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