Vitor is an associate in the Madrid office. He represents clients in both commercial and investment arbitration and has experience in cross-border disputes across various sectors, including construction, oil and gas, infrastructure, energy, and finance. Vitor has acted in proceedings under a number of arbitration rules, including ICC, LCIA, ICSID, and CAM-CCBC.
Before joining Three Crowns, Vitor practiced for over five years as an associate at a Brazilian arbitration boutique based in Rio de Janeiro, where he worked on domestic and cross-border disputes. He also interned in the international arbitration department of a full-service law firm ranked among the top 10 in the GAR 30 international arbitration practices ranking.
Vitor is Brazilian-qualified and holds an LL.B. (cum laude) from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and a Master’s in Civil Law from the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). He is fluent in Portuguese, English, and Spanish.
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Languages
English
Portuguese
Spanish
Representing a US-based multinational in the energy equipment and services sector in a construction arbitration against a Portuguese owner of a hydro powerplant in a Latin American country, in a dispute over the supply and installation of equipment jointly provided with a French energy equipment company
Representing an oil and gas producer company in an ICSID arbitration arising out of the termination of a concession agreement with a Latin American state
Representing a US-based hedge fund manager in annulment proceedings before Brazilian courts concerning an ICC award, and advising on parallel enforcement proceedings in the Cayman Islands and anti-suit injunctions in Brazil and the US, arising from a distressed investment in a restructuring airline
Representing a multinational concessionaire of an international airport in a dispute with a French energy utility concerning a long-term take-or-pay energy supply agreement
Representing a Middle Eastern oil and gas investor in a treaty-based claim against an European state
Representing the owner of a hotel under development for operation under a major US hospitality brand in an ICC arbitration against the project’s Singaporean investors
- LL.B. (cum laude), The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
- Master’s in Civil Law, The Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro