BR Alliance

Bernardino, Resende E Associados from 2012 to the present.

Of Counsel.

Affiliated with European Banking Center, Tilburg School of Economics and Management (Tilburg University). Chartered Mediator and Arbitrator with the National Arbitration Court in Warsaw, Poland. Specialized in Arbitration, Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”), Legal and Business Mediation. Recognised track record of negotiating in complex privatisation cases in Poland and Romania. Inter-jurisdictional Cooperation Coordinator and Official Representative for International Affairs of the National Arbitration Court in Warsaw. In charge of international case management system and of the specialized roster of Neutrals. Registered arbitrator in several Polish District Courts.

Panellist specialties: corporate and commercial; banking and finance.

Expertise

• International Business Law
• EU Private International Law
• Corporate Governance
• Banking and Finance
• ADR
• Boards of Directors
• Directors’ Liability

Academic

• Ph.D. in law and finance (in progress) at the Tilburg Law School.
• MSc (Finance), Track: Financial Markets and Regulation, Duisenberg School of Finance, Amsterdam.
• MSc (Master in International Finance), Track: Corporate Governance, University of Amsterdam.
• MBA (Global Management), University of Washington, Seattle / ASEBUSS, 2003.
• MBA, Kennesaw State University (Michael J. Coles College of Business) / ASEBUSS, 2003.
• M. Jur., European Law and Economic Integration, University of A. Mickiewicz, Poznan, 2001.

Languages

English, Polish, Dutch, German, Romanian, Russian.

Professional Associations

• Association for International Arbitration
• Dutch Association for Securities Law
• European Accounting Association
• European Finance Association
• Association of Corporate Counsel (2009-2011)
• International Bar Association, American Bar Association
• Polish Accountants Association (2006-2008)