Souto Correa presents new partners in litigation and arbitration join
Souto Correa Advogados announced the arrival of a team specialized in dispute resolution, with extensive experience in complex litigation and arbitration cases.
Led by Rafael Francisco Alves, who joins the firm as a partner, the team includes of-counsel partner Beatriz Mantovani Bergamo, income partners Vanessa Winkler, Stefânia Françoso Giosa, Thabata Rodrigues, Giulia Spalletta, Juliana Costa, Thiago Loyola, and Lucas Graça, and intern Sarah Fagundes, with their base in São Paulo.
Rafael Francisco Alves, brings substantial experience as a lawyer and arbitrator. He also boasts an impressive academic career, with a Master’s in Law from NYU and a Ph.D. from USP. Since 2004, he has been a professor at FGV Law and has authored significant books on arbitration. Rafael serves as a director of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr) and was recently elected to the CPR Institute’s Council, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods.
Pictured from left to right: Thiago Loyola, Sarah Fagundes (intern), Lucas Graça, of counsel partner Beatriz Mantovani Bergamo, Rafael Francisco Alves, Giulia Spalletta, Vanessa Winkler, Juliana Costa and Thabata Rodrigues.