About this Event
Organized by the Center on Transnational Business and the Law (CTBL), an Academic Center incubated at the Georgetown Law School, and by the Brazilian Institute of Legislative Law (IDBL), a think tank on the Brazilian legislative system, the second edition of the "Doing Business in Brazil Legal Symposium", an academic event hosted in Washington, DC, has the purpose of discussing legal issues of central interest to foreign investors who wish to undertake direct investments in Brazil.
May 12, 2025
🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:20 AM
Opening Remarks
Host: Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Brazilian Ambassador in DC
🕑: 09:20 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote Speaker Firechat
Host: Ilan Goldfajn, IDB President
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee break
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Keynote Speaker Firechat
Host: Justice Luís Roberto Barroso, Brazilian Supreme Court
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Panel 1 - Regulatory Litigation in Brazil; the end of Chevron deference
Host: Justice Luís Roberto Barroso, Brazilian Supreme Court
🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
Lunchtime and VIP lunch for sponsors and speakers only
🕑: 01:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Panel 2 - Brazilian Transportation Infrastructure
Host: Senator Marcos Rogério, Brazilian Senate
Info: More speakers to be confirmed.
🕑: 03:00 PM - 04:45 PM
Panel 3 - Brazilian Tax Reform Implementation
Host: Justice Luiz Fux, Brazilian Supreme Court
Info: Other Speakers in this panel: Menndel Macedo (Mendel e Melo Advocacia); Robson Maia (IBET)
🕑: 04:45 PM - 05:15 PM
Coffee break
🕑: 05:15 PM - 06:30 PM
Panel 4 - International Trade, investments and legal certainty
Host: Justice André Mendonça, Brazilian Supreme Court
🕑: 06:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Panel 5 - Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and the Law
Host: Justice Mauro Campbell, Brazil Superior Court of Justice
Info: Other speakers in this panel: Alberto Leite (IBDL) and Alisson Possa (University of Brasilia)
🕑: 08:00 PM
Closing Cocktail | hosted by Steptoe DC
May 13, 2025
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:45 AM
Keynote Speaker Firechat
Host: Federal Deputy Hugo Motta (TBC)
🕑: 09:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Panel 6 - Forum Shopping, frivolous litigation and The Business Environment
Host: Justice Benedito G., Brazil Superior Court of Justice
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Coffee break
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Panel 7 - Regulation of Digital Platforms and Antitrust Considerations
Host: Angela Cignachi, Brazilian National Congress
🕑: 12:45 PM - 01:45 PM
Lunchtime and VIP lunch for sponsors and speakers only
🕑: 01:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Panel 8 - Cross-border insolvency regime and the Treatment of Labor Creditors
Host: Professor Don De Amicis, Georgetown University
Info: More speakers to be confirmed.
🕑: 03:00 PM - 04:15 PM
Panel 9 - Energy Transition in Brazil
Host: Maria Elisa Curcio, Latam
🕑: 04:15 PM - 04:45 PM
Coffee break
🕑: 04:45 PM - 06:00 PM
Panel 10 - The Constitutionality of Arbitration
Host: Professor Anne-Marie Whitesell, Georgetown University
Info: More Spearkers to be confirmed.
🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:15 PM
Panel 11 - ADR in Public Administration
Host: Jorge Messias, Brazilian Federal Attorney-General
🕑: 07:15 PM
Closing Cocktail
May 14, 2025
🕑: 09:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Panel 12 - Intellectual Property Challenges in Brazil
Info: Speakers to be confirmed.
🕑: 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Coffee break
🕑: 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Panel 13 - Cryptocurrency, Money Laundering and Online Betting
Host: Federal Deputy Julio Arcoverde, Brazilian Chamber of D.
Info: More speakers to be confirmed.
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Info: To be confirmed: Geraldo Alckmin - Brazilian Vice-President.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
501 1st St SE, 501 1st Street Southeast, Washington, United States
USD 97.88
