2022 CLS Brazil Forum

Agenda - April 8, 2021 (ET)

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM | Opening Remarks CLS and the Brazilian Community: Strong Together

·      Julie Sculli, Assistant Dean at Columbia Law School 

9:45 AM – 11:15 AM | When Democracy is Under Attack: Constitutional and Social Aspects

·      Thiago Amparo, Professor of Law at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-SP) 

·      Joaquim Falcão, Member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and Professor of Constitutional Law at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-RJ)

·      Keith Rosenn, Professor of Law Emeritus at University of Miami 

·      Ana Paula Barcellos, Professor of Law at Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM | Coffee Break

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM | Towards Efficiency in International Arbitration

·      Michael Fernández, Adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham University and Counsel at Rivero Mestre

·      Eduardo Damião Gonçalves, Partner at Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Queiroga Advogados

·      Eliana Baraldi, Founding Partner at Baraldi & Mariani Advogados 

·      Eduardo Vieira de Almeida Filho, Partner at Cesar Asfor Rocha Advogados

·      Gretta Walters, Partner at Chaffetz Lindsey 

 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Lunch

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Current Issues on M&A

·      Julia Visconti, Partner at Lobo de Rizzo Advogados

·      Rafael Vanzella, Partner at Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados

·      Marcos Flesch, Founding Partner at Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch e Barreto Advogados.

·      Carlos Mello, Partner at Lefosse Advogados

·      Francisco R. Núñez, Partner at Milbank LLP (NY)

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM | Coffee Break 

3:45 PM – 5:15 PM | White-Collar Crime: The Importance of Compliance

·      Frederick Davis, Professor of Law at Columbia Law School and Former Federal Prosecutor

·      Lisa Alfaro, Partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

·      Fernando Q. Merino, Managing Director at Steptoe & Johnson LLP

·      Lisa Vicens, Partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

·      Tatiana R. Martins, Partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell

5:15 PM – 5:45 PM | Closing Remarks  

·      Francisco Müssnich, Founding Partner at BMA - Barbosa, Müssnich Aragão Advogados