Vitor Ferreira Alves de Brito
Partner
OAB-RJ 104.227/ OAB-DF 58.512
Education:
– Extension course on Regulation in the Electric Energy Sector from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), 2005/2006
– Extension course on Electric Energy Trading in the Regulated Environment from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
– Postgraduate (Master of Laws – LL.M.) in Business Law from the Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets ( Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais – IBMEC), 2001
– Graduated in Law from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ)
Academic Activities:
– Full Professor at UFRJ
– Professor at the FGV Law Program
– Professor at the Post-graduation in Administrative Law at Universidade Cândido Mendes (UCAM)
– Professor of regulation in the electricity sector at the FORUM course
– Professor of the extension course on Electric Energy Law at Superior School of Laws of the Brazilian Bar Association (ESA – OAB/RJ)
Recognitions:
– Won the 2022 Best Lawyers in Brazil Award in Litigation practice
– Ranked leading lawyer by Chambers Latin America and The Legal 500
– Highly recommended for his practice in Power Law by the ranking Leaders League
– Recommended by Análise Advocacia 500 among the most admired lawyers of Brazil in four practice areas: arbitration, civil law, regulatory law, and electricity, as well as one of the most admired lawyers of the State of Rio de Janeiro
– Recognized by Análise Advocacia 2023-2025 in the Civil Specialty, Electric Energy Economic Sector and in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Other Activities:
– Director of the Commercial Association of Rio de Janeiro
– Member of the Electric Energy Special Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB)
– Member of the Governance and Compliance Council of the Rio de Janeiro Trade Association
– Member of the Energy Business Council of the Commercial Association of Rio de Janeiro
Publications
– Published several articles and lectures on varied and controversial topics in the electricity sector
– Published forensic work in the Journal of Arbitration and Mediation (Revista de Arbitragem e Mediação), on the gathering of complex related arbitration matters
Languages:
Portuguese and English.