Rafael Wallbach Schwind

Practice Areas

His practice covers the full range of contentious Litigation matters, particularly those related to Public Law, Infrastructure and Corporate/Commercial matters. He is also known for his extensive knowledge of Regulatory matters, especially those related to the Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways, Sanitation, Maritime, Shipping and Construction sectors. He advises all types of relevant players in these fields. He has extensive experience in public procurement and public contracts, advisory practice, dispute resolution and arbitration, as well as administrative proceedings before Courts of Accounts and regulatory authorities.

Career

Rafael Wallbach Schwind is a lawyer, legal consultant, arbitrator and Senior Partner at Justen, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini. He holds a Ph.D. and a Master’s degree in Public Law from the Federal of São Paulo (USP) and was a visiting scholar at the University of Nottingham. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb). With extensive experience in civil litigation and arbitration, he represents the interests of companies and corporations across a wide range of economic sectors. He is also listed as an arbitrator on the rosters of several arbitration institutions in Brazil. Schwind also maintains an active academic career, serving as a guest lecturer at various academic institutions and authoring books, collective works, and articles in his fields of practice and research.

Professional Memberships

• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb)

• President, Ports Committee of the Brazilian Institute of Regulatory Law (IBDRE) (2025 - now)

• President, Alternative Dispute Resolutions Committee of the Brazilian Institute of Administrative Law (IBDA) (2026–2027)

• Coordinator, Ports Committee of the São Paulo Lawyers Institute (IASP) (2025–2027)

• Director, Maritime and Ports Law Committee of the Paraná Chapter of the Brazilian Bar Association (2025–2027)

• Regional Coordinator, Brazilian Institute of Administrative Punitive Law (IDASAN)

• Member, Arbitration Law Committee of the Paraná Chapter of the Brazilian Bar Association (2025–2027)

• Member, State-Owned Companies Committee of the Brazilian Institute of Administrative Law (IBDA) (2025–2027)

Publications

Author of books, such as: International Public Procurement (Fórum, 4th edition, 2025), Rehabilitation of Bidders (Fórum, 2025), State as International Public Procurement (Fórum, 4th edition, 2025), Public-Private Partnerships (Thomson Reuters, 2025), The State as a Shareholder: State-Owned Enterprises and State-Invested Companies (Almedina, 2017), Concessionaire Remuneration in Standard Concessions and Public-Private Partnerships (Fórum, 2010). Author of several book chapters and many articles, courses and lectures in the field of Public Law and Arbitration.

Education