Felipe Sebhastian Caldas Véras

Felipe joined the firm in 2026, bringing more than a decade of experience in resolving complex commercial disputes through arbitration and mediation, with a strong track record in corporate, contractual, engineering, and infrastructure disputes.

His experience includes domestic and international arbitrations conducted under the rules of leading institutions, such as the ICC, CAM-CCBC, CAMARB, CIESP/FIESP, CAM-B3, and Câmara FGV, among others.

He served as Legal Coordinator at Câmara do Mercado (formerly CAM-B3), in São Paulo, Brazil, from 2019 to 2021, and as Deputy Secretary-General of CAMARB from 2016 to 2019, contributing directly to the institutions’ development and to the administration of highly complex arbitral proceedings.

EDUCATION

LL.M. in Corporate and Commercial Law, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), 2022.

Master’s Degree in Business Law, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), 2020.

LL.M. in Business Law, Fundação Getúlio Vargas, 2016.

Bachelor of Laws, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, 2015.

MAIN PUBLICATIONS

Arbitration and Corruption under Brazilian Law. Almedina, 2025.

Criminal Proceedings Conducted in Parallel with Arbitration: Criteria for Deciding Whether to Stay the Arbitral Proceedings. Essential Topics in Arbitration. Thomson Reuters, 2025.

Actions to Set Aside Arbitral Awards: An Overview of Issues Concerning Standing, Reliance, and What the Data Show. Tirant Lo Blanch. Arbitration in Debate – OAB SP Collection, Volume 14, 2024.

Arbitrators and the Sua Sponte Investigation of Acts of Corruption. Quartier Latin. Arbitration and Other Topics: A Tribute to Pedro A. Batista Martins, 2023.

Câmara de Arbitragem do Mercado: Past, Present, and Future. Revista dos Tribunais. 25 Years of the Brazilian Arbitration Act (1996–2021): History, Legislation, Scholarship, and Case Law, 2022.

LANGUAGES:

Portuguese

English