission in partnership with ADR institutions, including JAMS, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), American Arbitration Association (AAA), New York City Bar Association, EMA International Training, American Bar Association ADR Committee, Fordham University, and Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

Extensive networking with members of the Judiciary and legal/ADR professionals across the United States, Europe, Latin America, and the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region.

Juliana Krueger Pela

Professor, USP Faculty of Law, Commercial Law Department

Partner, Advogados Krueger Pela 

Professor with a PhD at the USP Faculty of Law (FDUSP) since 2008, she also works as a lawyer and arbitrator in São Paulo.

She was an undergraduate student at the USP Law School, in class 170 (graduating in 2001), and also a postgraduate student, having defended her doctoral thesis (Golden Shares in Brazilian Law) in 2007, under the guidance of Associate Professor Rachel Sztajn.

Rafael Alves

Partner, Souto Correa Advogados

Partner at Souto Correa Advogados. Professor at FGV DIREITO SP. Member of the CPR International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution   Brazilian Board of Directors.

Tina Marcondes

Legal Director, Nubank

Tina Marcondes holds a Law degree from the University of São Paulo (USP). Her vast formal education includes postgraduate degrees from Paris-Sorbonne and Saint Paul (Strategic Finance for C-Level), an MBA from Dom Cabral, and a post-MBA from Kellogg. She also has training in analytics from UC Berkeley. She built a 20-year career at Itaú in the Legal, Compliance, and Ombudsman departments before joining Nubank in 2024, where she currently leads the Legal team.

Chantal R. Guzman

Chantal Guzman brings a wealth of experience in estate planning, probate, and family law to Oregon Wills and Trusts. Her unique background includes work at the Ocean County Surrogate's Court in New Jersey, where she assisted the public with probate filings before attending law school. This experience gives her exceptional insight into the practical aspects of estate administration.

As a certified mediator with international competition experience, Chantal approaches legal challenges with both strategic precision and compassionate understanding. Her judicial clerkships with the U.S. District Court and Lane County Circuit Court have honed her legal acumen, while her previous involvement with the Oregon State Bar's Legal Ethics Committee and Diversity and Inclusion Executive Committee demonstrate her commitment to professional excellence.

Chantal holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Oregon School of Law and brings a creative problem-solving approach to her practice. When not serving clients, she teaches dance at the University of Oregon, holds state and district championship titles in taekwondo, and enjoys spending time with her family.

Carlos Alberto de Salles

Judge, São Paulo Court of Justice

Professor, USP Law School, Procedural Law Department

He is an associate professor in the Department of Procedural Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of São Paulo (FDUSP). He obtained his bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and post-doctoral degrees in Law from the University of São Paulo in 1986, 1992, 1998, and 2011, respectively. He is also a Judge of the Court of Justice of the State of São Paulo, since 2013, having entered through the constitutional quota for the Public Prosecutor's Office. He was a visiting scholar at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in the United States, on two occasions: during the 1996/1997 academic year and in January and February 2008.

Rafael Pitanga Guedes

São Paulo State Public Defender

Rafael Pitanga Guedes has been a Public Defender for the State of São Paulo since 2013. He served as First Deputy Public Defender-General of the State between 2020 and 2024 and as a Parliamentary Advisor Public Defender between 2017 and 2020. He holds a Master's degree in Public Policy and Government Management from the Brazilian Institute of Teaching, Development and Research (IDP) and in Management and Public Policy from the University of Lisbon. He also has a specialization in Criminal Sciences from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora.

Sylvia Steiner

Senior Researcher, FGV Law School

Former Lawyer and Regional Prosecutor, Former Judge at the International Criminal Court

Senior Researcher at the Law School of the Getulio Vargas Foundation-SP. Judge of the International Criminal Court (2003-2016). Federal Judge of the 3rd Region (1995-2003). Regional Prosecutor of the Republic (1982-1995). Lawyer (1978-1982). Bachelor's and Master's degrees in International Law from USP Law School.Eduardo Perazza leads the Civil Dispute Prevention and Resolution practice at Machado Meyer Advogados, with over two decades of experience advising clients on complex disputes, crisis management, and strategic action plans across out-of-court, judicial, and arbitral proceedings.