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Marcos C. Ludwig

Address: 

Avenida Presidente Wilson, 231

23th floor

Rio de Janeiro/RJ 20030-021 Brazil

Phone Number: 
+55 21 3824-4747
Email: 
marcos.ludwig@veirano.com.br
www.veirano.com.br
Born: 
1977 Porto Alegre/RS, Brazil
Languages: 
Portuguese English French Spanish German
Nationalities: 
Brazilian
Education: 
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil, Bachelor in Laws (2000) and Master in Laws (Honours) (2002)
McGill University, Institute of Comparative Law, Montreal, Canada, LL.M. (Dean’s Honour List) (2006)
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Brazil (2000)
Present Position: 
Partner at Brazilian law firm Veirano Advogados
Professional Experience: 

Chief legal counsel and director of Brazilian mining and logistics company Manabi (2011-14); Partner and general counsel of Brazilian project development and investment firm Fabrica Holding (2010-15); Foreign attorney in the New York office of global law firm LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP (2006-07); Associate at Brazilian law firm Veirano Advogados (2003-10); Guest lecturer at Getúlio Vargas Foundation - FGV (2003-08); Substitute professor at UFRGS (2002-04).

Professional Associations: 

International Bar Association (IBA); ICC (co-chair of the Commercial Law & Practice Commission of ICC Brazil); International Arbitration Institute (IAI Paris); Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr); Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC).

Panels of Arbitrators: 

Chamber of Mediation and Arbitration of the Brazilian Rural Society (CMA-SRB); China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC); Technical Chamber of Business Mediation and Arbitration of Rio de Janeiro (CATERJ); Shanghai International Arbitration Center (SHIAC); and Brazilian Center of Mediation and Arbitration (CBMA).

Arbitration Experience: 

Party-appointed arbitrator in an arbitral proceeding administered by the Center of Arbitration and Mediation of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce (CAM-CCBC) in an M&A dispute in São Paulo, Brazil (2015-17); Party-appointed arbitrator in an arbitral proceeding administered by the Brazilian Arbitration and Mediation Center (CBMA) in a real estate dispute in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2015-16)

Areas of Specialization: 
Business Law
Contracts
Foreign Investment & Joint Ventures
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mining and Natural Resources
Public Law
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Les juridictions brésiliennes optent pour l’impossibilité de reconnaître une sentence arbitrale annulée par les juridictions du siège : Fondements et portée pratique de l’arrêt rendu par le Tribunal Supérieur de Justice brésilien le 2 décembre 2015, Cahiers de l’arbitrage, Paris, 2017 (in press); Six things you should know when considering an appointment as a director of a Brazilian company, Financier Worldwide, London, 2017 (in press); Outline of recent changes in law affecting business in Brazil, Revue juridique Thémis de l’Université de Montréal, v. 50, Montreal, 2017 (in press); Impedimento e suspeição de árbitros no direito brasileiro por falta de independência e imparcialidade: análise legislativa, pesquisa jurisprudencial e esboço de melhores práticas. In: Leonardo de Campos Melo e Renato Beneduzi (org.). A reforma da arbitragem. Rio de Janeiro: Forense, 2016, p. 115-140; Lumières sur le droit brésilien. McGill Law Journal, v. 52, 2007, p. 193-200 (in collaboration with Patrick Forget); Usos e costumes no processo obrigacional. São Paulo: Revista dos Tribunais, 2005.