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Team

Marcio Vieira Souto Costa Ferreira

Partner

OAB-RJ 59.384/ OAB-SP 150.585-A/ OAB-RS 64.481A/ OAB-DF 36.464/ OAB-MG 177.504

Education:

Master’s in Law (LL.M)  from the University of São Paulo (USP), 1998

Graduated in Law from the State University of  Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), 1986

Academic Activities:

Professor of Civil Procedure and Arbitration at the Depart of Law of the Pontifical Catholic University of  Rio de Janeiro (PUC/Rio), since 1993

Professor on the Postgraduate Course in Civil Procedure and Arbitration at PUC/Rio

Guest Professor on the Postgraduate Course in Intellectual Property at the Department of Law of PUC/Rio

Guest Lecturer in Civil Procedure Law at the Department of Law of the Gétulio Vargas Foundation in Rio de Janeiro (FGV/Rio)

Guest Lecturer in Civil Procedure at the State of Rio de Janeiro School for Judges  (EMERJ)

Guest Professor on the Master of Laws  at the PUC/Rio Business School (IAG), where he lectured on Arbitration

Guest lecturer at Conferences and Seminars at the Superior Court of Justice, Superior Court of Justice, EMERJ, FUNENSEG, CAM-CCBC, BRITCHAM, CONEF, AMCHAM, CBMA, ICC Brasil, ICDR, Superior School of Advocacy (Escola Superior da Advocacia) and CNSEG

Recognitions:

Ranked as a Top-Tier lawyer by Chambers Brazil in Arbitration, and Litigation

Recognized by  The Legal 500 for his work in the field of Civil Litigation and Arbitration

Recommended by Leaders League for his work in Litigation, Arbitration, Insurance, and Power

Recognized by Latin Lawyer 250 for his work in litigation and arbitration

Named by Who’s Who Legal as a distinguished lawyer in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (2019)

Named by Análise Advocacia as one of ‘the most admired lawyers” in the categories of Arbitration, Civil Law, Economic Sector: Insurance

Elected by the ‘Best Lawyers’ as a “Recognized Lawyer” for Arbitration and Mediation, International Arbitration, and Litigation

Holder of the Order of Legal Merit (Comenda da Ordem do Mérito Judiciário) – granted by the Regional Court of Employment Appeals – Tribunal Regional do Trabalho of the 1st Region  (2013)

Other Activities:

Arbitrator at the CAM-CCBC, CAMARB, CBMA, CAESP, and ARBITAC arbitration centers

President of the Insurance and Reinsurance Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association in Rio de Janeiro (OAB/RJ) in 2010/2012, 2013/2015, 2016/2018 and 2019/2021

National Director for Institutional Relations of the Law Firms’ Center of Studies (Centro de Estudos das Sociedades de Advogados  -CESA)  2021/23, National Director (2019/21), President of the Rio de Janeiro Section (2013/15 and 2016/18),  Rapporteur for the Arbitration Commission -Rio de Janeiro (2013-15) and Member of the Editorial Commission

Standing member of the Brazilian Bar Council – Rio de Janeiro   (OAB/RJ) 2004/2006, 2010/2012 2013/2015, 2016/2018 and  2019/2021

Director of Institutional Relations of the  Syndicate of Law Firms in the States of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo – (Sindicato das Sociedades de Advogados dos Estados de São Paulo e Rio de Janeiro – SINSA)

Member of the Permanent Forum on Civil Litigation at the Rio de Janeiro State School for Judges (Escola da Magistratura do Estado do Rio de Janeiro  – EMERJ)

Director of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Rio de Janeiro

Member of the Consultative Council of the CBMA – the Brazilian Center of Mediation and Arbitration

Vice-President of the Mediation Bench of the Brazilian Bar Association’s Arbitration and Mediation Chamber in Rio de Janeiro – 2004/2006

Vice-President of the Procedural Celerity Committee of OAB/RJ

Publications

Evolução do seguro DPVAT ante a jurisprudência do Superior Tribunal de Justiça (the evolution of the DPVAT cover for victims of uninsured road vehicle drivers) in DPVAT: Um Seguro em Evolução, Renovar, Rio de Janeiro, 2013, pp. 393/454 (co-author)

Processo Eletrônico no Rio de Janeiro in Anuário CESA 2013.(Electronic proceedings in Rio de Janeiro) Migalhas, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 2012, pp. 138/146 (co-author)

Desenvolvimento Econômico e Oportunidades para a advocacia (Economic development and opportunities for lawyers in Anuário CESA 2012. Migalhas, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, pp. 133/138

Latin America – Brazilian Chapter in International Comparative Legal Guide to Litigation and Dispute Resolution 2009: A practical insight to cross-border litigation and dispute resolution (coauthor)

Brazilian Chapter in International Comparative Legal Guide to International Arbitration 2010: A practical cross-border insight into international arbitration work (coauthor)

O cumprimento das medidas cautelares nos processos transacionais (compliance with conservatory/interim  measures  in transnational proceedings ) in Integração Jurídica Interamericana: As convenções interamericanas de direito internacional privado (CIDIPs) e o direito brasileiro (Interamerican conventions, conflict of laws and Brazilian law) . Coordinators: Paulo Borba Casella and  Nadia de Araujo. 1998, LTR, pp. 294/311

Languages:

Portuguese, English and Spanish.