João Manoel Pereira de Assis is an Associate who represents and advises companies, States, and State-owned entities in international investment and commercial arbitration matters. He has experience advising in relation to arbitrations held under several institutional rules such as ICSID, ICC, PCA, CAM-CCBC, CAM-B3, and UNCITRAL.

His experience spans a variety of sectors including mining, construction, oil and gas and mergers and acquisitions.

João Manoel also has extensive experience serving as a tribunal secretary. Prior to joining the Wordstone team, he worked in the international arbitration team of a global law firm in Paris.

Representing a French biopharmaceutical group against a Swiss pharmaceutical company in an ICC arbitration concerning a product licensing agreement.

Representing a French biopharmaceutical group against a Swiss pharmaceutical company in an ICC arbitration concerning a product distribution agreement.

Representing a Brazilian private conglomerate on multi-billion post-M&A ICC arbitration.

Representing Petroecuador in a commercial arbitration conducted under the auspices of the UNCITRAL (1976) rules, relating to the production of crude oil using secondary and tertiary recovery techniques.

Representing the Plurinational State of Bolivia against dual Bolivian-U.S. national and the Bolivian company in which he owns a controlling interest in a PCA-UNCITRAL arbitration arising from a mining concession held by the company in Bolivia.

Master in International Business Law, Paris 2 University – Panthéon-Assas

DSU in International Private Law, Paris 2 University – Panthéon-Assas

Exchange student in the undergraduate program at Sciences Po Paris

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), LLB

Brazil

Paris (pending)

English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem (CBAr)

Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR)

Club Español del Arbitraje (CEA)