The Chamber, in partnership with King & Spalding LLP, hosted an afternoon seminar and cocktail reception on dispute resolution hot topics. Litigation and arbitration experts from the United States and Brazil tackled issues of interest in US litigation and discussed trends in Brazilian and international arbitration, including:

1. The use of 28 United States Code Section 1782 to obtain evidence that may be used in Brazilian proceedings;
2. The types of international disputes involving Brazilian parties;
3. The latest developments in arbitrations involving the state and state entities in Brazil;
4. The protection of international investments of Brazilian companies.

Moderator:

David Weiss, Partner, King & Spalding LLP

Speakers:

Julie Bédard, Partner & Head of International Arbitration for the Americas, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Karina Goldberg Britto, Partner, Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados

Harry Burnett, Partner, King & Spalding LLP

Flávio Spaccaquerche Barbosa, Partner, Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados LLP

Marcelo Ferro, Partner, Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados

Erica Franzetti, Partner, King & Spalding LLP

Arthur Parente, Partner, Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados LLP

Tim Nelson, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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