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Pedro A. Batista Martins

Address: 

Rua Vinícius de Moraes, 111, 4º andar, Ipanema
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
22411-010

Phone Number: 
(55) 21 3042-6318/24/35
Fax Number: 
(55) 21 2179-7494
Email: 
pedro@batistamartins.com
Born: 
1955, Rio de Janeiro/RJ
Languages: 
English Portuguese Spanish
Nationalities: 
Brazilian
Education: 
University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (1978); Post- Graduation on Economics Law; Course of American and International Law (Academy of American and International Law – University of Texas).
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (1978)
Post-Graduation on Economics Law (Institute of Economics Law Studies)
Course of American and International Law (Academy of American and International Law – University of Texas)
Advanced Studies on Commercial Law (San Pablo – CEU University)
Present Position: 
Partner – Batista Martins Advogados
Vocal of the Comité Directivo Brasileño – Club Español de Arbitraje
Officer of the Commercial Arbitration Committee of the Latin-American Arbitration Association
Member of the Consulting Board of the Centro de Arbitragem e Mediação da Câmara de Comércio Brasil-Canadá
Counselor of the Superior Council of the Câmara de Conciliação, Mediação e Arbitragem de São Paulo – CIESP/FIESP
Member of the Consulting Committee of the Swiss Arbitration Academy
Member of the Brazilian Consulting Group of the International Center for Dispute Resolution
Founding member of the Comité Argentino de Arbitraje Nacional y Transnacional
President of the Arbitration Committee of the Câmara Britânica de Comércio – BRITCHAM
Member of the Editorial Council of the Revista de Arbitragem e Mediação and of the Revista Brasileira de Arbitragem
Professional Experience: 

Coordinator and Professor of GVLaw course on Arbitration; Coordinator of the Module “Alternative Dispute Resolution and Arbitration” of FGV Direito Rio’s Program of Continual Education; Member of the Directing Council of the Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem – CBAr; President of the Fiscal Council of Duke Energy Geração Paranapanema S.A.; Member of the Arbitration Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association – Rio de Janeiro; President of the Center of Studies on Arbitration and other Alternative Dispute Resolution of the Arbitration Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association – Rio de Janeiro; External Consultant at Barbosa, Müssnich & Aragão Advogados; Council Member of Telos – Fundação Embratel de Seguridade Social; President of the Curator Council of Instituto Embratel 21; Council Director of the Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem – CBAr; Founder and Director of the Centro Brasileiro de Mediação e Arbitragem; Founder and Member of the Scientific Council of the Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem – CBAr; Board Member of Board of Contributors of Rio de Janeiro’s Municipality; Vice-President of the Conselho Nacional das Instituições de Mediação e Arbitragem; General Counsel of Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicações S. A.; General Counsel of Globo Cabo Holding S.A.; Legal advisor of Texaco Group; Legal General Manager of Texaco do Brasil S.A.; Legal Counsel of the Brazilian Association of Capital Market Analysts (ABAMEC); Associate Lawyer at Evaldo Ramos Advogados.

Panels of Arbitrators: 

Cámara Argentina de Comercio; Câmara de Arbitragem das Indústrias do Estado do Paraná; Câmara de Arbitragem e Mediação da Federação das Indústrias do Estado do Paraná; Câmara de Arbitragem Empresarial - Brasil; Câmara de Comercio Americana do Peru; Câmara de Comércio Argentino Brasileira de São Paulo; Cámara de Comercio de Lima; Câmara de Conciliação, Mediação e Arbitragem CIESP/FIESP; Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem das Eurocâmaras; Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem do Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos do Direito de Energia; Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem do Rio de Janeiro – AMCHAM/RJ; Câmara FGV de Conciliação e Arbitragem; Câmara Portuguesa de Comércio no Brasil – São Paulo; Centro Brasileiro de Mediação e Arbitragem; Centro Concórdia – Centro de Conciliação, Mediação de Conflitos e Arbitragem; Centro de Arbitragem da Câmara Americana de Comércio para o Brasil – São Paulo; Centro de Arbitragem e Mediação da Câmara de Comércio Brasil-Canadá; Centro de Conciliação e Arbitragem da Câmara de Comércio Argentino-Brasileira de São Paulo; Centro de Conciliación y Arbitraje para el Mercosur; Centro de Mediação e Arbitragem de Pernambuco; International Arbitration Institute; International Centre for Dispute Resolution; Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration.

Arbitration Experience: 

Appointed sole, chairman and co-arbitrator in an array of complex business disputes including claims on corporate matters; breach of turn-key agreements; energy issues; real estate and lease matters; commercial contracts; partnership disputes; interpretation of contractual clauses; infrastructure contracts; hotel management and administration by third parties, among others. Chairman of several ICC arbitrations. Experience as counsel in international arbitration.

Areas of Specialization: 
Private Law
Contracts
Telecommunications
Oil & Gas
Corporate
Taxation
Litigation
Loan Agreements
Joint Ventures
Real Estate
International Transactions
Negotiable Instruments
Mergers & Acquisitions
Publications from JURIS: 
A Look at Recent Developments in Brazil - Dispute Resolution Journal - Vol. 58, No. 1
Publications: 

“Comments on the Brazilian Civil Code – Negotiable Instruments” – Forense – 2013 (coordinated by Arruda Alvim and Theresa Alvim); “Arbitration in the corporate law” – Quartier Latin – 2012; “Notes to the Arbitration Law” – Forense – 2008; “Relevant Aspects of Arbitration Law” – Forense – 1999 (jointly with Selma Lemes and Carlos Alberto Carmona); “Legal Aspects of Commercial Arbitration in Brazil” –Lumen Juris – 1989 (Tullio Ascarelli Award); and author of over 50 articles on arbitration, corporate, tax, real estate and commercial law during the past 20 years, published in national and international journals.