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About
Provided by Marcela Levy
Practice Areas
Marcela is dedicated to litigation before state courts and national and international arbitration, having vast experience with the resolution of corporate disputes.
Career
A partner at Mannheimer, Perez e Lyra Advogados since late 2016, Marcela joined the firm as an intern in 2005, and is currently based in the São Paulo office. Marcela holds a law degree from the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ) and an LLM from Columbia University, having been recognized as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, due to superior academic achievement. After graduating from Columbia and successfully passing the NY Bar exam in 2012, Marcela worked for two years in New York at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, with the firm’s litigation practice.
Professional Memberships
Marcela is a member of the Brazilian Bar Association, the ICC Brazil Arbitration and Mediation Commission and the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr), as well as of the Committee on Arbitration of the Center for Studies for Attorney Partnerships (CESA). She is also on the list of arbitrators of CAMARB - Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem - Brasil, one of the main arbitral institutions in the country.
Personal
Marcela Levy has been recurrently recognized by publications as a leading young practitioner and is fully proficient in English.
Chambers Review
Brazil: Regions
Partner Marcela Levy is experienced in handling domestic and international arbitrations. She is known for representing clients in corporate and commercial disputes in sectors such as infrastructure, energy and finance.
Brazil: Contentious
Partner Marcela Levy is recognised for her experience dealing with both domestic and international arbitrations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She is a very competent and excellent lawyer."
"She is an excellent lawyer with extensive business legal knowledge."
"She is a very competent and excellent lawyer."
"She is an excellent lawyer with extensive business legal knowledge."
Articles, highlights and press releases
3 items provided by Mannheimer, Perez e Lyra Advogados
Marcela Levy coauthors treatise “Comments on the Brazilian Arbitration Law”
Marcela Levy published an article in treatise “Comments on the Brazilian Arbitration Law”
Marcela Levy & Ítalo Martins publish article on brazilian arbitration
Marcela Levy and Ítalo Martins publish chapter on brazilian arbitration in a treatise organized by Global Legal Insights.
Marcela Levy and Luca Castello publish an article on Fundação Getúlio Vargas’ Arbitration Blog
Marcela Levy and Luca Castello authored a study on the execution of arbitral awards, according to Brazilian Procedural Law, published in Fundação Getúlio Vargas' Arbitration Blog.
Marcela Levy coauthors treatise “Comments on the Brazilian Arbitration Law”
Marcela Levy published an article in treatise “Comments on the Brazilian Arbitration Law”
Marcela Levy & Ítalo Martins publish article on brazilian arbitration
Marcela Levy and Ítalo Martins publish chapter on brazilian arbitration in a treatise organized by Global Legal Insights.
Marcela Levy and Luca Castello publish an article on Fundação Getúlio Vargas’ Arbitration Blog
Marcela Levy and Luca Castello authored a study on the execution of arbitral awards, according to Brazilian Procedural Law, published in Fundação Getúlio Vargas' Arbitration Blog.