Presented by Young ITA

Co-hosted by Pinheiro Neto Advogados and WilmerHale

As global trade continues to expand, jurisdictions are fiercely competing in what is known as the "battle of the seats" to become the preferred venues for arbitration. This event will feature representatives with experience in some of the most popular seats chosen by LATAM parties, who will showcase the unique benefits their locations offer as arbitral seats.

The panelists discuss recent arbitration cases, the supportive legal frameworks, and the impartiality of their courts. They also cover the role of national courts in supporting arbitration, the grounds and statistics for challenging arbitral awards, and the integration of technology in arbitration proceedings. Additionally, practical considerations such as costs, geographic location, and the availability of skilled arbitrators and legal professionals are addressed.

#YoungITATalks is a series of local events presented around the world, featuring talks, workshops or interviews that cover a wide range of subjects relating to arbitration. The #YoungITATalks series is designed for education, conversation and sharing knowledge and experiences among young practitioners.

Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, this event is tuition-free and includes a welcome coffee, followed by drinks and canapes.  This is only an in-person event. 

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Schedule and Faculty

5:30 BRT (São Paulo Time) - Registration and Welcome Coffee/Tea

6:00 BRT (São Paulo Time) - Welcome

6:10 BRT (São Paulo Time) - Panel Discussion

Moderator: Thiago Del Pozzo Zanelato, Pinheiro Neto Advogados, São Paulo

Speakers:

• Matteo Angelini, WilmerHale, London
• Santiago Bejarano, Latham & Watkins, New York
• Augusta Diebold, Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados, São Paulo
• Sarah Ganz, WilmerHale, London

7:00 BRT (São Paulo Time) - Q&A

7:15 BRT (São Paulo Time) - Closing Remarks

7:20 BRT (São Paulo Time) - Drinks Reception at the Rooftop

About the Faculty

Thiago Del Pozzo Zanelato
Pinheiro Neto Advogados
São Paulo

Thiago Del Pozzo Zanelato is a Senior Associate at Pinheiro Neto Advogados in São Paulo, Brazil. He advises local and foreign clients in domestic and international arbitration proceedings, as well as in complex litigation disputes and corporate mediation proceedings. Mr. Zanelato has particular expertise in commercial disputes involving mergers and acquisitions, corporate law in general, infrastructure/construction, sports, mining, sale of goods and international law in general. He has significant experience in conducting multijurisdictional litigation, including procedures for the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. Mr. Zanelato also advises on international law matters. He holds an LL.M. from the University of Cambridge and a Master's Degree in Law and International Economics Relations from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), where he also obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Law. Mr. Zanelato is regularly invited to teach on international arbitration and private international law topics. He is the founder of the Brazil Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (BRVYAP) initiative and a former executive secretary of the ICC Brazilian Arbitration Committee.

Matteo Angelini
WilmerHale
London

Matteo Angelini is a counsel in WilmerHale’s Litigation/Controversy Department, and a member of the International Arbitration Practice Group. Mr. Angelini is an English barrister and his practice focuses on international arbitration and commercial litigation. Mr. Angelini has represented clients in arbitrations under a variety of institutional rules (including the ICC, LCIA, LMAA, and UNCITRAL rules) involving both common law and civil law disputes. He has particular experience in commodities, technology, energy, M&A, and joint venture disputes. He also regularly advises government and private sector clients on international law issues and has experience of being led in high-value commercial litigation at all levels, including before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Mr. Angelini was called to the Bar of England and Wales by Inner Temple in October 2015. Mr. Angelini has taught International Commercial Law at Queen Mary University of London and publishes regularly in the field of international arbitration. Mr. Angelini is a YIAG Regional Representative, and a sub-editor of the Journal of International Arbitration.

Santiago Bejarano
Latham & Watkins
New York

Santiago Bejarano is a Counsel at Latham & Watkins in New York. He advises clients on a range of high-stakes international disputes around the world, under both civil law and common law regimes.

Mr. Bejarano regularly represents domestic and multinational corporations and state-owned enterprises in a wide variety of industries and business sectors in their highest-stakes international disputes. Drawing on his dual qualification as an attorney in Colombia and New York and his in-depth understanding of Latin America’s legal systems and business practices, he has particular expertise advising clients on matters involving this region. He regularly conducts advocacy in Spanish-language or dual-language arbitrations. Mr. Bejarano brings over a decade of experience representing clients in international commercial and investment arbitrations held under all major institutional and ad-hoc rules, including the ICC, AAA and ICDR, JAMS, LCIA, and ICSID. He has conducted arbitrations seated in all major arbitral hubs, including New York, Washington D.C., London, The Hague, and Paris, among others. He has handled disputes relating to the licensing of intellectual property, M&A transactions, distribution contracts in various sectors including pharmaceutical and luxury goods, and energy, oil, and gas development, distribution, and commercialization. Mr. Bejarano is consistently recognized by clients and peers as a leading arbitration practitioner, and is described by sources in Chambers Global and The Legal 500 as “an increasingly prominent name for Latin America-related work,” “excellent,” “always up-to-speed on the advice,” “able to leverage years of common law training and practice to effectively advise on cross-border disputes,” and “one of the smartest lawyers” in the field. He has been listed in Who’s Who Legal: Future Leaders – Arbitration in every edition since 2019 and in several editions of Chambers Global, Chambers Latin America and Legal 500 Latin America and Legal 500 USA. Mr. Bejarano is Lecturer in Law at University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where he teaches International Arbitration, and is a frequent speaker at international arbitration conferences around the world.

Augusta Diebold
Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados
São Paulo

Augusta Vezzani Diebold is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution Department at Cescon Barrieu Advogados in São Paulo, Brazil. She is qualified to practice Law in Brazil and her practice focuses on commercial arbitration and litigation.

Ms. Diebold represents clients in arbitrations under a variety of institutional rules (including the ICC, CAM-CCBC, CIESP/FIESP and FGV rules) and has particular experience in energy, construction and infrastructure disputes. She also has experience in international arbitration, mainly in international commerce and M&A matters, seated in different jurisdictions such as UK, New York and Switzerland.

Ms. Diebold is also an LCIA YIAG Regional Representative for Latin America and a member of the Latin American committee of Greener Arbitrations (The Green Pledge). She holds and LL.M. in Commercial Law from the University of Cambridge and an LL.B. from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.

Sarah Ganz
WilmerHale
London

Dr. Sarah Ganz is a Special Counsel at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP in London. She specializes in complex international disputes. Dual-qualified in Germany and England & Wales, Dr. Ganz has represented clients in arbitrations involving a wide variety of procedural and substantive laws of both civil law and common law jurisdictions. She has acted as counsel in institutional and ad hoc arbitrations under the ICC, LCIA, SCC, DIS, UNCITRAL, and VIAC Rules, amongst others. Her experience spans a range of sectors, including life sciences, energy, telecommunications, private equity, technology, and oil and gas. In addition to commercial arbitration, her practice includes the representation of investors and states in investment treaty disputes. Dr. Ganz also regularly sits as arbitrator. Dr. Ganz is consistently recognized as a leading arbitration practitioner in professional rankings and has been named for several consecutive years in WWL: Thought Leaders. Clients and peers recommend her as “an incredibly clever and pragmatic lawyer” and “an excellent and very efficient advocate” with a “razor-sharp intellect” and “excellent legal acumen”. Interviewees note that she is “clearly one of the leaders in arbitration”.

Dr. Ganz received her PhD from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, where she also completed her State Examinations in law. She obtained a Licence en Droit from the Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris, and an MJur from the University of Oxford (both with distinction). She speaks German, English and French.
She has served as an Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University School of Law and has given invited lectures at several academic institutions, including the LSE Arbitration Academy London, Freie Universität Berlin, and the Europe Institute at the University of Zurich. She regularly publishes and speaks on international arbitration topics.