Fabiano Robalinho Cavalcanti

Career

– Member of the International Court of Arbitration of ICC (International Chamber of Commerce)

– Member of the Latin-American Group of ICC (International Chamber of Commerce)

– Member of the board of the Brazilian Committee of Arbitration (CBAr)

– Director of the Brazilian Committee of Arbitration (CBAr)

– Member of the Arbitration Commission of the CESA – Center of Studies for Law Firms

– Arbitrator at the CCBC, CBMA, FGV and CAMARB chambers

– Admitted by the New York State Bar Association in 2001

– International associate at the Debevoise & Plimpton law firm in the areas of Company and Commercial Law in 2001

– Master in Law (LL.M) – Harvard Law School, 2000

– Graduate in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), 1997

Publications

– “Effective justice high on the agenda” published in the Legal Media Group Guide to the World’s Leading Litigation Lawyers

– “Brazil: an arbitration-friendly jurisdiction” published in the Global Arbitration Review of the Americas

Languages Spoken

Portuguese, english, spanish and french.

Practice Areas

Dispute Resolution - Commercial litigation, Domestic and International Arbitration. Projects, Corporate, Energy, Oil & Gas, Insurance and Contract Disputes.

Career

Disputes partner at Sergio Bermudes Advogados, Fabiano is recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers, Legal 500, Leaders League, Global Arbitration Review, Who's Who Legal, Benchmark Litigation, Latin Lawyer, Análise Advocacia and others.

He is a specialist in cross-border and international disputes, representing leading companies on complex disputes and judicial mandates relating to corporate, commercial, civil and administrative law, especially representing insurance, infrastructure and oil & gas companies.

Conducts domestic and international arbitrations before the ICC's International Court of Arbitration, American Arbitration Association (AAA), FGV Chamber of Arbitration, Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce (CAM-CCBC), and Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration - CBMA. Also acts as arbitrator in domestic arbitrations.

Professional Memberships

Member and former director of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr). Member of ICC (International Chamber of Commerce).

Admitted to Brazilian Bar Association (OAB/RJ, OAB/SP) and NY Bar.

Personal

Partner at Sergio Bermudes Advogados since 1997.

Served as foreign associate at Debevoise & Plimpton.

Professor of Private International Law, Arbitration and Mediation at FGV.

Former lecturer in International Arbitration at PUC-Rio.

LL.M in Arbitration and Transnational Litigation from Harvard Law School.

LL.B from PUC-Rio.