Career
- Founding Partner at Muriel Medici Franco and senior partner of the firm (2021 to date);
- Founding Partner at Muriel Medici Franco and senior partner of the firm (2016/2021);
- Founding Partner at Mattos Muriel Kestener Advogados (2005/2015);
- Intern, Associate and Partner at Pinheiro Neto Advogados (1983/2005);
- Foreign stagiaire at Nagashima, Ohno & Tsunematsu in Tokyo, Japan (1992);
Expertise
- Extensive practice as counsel, lead counsel and co-counsel in domestic and international dispute resolution, with emphasis on cross-border litigation, product liability and tort litigation, corporate disputes, construction, infrastructure, energy, financial transactions, domestic and international arbitration;
- Experience as party-appointed arbitrator and chairman of arbitral tribunals in domestic and international arbitrations;
Associations
- Former chairman of the Arbitration Committee of the São Paulo Bar;
- Member of the ICC Latin American Group of International Arbitration;
- Member of the IBA – International Bar Association;
Foreign languages
- Proficiency in English;
- Fluency in Spanish and French;
- Intermediate knowledge of Italian and Japanese (conversation only);
International recognition
- Chambers Latin America – Brazil, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration;
- Chambers Global – Brazil, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration;
- Who’s Who Legal Brazil: Arbitration, Litigation and Product Liability Defence;
- LACCA Approved – Arbitration;
- Expert Guides – Commercial Arbitration;
- Análise Advocacia – Arbitration and Chemical Sector;
Education
- University of São Paulo – Law degree (1985);
- Cambridge University – Certificate of Proficiency in English (1982);
- University of São Paulo – Degree in Philosophy (1980/81 incomplete);