3rd ICC Arbitration Conference for the Northeast of Brazil

8:30 – 9:00

Welcome coffee and registration

9:00 – 9:15

Welcoming remarks

• Patrícia Ferraz, Director, Arbitration and ADR, Latin America, ICC Dispute

Resolution Services

• Debora Visconte, President, Commission on Arbitration & ADR, ICC Brasil; Partner, Visconte Advogados, Sao Paulo

9:15 – 10:30

100 years of the ICC Court and its influence on dispute resolution in Brazil

• Statistics and Brazil's and Northeast's position

• What to consider when choosing a method of dispute resolution?

- Arbitration vs. judiciary

- Regular Arbitration vs. Expedited Arbitration

- Interim measures: Emergency Arbitrator vs. judiciary 

Speakers:

• Antônio Adonias, Court of Appeal Judge at TJBA, Professor at FDUFBA, Salvador
• Letícia Abdalla, Partner, CFGS Advogados, Sao Paulo
• Raphael Lang Silva, Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration
• Natália Mizrahi Lamas, Partner, FCDG Advogados, Rio de Janeiro

Moderated by: 

• Mayara Nunes, Deputy Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration

10:30 – 10:45

Q&A Session

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee break

11:15 – 12:30

Limits and practices regarding arbitration costs 

• Parties' liability for success fees 

• Reimbursement of costs with funders 

• Attorneys' fees in case of defeat 

• In-house legal department costs ("In-house counsel fees")

Speakers:

• Natalia Diniz, Legal, Sao Paulo
• Carlos Elias, Laywer, CEARB, Sao Paulo
• Marianna Marra, Partner, Visconte Advogados, Sao Paulo
• Clavio Valença, Partner, Valença Arb, Sao Paulo

Moderated by: 

• Gabriel Seijo, Partner, Cescon Barrieu, Salvador

12:30 – 12:45

Q&A Session

12:45 – 14:30

Lunch break

14:30 – 15:15

Frank dialogue: Everything you would like to know about the functioning of the ICC Court

• Fabiano Robalinho Cavalcanti, Partner, Sergio Bermudes Advogados, Rio de Janeiro
• Marcela Tarré, Partner, Beneduzi & Tarré Advogados, Rio de Janeiro

15:15 – 15:30

Q&A Session

15:30 – 16:45

Expertise in arbitration: Seeking the truth of the facts 

• Perspective of the arbitral tribunal 

• Perspective of the party

• Perspective of the lawyer

• Perspective of the expert

Speakers:

• Mariana Cattel, Partner, MAMG Advogados, Sao Paulo
• Pedro Magalhães, Partner, Nunes Fernandes & Advogados Associados, Salvador
• Leonardo Toledo da Silva, Partner, Toledo Marchetti Advogados, Professor FGV Direito SP, Sao Paulo
• Fernando Viana Filho, Partner. KPMG, Sao Paulo

Moderated by: 

• Paula Butti, Coordinator of the Center Specialized in Arbitration,Attorney General's Office

16:45 – 17:00

Q&A Session

17:00 – 17:30

Coffee break

17:30 – 18:45

Law 14.133, arbitration, and the public administration 

• Use of appropriate methods of conflict resolution by the public administration 

• Principle of publicity: What are the limits of publicity? 

• The process of selecting arbitrators 

• Arbitration of law – available rights and equitable judgment

Speakers:

• Egon Bockmann Moreira, Professor, University of Law of UFPR, University of Law of the University of Coimbra, Curitiba.Caio Druso, State Attorney of Bahia, Lawyer, Advocacia Caio Druso,Salvador
• Roberta Negrão Costa Wachholz, Deputy Attorney General of ANTT/PGF-AGU/PF-ANTT, Brasilia 

Moderated by: 

• Ane Perez, Partner, PGD Perez. Giannella, D´Ávola Sociedade de Advogadas, Sao Paulo

18:45 – 19:10

Q&A Session

19:00 – 19:10

Conclusions and closing remarks

• Gabriel Seijo, Partner, Cescon Barrieu, Salvador
• Clavio Valença, Partner, Valença Arb, Sao Paulo