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About
Provided by Marcelo Muriel
Practice Areas
Dispute resolution, commercial arbitration, cross-border litigation, product liability, corporate and financial disputes, energy and infrastructure, agribusiness, construction, and insolvency and credit recovery.
Career
University of São Paulo (Law Degree), 1985;
University of Cambridge (Certificate of Proficiency in English), 1982.
Pinheiro Neto – Intern/Associate/Partner – 1983/2005;
Mattos Muriel Kestener - Founding Partner – 2005/2016;
Muriel Medici Franco - Founding Partner – 2016/2021;
Muriel Advogados - Founding Partner – Since 2021/current date.
Professional Memberships
IBA; Arbitration Committee of the Brazilian Bar (former Chairman);
ICC - Latin American Committee on Arbitration;
Club Español del Arbitraje.
NAME - Group of Lawyers in Commercial Mediation
Publications
Articles, lectures and papers on dispute resolution, arbitration and restructuring and insolvency published in Brazil and abroad.
Books: - Ele, Shakespeare, Visto por nós, os Advogados (Coordination José Luiz Alquéres e José Roberto de Castro Neves);
20 Anos da Lei de Arbitragem (Coordination of Carlos Alberto Carmona, Selma Ferreira Lemes, Pedro Batista Martins);
Os Advogados vão ao cinema (Coordination of José Roberto de Castro Neves).
Personal
Kunito Miyasaka Foundation (former Chairman of the Board of Governors);
CIAM - Israeli Center for Multidisciplinary Support (President).
Chambers Review
Brazil: Contentious
Name partner Marcelo Muriel is a seasoned practitioner, highly respected for his practice in arbitration matters, in both domestic and international cases. Clients also benefit from his expertise in litigation, especially related to high complexity restructuring and insolvency matters.
PartnerMarcelo Murielis a solid practitioner acquainted with arbitration disputes touching on corporate and commercial matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is a very experienced lawyer, with deep knowledge of dispute resolution."
"Muriel is a seasoned lawyer."
"Marcelo is the model of conduct that permeates all other lawyers in the firm, and maintains a high level of client satisfaction. He has strategic vision, which is often bold and innovative."
"He is a very experienced lawyer, with deep knowledge of dispute resolution."
"Muriel is a seasoned lawyer."
"Marcelo is the model of conduct that permeates all other lawyers in the firm, and maintains a high level of client satisfaction. He has strategic vision, which is often bold and innovative."