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Bruno Panarella

Partner
Arbitration | Private Law | Consulting specialized in Litigation | Negotiation | Contracts

Bruno has been representing clients in national and international arbitrations for over 10 years. He has an outstanding knowledge of private law, a key asset in strategic negotiations and contractual discussions. His experience covers a wide range of issues, including corporate transactions, large constructions, energy market disputes, contracts involving the public sector, real estate, agribusiness, advertising, mining, among others.

Author of articles published in books and specialized journals, among them: Prescrição e responsabilidade contratual: o último capítulo de uma crônica jurisprudencial, in JOTA, 2018; A quitação e seus efeitos nos contratos de construção, in O direito da construção no ambiente internacional: contribuições para a consolidação de uma lex constructionis, São Paulo, Almedina, 2014; A obrigação implícita de cooperação, in Direito da construção: estudos sobre as várias áreas do direito aplicadas ao mercado da construção, São Paulo, Pini, 2009.

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree from the University of São Paulo (USP/SP).

Languages

  • Portuguese
  • English

Relevant Cases

  • CCBC Domestic Arbitration. Language: Portuguese. Dispute related to the exercise of put options on equity stakes. Amount in dispute: BRL 1.5 billion.
  • CAM-B3 Domestic arbitration. Language: Portuguese. Dispute related to breach of representations and warranties of the SPA. Amount in dispute: BRL 550 million.
  • ICC International Arbitration. Language: Portuguese. Dispute related to the acquisition of distressed assets, involving Brazilian and American financial institutions.
  • ICC International Arbitration. Language: English. Dispute related to contracts for the supply, construction, installation, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of a thermoelectric power plant involving issues related to liability for contractual breaches. Amount in dispute: BRL 200 million.
  • CIESP/FIESP Domestic Arbitration. Language: Portuguese. Dispute related to a mining plant electromechanical construction contract involving a Canadian company and a Brazilian construction company. Amount in dispute: BRL 150 million.
  • CAM-CCBC Domestic arbitration. Language: Portuguese. Dispute related to contracts for the construction, installation and commissioning of electric power transmission lines involving issues related to liability for contractual breaches. Amount in dispute: BRL 120 million.
  • CAM-CCBC domestic arbitration. Language: Portuguese. Dispute related to construction contracts, installation and commissioning of logistics hall involving issues concerning liability for contractual breaches. Amount in dispute: BRL 117 million.
  • CIESP/FIESP domestic arbitration. Language: Portuguese. Dispute related to construction contracts and implementation of urban lots involving issues pertaining to liability for defaults. Amount in dispute: BRL 131 million.
  • ICC International Arbitration. Language: Portuguese. Dispute related to lease and construction contracts involving issues concerning liability for contractual breaches.
  • CAM-CCBC Domestic arbitration. Language: Portuguese. Dispute related to a service contract involving an advertising company and a Brazilian international airport. Amount in dispute: BRL 80 million.
  • CIESP/FIESP Domestic arbitration. Language: Portuguese. Dispute related to obligations arising from a contract for the construction of a sewage system in the Metropolitan Region of the city of São Paulo. Amount in dispute: BRL 45.6 million.
  • Pre-litigation consulting. Language: Portuguese. Issue related to losses arising from the breach of a capital contribution contract for additional capital contributions. Amount under discussion: BRL 870 million.
  • Pre-litigation consulting. Language: Portuguese. Pre-litigation consulting involving a contract for the acquisition of land for the implementation of a thermoelectric power plant. Amount in dispute: BRL 70 million.
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Associations

  • Member of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBar).
  • Member of the Private Law Institute (IDiP).