Lawyers

Email: marcelo.ferro@fcdg.com.br

Partner specialized in civil, corporate and construction litigation, domestic and international arbitration, administrative law and contract law.

Academic Background

• Master’s Degree in Private Law from Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, in 1994.
• Master’s Degree in Civil Law (Diplôme Supérieur de L’Université en Droit Civil) from Université de Droit d’Economie et des Sciences Sociales de Paris, Paris, in 1987.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro in 1985.

Academic Experience

• Former professor of Civil Law at the Pontifical Catholic University (PUC) of Rio de Janeiro (1993-2022).

Recognitions

• Appointed by Chambers and Partners as Star Individual in Dispute Resolution – Arbitration of the Chambers Global 2017, 2018, 2019.
• Appointed by Chambers and Partners as Star Individual in Dispute Resolution – Arbitration of the Chambers Latin America 2018, 2019.
• Appointed by Chambers and Partners in Band 1 as Leading Individuals in Dispute Resolution – Arbitration at Chambers Latin America 2011 to 2016 and 2020 to 2022.
• Appointed by Chambers and Partners in Band 1 as Leading Individuals in Dispute Resolution: Litigation of Chambers Latin America 2012 to 2017 and 2020 to 2022.
• Appointed by Chambers and Partners in Band 1 as Leading Individuals in Dispute Resolution: Litigation and Arbitration of the Chambers Global 2012 to 2022.
• Appointed in the Who’s Who Legal Brazil 2009 to 2022 as Leading Individuals.
• Appointed in the Who’s Who Legal Commercial Arbitration in Brazil 2012 to 2022 as Leading Individuals.
• Appointed in Legal 500 2016 to 2018 as Leading Individuals, and as Recommended Lawyer in 2019 and 2022.

Professional Associations

• Former Member of the LCIA Court – The London Court of International Arbitration (2012-2017) – and Former President of its Latin American and Caribbean Users’ Council (2012/2019).
• Former Vice Chair of the ICC Comission on Arbitration and ADR.
• Former Chair of ICC Brazil´s Arbitration and Mediation Committee.
• Registered with the Brazilian Bar Association, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Brasília chapters.

Publications

• Author of “O Prejuízo na Fraude contra Credores”, Rio de Janeiro: Renovar, 1997.

Languages

English | French