Suzana Santi Cremasco

Suzana Cremasco is a lawyer specialized in dispute resolution, with over twenty years of experience in complex litigation, mediation, and arbitration. She is the founding partner of Suzana Cremasco Advogados, a boutique firm recognized for its strategic and personalized approach to high-stakes disputes.

For the fourth consecutive year, Suzana Cremasco has been ranked in the Chambers Brazil Guide — a recognition of her consistent performance and reputation in the legal market, which this year extends to her firm as well, ranked for the first time in dispute resolution. Known for her strategic thinking and results-driven practice, she has secured favorable outcomes in sophisticated judicial and arbitral proceedings.

Suzana Cremasco holds a Law degree, Master's, and PhD from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), with academic and professional focus on civil procedure and arbitration. Her work combines deep technical knowledge, institutional leadership, and a results-oriented approach that never loses sight of the human dimension of every conflict.

With a solid career in dispute resolution, Suzana Cremasco has extensive experience representing clients in civil and business litigation, arbitration, and mediation. She leads a highly specialized team focused on delivering innovative and personalized legal strategies, tailored to the complexity of each case.

Her practice includes prominent corporate and commercial disputes, reflecting her skill in navigating high-stakes and multifaceted legal scenarios with excellence. In recent years, Suzana Cremasco and her firm have received nearly 20 legal awards, in addition to being ranked by Chambers and Partners for the fourth consecutive year, underscoring her reputation as a leading figure in the dispute resolution market of Minas Gerais.

In parallel to her legal practice, Suzana is a professor of civil procedural law at IBMEC, a guest lecturer in the Graduate Program at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), and a guest lecturer in arbitration courses at PUC Minas and Faculdade Baiana de Direito, contributing to the academic formation of future professionals and reinforcing the connection between theory and practice.

Suzana Cremasco serves as Vice-President of Procedures at CAMARB – Brazilian Chamber of Mediation and Arbitration, as Director of the Minas Gerais Chapter of CESA – Center for Studies of Law Firms, and as Legal Director of CONIMA – National Council of Mediation and Arbitration Institutions.

She is an active member of several legal institutions, including the Arbitration Committee of the OAB/MG, the Brazilian Institute of Procedural Law (IBDP), and the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr).

Suzana Cremasco is the author of articles published in leading newspapers and renowned legal journals - including the Brazilian Arbitration Review (RBA) – covering topics related to dispute resolution, civil procedure, arbitration, and mediation. Her work reflects both deep academic grounding and innovative perspectives drawn from practical experience.

She is frequently invited to speak at conferences and seminars, and is a regular contributor to specialized legal publications, where she shares insights into complex litigation strategies, mediation frameworks, and arbitration practices.

Suzana Cremasco is also the author of a commercially adapted version of her PhD thesis, offering a comprehensive analysis of the intersections between arbitration and civil procedural law in Brazil. The thesis was selected by the Supreme Federal Court (STF) as a reference work of female authorship in the field of civil procedural law.