Felipe Varela Mello
Associate
Felipe works in the area of litigation and arbitration, especially in disputes of a civil, corporate, and administrative nature.
Academic Background:
Graduated in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.
Master's degree in Civil Procedural Law from UERJ (Rio de Janeiro State University).
Master's degree in International Arbitration from King's College London (approved with Distinction; and awarded best dissertation in the Master's Program);
PhD candidate in Civil Law at UERJ.
Professor of Postgraduate Studies in Procedural Law and Business Law at FGV Rio;
Professor of Postgraduate Studies at ESAP/PGERJ, specializing in arbitration and dispute boards;
Professor and coordinator of continuing education courses in corporate litigation at UERJ, UNIRIO, and FGV Rio;
Guest professor at YDUQS for recording classes on civil procedure and arbitration for students at IBMEC and Estácio;
Member:
Brazilian Bar Association (Sections: São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro)
Listed with Arbitration Chambers to act as an arbitrator and member of dispute boards.
Director of the Brazilian Chamber of Mediation and Arbitration (CBMA).
Member of the Arbitration Committee of the OAB/RJ (Brazilian Bar Association, Rio de Janeiro chapter);
Member of the Civil Law Committee of the OAB/RJ (Brazilian Bar Association, Rio de Janeiro chapter);
Member of the Mercosur-EU Relations Committee of the OAB/RJ (Brazilian Bar Association, Rio de Janeiro chapter);
Member of the Special Situations Committee of the OAB/SP (São Paulo Bar Association);
Member of the Brazilian Institute of Procedural Law (IBDP);
Member of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF); and
Member of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBar).
Languages:
Portuguese and English
Contact:
+55 (11) 3040-2952

