Lawyers

Email: helena.acker@fcdg.com.br

Associate lawyer specialized in arbitration, civil, commercial and administrative litigation, corporate law and contracts.

Academic Background

• Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Transnational Arbitration and Dispute Settlement from Sciences Po (Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris), in 2024.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC), in 2019.

Professional Experience

• International Arbitration Trainee at Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes (GBS Disputes), in Paris, in 2024.

Recognitions

• Appointed by the publication “Análise Advocacia Mulher”, in 2023, 2024 and 2025, as one of the most admired female lawyers in Brazil in the “Arbitration” (2023, 2024 and 2025), “Transportation and Logistics” (2025), “Electrical Energy” (2024), and “Construction and Engineering” (2023) sectors.
• Recipient of the CAM-CCBC International Arbitration Excellence Grant (full scholarship), offered by the Center for Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Canada (CAM-CCBC) in partnership with Sciences Po, in 2023.
• Recipient of the “Best Cross-Examiner” award in the academic competition “Cross-Examination Moot”, in Paris, in 2023.

Languages

English | French | German