Eduardo Grebler is a partner at Grebler Advogados. He acted as in-house counsel and head of legal departments in large mining and construction companies, early in his career. He is an distinguished arbitrator and counsel and has acted several disputes involving Corporate Law, Import and Export Agreements, Construction and Infrastructure Contracts and Foreign Direct Investment before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), the Brazilian Chamber of Business Arbitration – CAMARB, the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce (CCBC), the FGV Mediation and Arbitration Chamber and the Mediation and Arbitration Chamber of CIESP/FIESP.

Eduardo has recently joined the IAI Paris and is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators as well as a member of the list of arbitrators under the Mercosur Olivos Protocol and of the Court at the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague.

He has published several works and papers on Arbitration, International Contracts and Private International Law and is a Professor of International Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais.

Eduardo has been cited by Chambers Latin America, Who’s Who Legal, Leaders League and The Legal 500 as a proeminent figure in the fields of arbitration and corporate law.

Education: Bachelor of Laws degree from the Law School of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, 1971; Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) from Columbia University School of Law.

Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish and French.

Renato Mascarenhas Alves is a partner at Grebler Advogados. He acted for five years as an in-house counsel for a large mining company. During the last twenty five years, he has acted in several cases and projects relating to Infrastructure, Construction, Public Biddings, Mining and Energy, Legal Structuring of Projects, Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Shareholders Agreements and Foreign Direct Investments. Renato has experience in assisting individuals and corporations, both Brazilian and foreigners, in Corporate Law, notably in Contracts, Tax Law and in the Energy Regulatory Field. He also acts as Counsel in Civil and Administrative matters, in Contractual disputes and in Tax and Fiscal Litigations.

Renato is in the Board of a company listed in Corporate Governance Level I of B3 (current denomination of BM&FBOVESPA) and is a member of the Law Firms Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association, Minas Gerais Chapter. He is also a member of the International Bar Association (IBA) and of the Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises, Corporate and M&A Law and Mining Law committees of said institution.

Since 2014 Renato is recognized as a prominent figure in the fields of corporate and commercial law.

Education: Bachelor of Laws degree from the Law School of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, 1992; Postgraduate degree in Corporate Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, and Postgraduate degree in Economic and Corporate Law from Getúlio Vargas Foundation.

Languages: Portuguese and English.

Leonardo Grebler is the partner responsible for Grebler Advogados in São Paulo. He has been based in São Paulo for fifteen years, and is also enrolled as lawyer before the New York State Bar, where he has worked as a foreign legal consultant in major law firms. He has worked with business from companies in the Mining, Metallurgy, Electronic Components, International Commerce, Engineering Projects, Construction, Energy, Reforestation and Technology Sectors.

Leonardo also represents individuals and legal entities in matters involving foreign direct investment, sales agreements, services agreements, enforcement and issuance of guarantees and collaterals, and recovery of credits. On the Corporate Law field, he represents buyers and sellers in the acquisition of companies in Brazil, especially family owned companies. He also represents parties in Litigation, Arbitration, and Mediation, as well as assists parties in proceedings before foreign jurisdictions which require the production of evidence or other judicial measures in Brazil.

Leonardo is a member of the New York Bar Association (NYSBA), of the American Bar Association (ABA) and of the International Bar Association (IBA). He is also a member of the dispute settlement committees of the abovementioned entities. Leonardo is also trained in Essential Mediation Techniques by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and was a member of the Law Firms Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association, São Paulo Chapter.

Education: Bachelor of Laws degree from the Law School of the Federal University of Minas Gerais, 1993; Postgraduate degree in Corporate Finance and Investment Banking from Instituto de Administração Foundation; Postgraduate degree in Economic and Corporate Law from Getúlio Vargas Foundation and Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) from Cornell Law School.

Languages: Portuguese, English, and Spanish.

Izabella Moreira Abrão is a partner at Grebler Advogados. She has previous experience with auditing and Tax and Fiscal consultancy. Izabella represents individuals and legal entities, both Brazilian and foreigners, in Fiscal and Tax administrative and judicial proceedings, granting of special regimes and taxes applicable to foreigners in Brazil. She also acts in matters involving development banks and Contractual Disputes in real estate developments, Joint Ventures, Startups and Corporate Contracts. She has worked in Foreign Direct Investments, Restructuring and Corporate Reorganization, Family Business succession as well as Mergers and Acquisitions.

Izabella attended the Negotiation Program at Harvard Law School, in multiparty mediations and Advanced Mediation Disputes. She is certified by the International Mediation Institute (IMI/ICFML) to act as Counsel in mediations as part of the mediator´s list of the of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce (CAM-CCBC). She has been part of the organization and evaluation at national and international Business Mediation moots. Izabella frequently gives lectures and seminars in mediation and belongs to the Mediation with Public Entities task force of the Board for Mediation of the CAM-CCBC.

She coordinates the Study Group on Business Mediation (GEMEP) of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr) in the state of Minas Gerais. Izabella is the Director of the Study Center of the Law Firms of Minas Gerais (CESA/MG) and has been mentioned by Chambers and Partners Latin America in 2015, 2016, and 2017 for her experience with Corporate and Commercial Law.

Education: Bachelor of Laws degree from the Federal University of Uberlância, 2000; Bachelor of Economics degree from the Federal University of Uberlândia, 2000; Postgraduate degree on Corporate Law from Gama Filho University (CAD); Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance from IBMEC; Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) from Northwestern University School of Law Chicago.

Languages: Portuguese, English, and Spanish.

Eduardo Mohallem is a partner at Grebler Advogados. He has experience in judicial and arbitral proceedings in matters such as Commercial Agreements, Insurance Contracts, Civil Liability, Judicial Reorganization, Mining, Trademarks, Patents and Real Estate. Eduardo also acts as Counsel for individuals and legal entities in negotiations and legal consultancies.

Eduardo also conducts proceedings in Letters Rogatory and recognition and enforcement of foreign awards and decisions. He also represents the interests of Brazilian companies abroad.

Eduardo represents clients in proceedings before a diferente number of courts in Brazil.

In addition to his legal education and experience Eduardo is also a certified journalist.

Education: Bachelor of Laws degree from Milton Campos Law School, 2009; Bachelor of Social Communication from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, 2006.

Languages: Portuguese, English, Italian and French.

Pedro Silveira Campos Soares is a partner at Grebler Advogados. He has experience in arbitral and judicial proceedings in matters such as Infrastructure, Construction, Sale of Goods, Corporate and Contract laws. Pedro is experienced in negotiating and preparing complex contracts, both domestic and international, especially in matters related to supply, sales of goods, cooperation and licensing of Intellectual Property Rights, subject to Brazilian law and to the Vienna Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG). Pedro also assists Brazilian companies in negotiating agreements subject to foreign laws. He also leads transactions such as mergers, demergers, acquisitions and corporate restructuring.

Pedro is the Regional Coordinator for the State of Minas Gerais of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr) and is a member of the Arbitration Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association, Minas Gerais Chapter. He was also the Editor-in-Chief of the Brazilian database on the CISG and is one of the creators of the Brazilian Arbitration Moot.

Pedro acts as secretary to arbitral tribunals, has published papers on arbitration and international transactions in journals and books, both Brazilian and international, gives lectures and writes for newspapers, on these same subjects.

Education: Bachelor of Laws degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, 2010; Postgraduate degree on Corporate Law from Getúlio Vargas Foundation; attended the course on International Commercial Arbitration from the University of Miami School of Law; Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Duke University School of Law.

Languages: Portuguese, English, and Spanish.