Demarest hires new partner and expands its arbitration practice
Demarest announced the hiring of Ricardo Aprigliano (pictured center) as its new partner, and the incorporation of the Aprigliano Advogados firm, in a move to further strengthen its Dispute Resolution practice and to focus on complex domestic and cross border arbitrations.
Ricardo arrives at Demarest alongside partners Maria Aparecida Gonçalves (pictured left) and Christiane Siqueira (píctured right), with whom he has worked professionally for more than 20 years, as well as a team of four other lawyers.
Ricardo Aprigliano holds a doctorate, master’s degree, and is Associate Professor of Civil Procedure at the University of São Paulo´s School of Law, where he also graduated. He holds a specialization from the University of Florence (Italy), is an arbitrator and referee, as well as author of several books in the areas of Civil Procedure and Arbitration. He acts in cases ruled by at least ten of the main arbitration chambers in Brazil (such as CAM-CCBC, CMA-FIESP, AMCHAM, among others) and is recognized as one of the most respected arbitrators in the country.
Maria Aparecida Gonçalves holds a degree in law from Universidade Paulista, a specialization in Corporate Law from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FVG) and in Contract Law from Centro de Extensão Universitária (CEU).
Christiane Siqueira holds a degree in law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), a postgraduate degree in Civil Procedural Law from Centro de Extensão Universitária (CEU) and also in Consumer Relations Law from PUC/COGEAE.
The incorporation of the Aprigliano Advogados firm marks the fifth stage of a process of strong expansion in the last three months, with the arrival of nine more partners and 11 associates, in line with Demarest’s strategic plan for 2024.
In addition to the recent promotion of five senior associates to partnership, as of January, Demarest will rack up a total of 81 partners working across multidisciplinary practices to provide high-quality legal services to more than 1,500 clients both within Brazil and in other countries.
