Please join us for a morning of structured debate and discussion on Brazil’s approach to investment disputes. This breakfast panel will feature two teams of young practitioners debating opposing positions on Brazil’s investment dispute resolution model, followed by feedback from experienced practitioners.

Against the backdrop of Brazil’s unique position as Latin America’s largest economy without traditional investment arbitration treaties, this panel will examine the competing approaches to investment dispute resolution. Team 1 will champion Brazil’s innovative model combining commercial arbitration with public administration and Cooperation and Facilitation Investment Agreements (CFIAs), while Team 2 will defend the more widely adopted model of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) with investor-state arbitration. The panel will explore the practical implications, benefits, and challenges of each approach for investors, states, and the development of international investment law.

Date and Time: October 22nd, 9:00 AM (Breakfast Panel)
Venue: Machado Meyer’s Auditorium

Schedule and Format
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM - Welcome and Opening Remarks
•    Host Welcome (5-10 minutes)
•    Julia T. Rodrigues, Moderator Introduction (5-10 minutes)

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM - Block 1: Opening Arguments
•    Team 1 Opening Pitch: The Brazilian Model (8 minutes)
•    Team 2 Opening Pitch: The Traditional BIT Model (8 minutes)
•    Team 1 Reply (2 minutes)
•    Team 2 Reply (2 minutes)

9:40 AM - 9:45 AM - Short Break
•    Audience Poll 1: Initial impressions

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM - Block 2: Cross-Examination
•    Each team asks 2 questions to opposing team (30 seconds each)
•    2-minute answers per question
•    2-minute rebuttals
•    1-minute surrebuttals

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM - Block 3: Judges’ Questions & Audience Q&A
•    Judges ask 1 question to each team
•    Audience questions (or additional judge questions if needed)
•    2-minute answers
•    2-minute rebuttals
•    1-minute surrebuttals

10:20 AM - 10:25 AM - Short Break
•    Audience Poll 2: Final verdict

10:25 AM - 11:00 AM - Feedback & Closing
•    Julianne Jaquith - Judge Feedback & Vote (8 minutes)
•    Iuri Reis - Judge Feedback & Vote (8 minutes)
•    Claudio Salas - Judge Feedback & Vote (8 minutes)
•    Julia T. Rodrigues - Moderator Closing Remarks (5 minutes)
 

Julia T. Rodrigues

Senior Associate, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Moderator

Julia Schulz Rotenberg

Associate, XGIVS Advogados São Paulo

Team 1: The Brazilian Model

Luísa Quintão

Senior Associate, Justen, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini

Team 1: The Brazilian Model

Eugénie Caroit

Counsel, Costa Rodrigues Advogados - COSRO

Team 2: The Traditional BIT Model

Andrés Mazuera

Associate, Tobar & Romero Abogados

Team 2: The Traditional BIT Model

Julianne Jaquith

Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Judge

Iuri Reis

Senior Associate, Machado Meyer Advogados

Judge

Claudio D. Salas

Special Counsel, WilmerHale

Judge