8th Edition of the Lusophones’ Arbitration Meeting - The Application of Mandatory Rules in International Arbitration (in Portuguese)

Presentation

Derains & Gharavi will be hosting the 8th Edition of the Lusophones’ Arbitration Meeting on Wednesday 9 April 2025 from 4:30 pm until 6:30 pm (Paris time), followed by a cocktail.

This year the participants will discuss the topic “The Application of Mandatory Rules in International Arbitration,” with two Panels about the following subtopics:

16h30. Welcome Remarks
Hamid Gharavi (Derains & Gharavi, Paris)

16h35. Opening
Yves Derains (Derains & Gharavi, Paris)

16h40 – 17h30. Panel I. The Control of the Application of Mandatory Rules by the Arbitrator

Moderator:
Ana Gerdau de Borja (Citadelle Disputes, Paris)

Panelists:
Gabriel Costa (Shell, Rio de Janeiro/São Paulo)
José Miguel Júdice (Árbitro independente, Lisboa)
Márcio Guimarães (Márcio Guimarães Advogados, Rio de Janeiro)
Patrícia Ferraz (Diretora Regional para América Latina, CCI)

17h30 – 18h20. Panel II: The Control of the Application of Mandatory Rules by State Courts

Moderator:
Eduardo Silva da Silva (Dispute Resolution Office, Porto Alegre)

Panelists:
Beatriz Nóbrega (AGU, Brasília)
Bruno Sousa Rodrigues (Sciences Po, Paris)
Héctor Anaya Mondragón (Gritwood Dispute Resolution S.C., Cidade do México)
Maria América Santos (Advogada e árbitra, Luanda)

18h20. Closing Remarks
Diego Alexandre-García Fernández (Conselheiro Adjunto, CCI)