Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Brazil
3 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Ricardo Medina
Brazil 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
Provided by Franco Leutewiler Henriques Advogados
Brazil: Contentious
Practice Areas
Lawyer specialized in the arbitration and other dispute resolution in the area of infrastructure and construction.
Medina is the firm’s leading partner in alternative dispute resolution procedures, notably arbitration and dispute boards, and he also acts as arbitrator. He represents national and international clients in major operations involving infrastructure projects (ports, power plants, highways, subways, refineries, etc). He provides services related to the legal management of construction contracts and acts in negotiations with public and private parties.
He is author of the first Brazilian law acknowledging the use of dispute boards by the public administration (Dispute Board Act #16.873/2018 of the city of São Paulo).
Professional Memberships
Founder and treasurer director of the Brazilian Institute of Construction Law (IBDiC).
Vice-president of the Construction Law Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB/SP).
Director of the Institute of Engineering Mediation and Arbitration Centre.
Arbitrator of the Chamber of Mediation and Arbitration of Eurochambers and the Center for Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts of Peru.
Member of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr) and the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF).
Publications
Author of the book “Arbitration and Administration: Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay” (Saraiva, 2014).
Coordinator and co-author of the book “The New Brazilian Arbitration Law” (IOB, 2015).
Chambers Review
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Dispute Resolution: Arbitration - Brazil
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Individual Editorial
Ricardo Medina is a dispute resolution lawyer who garners praise in the market due to his skills in assisting clients with commercial arbitration proceedings.
Strengths
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Ricardo Medina stands out for his technical excellence, dedication and proactive approach, always offering assertive legal solutions aligned with the business's needs.
Dispute Resolution: ArbitrationChambers Brazil: ContentiousRicardo Medina is a lawyer with solid knowledge of infrastructure contracts and arbitration.
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