Rafael Villar Gagliardi

Practice Areas

Litigation and Arbitration, Energy, Public and Regulatory Law

Career

Partner of Demarest's Litigation and Arbitration area, Rafael Villar Gagliardi concentrates his practice in litigation for large domestic and international companies, mainly in the Energy and Infrastructure segments. He is a member of the list of arbitrators of various institutions and is frequently listed in some of the most important local and international legal publications.

Professional Memberships

Invited Professor, Postgraduate Arbitration Course at Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (COGEAE - PUC/SP);

Invited Professor. Specialization Course of the Brazilian Institute of Energy Law (IBDE);

Member, Arbitration and Mediation Board of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce (CAM-CCBC);

Member, Arbitration, Conciliation and Mediation Chamber of CIESP/FIESP;

Member, arbitration board of the Corporate Arbitration Chamber (CAMARB);

Member, arbitration board of the FIEP Chamber of Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration;

Member, Permanent Arbitration Forum of the Rio de Janeiro School of Magistrates (EMERJ);

Co-Chair, Arbitration and Energy Committee of the Corporate Arbitration Chamber (CAMARB);

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Fellow (CIArb);

Member, International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA);

Member, Institute of Private Law (IDP);

Member, Latin American Arbitration Association (ALArb).

Publications

Author of numerous articles and publications, such as:

Co-author of the book “The CAM-CCBC Arbitration Rules: a Commentary”, Eleven, 2012.