Rodrigo Cavalcante Moreira

Rodrigo has solid experience in dealing with complex domestic and transnational disputes. He graduated from PUC-Rio and holds a Master’s degree in International Law (UERJ), being a visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute of International Comparative Law in Hamburg, Germany. Rodrigo participates in several academic projects in the field of arbitration and contract law and is associated to the Henri Capitant Association of Comparative Law, the Private Law Institute (IDiP) and the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr).

Languages:
Portuguese and English.

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Education

Master’s degree in International Law by the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ);

Law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).

Professional experience

Partner at LDCM – Leonardo de Campos Melo Advogados;

Associate at Tozzini Freire Advogados and Trench Rossi Watanabe;

Partner at Laudelino da Costa Mendes Advocacia.

Publications

“Termination for compelling reasons of long term contracts” – to be published;

Eletronic contracts: modern contractual types (FGV Direito Rio “Dos contratos eletrônicos”. Tipos Contratuais Modernos (FGV Direito Rio);

“ICSID in Latin America: Where does Brasil Stand?”. Investment protection in Brazil (Wolters Kluwer);

“Arbitration in Sports” (Lex Nexis Brasil);

“An investigation about the nature and interpretation of the smart contracts” – to be published;

“Foreseeability as a requisite for the limitation of damages under art. 74 of the Vienna Sales Convention compared to art. 944 of the Brazilian Civil Code” – to be published;

“The interpretation of the CISG by the arbitrator and the exclusion of Brazilian Law.” Revista de Arbitragem: Arbitragem e a Convenção de Viena Sobre Compra e Venda Internacional de Mercadorias, (vol. 5, 65–116);

“Formation of contract at the Vienna Sales Convention.” A Convenção de Viena sobre Contratos de Compra e Venda Internacional de Mercadorias: desafios e perspectivas (Ed. Atlas);

“A different kind of chess: it is time to disseminate the practice in arbitration in Brazil. Disponível em http://cbar.org.br/site/um-outro-tipo-de-xadrez-e-hora-de-disseminar-a-pratica-da-arbitragem/.

Academic experience

Visiting-scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, in Hamburg;

Co-coordinator of the Research Group on Comparative Contractual Law before the Instituto of Private Law;

Assistant Professor of International Commercial Arbitraton at the Pontifical Catholic University (PUC-Rio) law school;

Co-coordinator and Professor at the Practical Course on Arbitration at the Superior School of Advocacy from the Brazilian Bar Association – State of Rio de Janeiro (ESA – OAB/RJ);

Co-founder of the Research Group on Arbitration and International Commercial Contracts at the Pontifical Catholic University (PUC-Rio);

Professor at the post-graduation courses at PUC-Rio and FGV-Rio.

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