Partner in Demarest’s Dispute Resolution practice area, Milena Arbizu holds a master's degree in Civil Law from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), a LL.M. from Stanford Law School, and a specialization degree in Contract Law from Insper. Milena also holds a bachelor’s degree in Law from FGV and attended an exchange program hosted by Instituto de Empresas, in Madrid, as part of the LL.M. program. She concentrates her practice on arbitrations and complex legal disputes involving contract law, corporate law, civil construction, and intellectual property. Milena’s professional experience includes her work as an international lawyer in arbitration and compliance/investigations of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, in New York.
- Advised a client in an arbitration involving foreign parties regarding the dispute arising from a stock purchase and sale agreement. The dispute was mainly focused on settling the earn-out clause.
- Advised clients in an important international dispute, involving the jurisdictions of Brazil, Switzerland, New York, and the Bahamas. The dispute concerned this company’s corporate governance, the non-competition clause, and the payment of dividends. The case entailed arbitrations and judicial proceedings.
- Advised clients in an important international dispute involving the jurisdictions of Brazil and New York, about the environmental impacts of an operation held in Brazil. She worked jointly with offices in New York.
- Advised a company in a local arbitration regarding divergences involving compliance with the construction contract of a major hydroelectric plant in Brazil. The case encompassed technical disputes about constructive vices, requiring joint work with engineering technical assistants.
- Advised Laureate in a dispute regarding the sales of company shares in the educational sector. The dispute involved the filing of numerous injunctions and judicial appeals, and the case was settled through an agreement executed between the parties.
- Masters in Civil Law from the University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil (2024)
- LL.M. from Stanford Law School, California, USA (2019)
- Masters in Contract Law from Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa (Insper), São Paulo, Brazil (2017)
- LL.B. from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) School of Law, São Paulo, Brazil (2012)
- Exchange program in the LL.M. program of the Instituto de Empresas de Madrid (IE), Madrid, Spain (2011)
- Member of the CBMA (Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration) arbitrators' list
- Portuguese, English and Spanish
