Antonio is partner of the Dispute Resolution, Debt Restructuring and Insolvency at Dias Carneiro Advogados with more than 15-year experience.

His expertise includes acting as counsel in court and arbitral proceedings related to commercial agreements, energy, construction, M&A, corporate and financing matters, credit recovery and restructuring/insolvency. Antonio also acts frequently at the conflict prevention stage, providing legal and business-oriented advice on complex contractual issues and chances of success in potential disputes, enhancing the client’s decision-making process on different possible courses of action. He advises clients in framing pre-litigation strategies for settlement negotiation or preparing for disputes, always aimed at solving problems in the most cost-effective way possible.

Antonio has been recognized as a future leader in Commercial Litigation by Who’s Who Legal, recommended in Restructuring and Insolvency by the Leaders League, and ranked in Legal 500 both in Litigation and in Restructuring and Insolvency. He was a visiting foreign lawyer in London between 2015 and 2016, focusing on international arbitration.

Education

  • Doctorate in Civil Law, Universidade de São Paulo - USP (in progress; estimated conclusion: 2026)
  • Master in Law (LL.M), with Merit, King’s College, London (2015)
  • Master in Civil Procedural Law, Universidade de São Paulo - USP (2015)
  • Extension Course in Contractual Law, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo - PUC-SP (2009)
  • Graduation in Law, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo – PUC-SP (2007)

Associações Profissionais

  • M&A and Business Restructuring Committee of the Business Mediation and Arbitration Chamber (Camarb)
  • Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr)
  • Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF/ICC)
  • Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG/LCIA)
  • São Paulo Lawyers Association (AASP)
  • Brazilian Bar Association (OAB-SP)

Publicações

  • Public interest and arbitrability: possibility and limits. Article published on the website of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr) as one of the highlights of the Call for Papers for the 18th International Arbitration Congress. Sao Paulo, 2019.
  • The theories of international arbitration and related practical issues: the Brazilian approach (particularly the recent leading case on recognition of annulled awards) vis-à-vis the ‘delocalization trend’, Brazilian Arbitration Journal, Issue 52, oct-nov-dec 2016, pp. 26-54.
  • Optional, blank and combined arbitration agreements: analysis of the Superior Tribunal de Justiça's Judgment in Graal v. Kieppe (co-author). Revista Comercialista, v. 6, n. 15, 2016, pp. 22-36 (http://comercialista.ibdce.com/numeros/).