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 Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce (CAM-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; 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 (mining, energy and environment). 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 International Bar Association(IBA), joining the Closely  Held and Growing Business Enterprises e Mining Law of this institution. He is a member of the Law Firms Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association, Minas Gerais Chapter.

Since 2014, Renato has been cited by Chambers Latin America 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; 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; 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.

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 different 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; Bachelor of Social Communication from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais.

Languages: Portuguese, English, Italian and French.

Gustavo Grebler is a partner at Grebler Advogados in São Paulo. He has acted in the legal practice, as well as head of legal department of a regulated financial institution.

Gustavo is a member of the Directives Committee of Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance – IBGC, of the International Securities Regulations Committee of the International Law Association, and of the Rothschild Archive Foundation, and previously served as member of the Technical Committee of the Brazilian Institute of Investors Relations – IBRI. Gustavo holds a fellowship of the Max Planck Institute für Internationales and Privatrecht in Hamburg and served as researcher in the Sustainable Architecture for Finance in Europe – SAFE, now Leibniz Institut.

Gustavo has experience in company acquisitions, public distributions of securities, investment funds, and legal representation before the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários).

He has published significantly in the fields of Corporate Governance and was a draftsperson of the Directive on Corporate Takeovers issued by the IBGC. He has lectured on Corporate Governance as well as on Corporate Law.

Education: Bachelor of Laws degree from the Law School of the Federal University of Minas Gerais; Postgraduate degree in Economic and Corporate Law from Getulio Vargas Foundation; and Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish and German