Ana Gerdau de Borja

Firm or Organisation
Dr Ana Gerdau de Borja

Present Position
Associate (Derains & Gharavi)

Type of Practitioner
Arbitrator, Counsel, Expert, Mediator

Nationality
german

Country of Residence
France

Jurisdiction
Brazil, Portugal

Legal System
Civil Law

Practice Areas
Arbitration, Corporate Law, Energy, Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Investment, Concession agreements, Joint Ventures, Consortia, Cooperation, Oil, Gas, Mining, Public international Law

Experience
Commercial and Investment Arbitration

Bar Admission
Brazilian Bar, Portuguese Bar, Registered Paris Bar (European Directive)

Education
University of Cambridge (PhD and LLM), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (LLB)

Publications
Investment Protection inBrazil. The Hague, Kluwer (2014) (with D Levy, A Pucci)

Teaching
Not available

Other Information
At Cleary (Paris, 2015-2017) Ana Gerdau de Borja acted as Counsel to a State in investment arbitration proceedings conducted under ICSID Rules.At Wald (São Paulo, 2010-2015) Ana acted as counsel in 16 commercial arbitration proceedings conducted under ICC, ICDR andBrazilian rules such as CAM/CCBC, CIESP/FIESP and BOVESPA. Proceedings included majorBrazilian infrastructure projects (in the renewable energy, oil & gas and transportation sectors), and mining projects. Ana also helped successfully settle 6 of these proceedings. They included the world’s largest meat processing company, one of the largest French mass retailers, a leading Scandinavian energy investor,Brazilian leading oil & gas players, and a majorBrazilian railway concessionary. During this time Ana participated as a Member of the ICC Task Force proposing revisions leading to new ICC Mediation, Expert and Dispute Board Rules.At BKBG (São Paulo, 2009-2010) Ana acted as counsel in 4 commercial arbitration proceedings underBrazilian arbitration rules in the construction, energy and real estate sectors, and acted as secretary to 3 arbitral tribunals in proceedings under ICC, CIESP/FIESP and the Engineering Institute’s (IE) arbitration rules.Between 2009 and 2010 Ana helped create dispute board rules of a majorBrazilian dispute resolution institution.Ana also worked on a legal opinion as an assistant to ICJ Judge James Crawford in an investment arbitration in 2009 (during her PhD studies at the University of Cambridge).

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Email
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