2026 International Mediation Competition Winners

International Mediation,

The 2026 International Mediation Competition took place March 5-7, in São Paulo at Insper, a higher education institution. Please visit the 2026 website page for all details about the 2026 event. 

Here are the results:


Best Teamwork:
1st Place – West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
2nd Place – University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law
3rd Place – FGV Rio Law


Best Client
1st Place – Špela Cverle from University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law
2nd Place – Alec Gordon from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
3rd Place – Mathias Almstädter from University of Vienna
 

Best Counsel
1st Place – Zala Hren from University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law
2nd Place – Jessica Taft from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
3rd Place – Kashvi Choudhary from Jindal Global Law School


Best Mediators
1st Place – João Pedro Botelho de Souza Gomes, FGV Rio Law
2nd Place – Clara Meireles Benate Gonçalve, Faculdade de Direito de Ribeirão Preto - USP
3rd Place – Shaashvat Pandey West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata


Best Negotiating Team 
1st Place – University of Vienna
–  Julia Fröschl
–  Mathias Almstaedter
2nd Place – Faculdade de Direito de Ribeirão Preto - USP-RP
3rd Place – Yale Law School


Best Written Statement
1st place – Jindal Global Law School
2nd place – Sciences Po Paris
3rd place – USP Ribeirao