Berardino has more than 10 years of experience in arbitration dispute resolution services, having participated in more than one hundred arbitral proceedings in acting as a lawyer, as an assistant to Arbitral Tribunals and as an arbitrator. His experience encompasses a wide range of subjects: civil construction, corporate and stockholders’ disputes, oil and gas contracts, power generation and distribution, franchise contracts, among others.

Before joining CFGS, Berardino was a lawyer in commercial arbitration disputes at a renowned arbitration law firm. During this period, he also had a working experience within the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, in Paris.

Training and Language Skills

PhD summa cum laude in Civil Procedural Law at the University of São Paulo (2021).

Master’s Degree in Constitutional Law at the University of São Paulo (2013).

International Commercial Arbitration Summer Course at the Washington College of Law, American University (2013).

Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of São Paulo – USP (2009).

Languages: Portuguese, English and French.

Professional Affiliations

Member, Brazilian Bar Association – São Paulo Chapter (License no. 309.283).

ICC YAF Representative for Latin America (2019-2021).

Publications

“Sentença arbitral estrangeira – Homologação – Inobservância da prerrogativa de imparcialidade do árbitro que ofende a ordem pública nacional, autorizando o exame da matéria pela Corte Superior”, published in Revista de Arbitragem e Mediação, n. 56, p. 335-344, 2018.

“Ensaio sobre aspectos intertemporais da arbitragem em contratos de trato continuado” – co-authored with Carlos Alberto Carmona, published in  Arbitragem e outros temas de direito privado: estudos jurídicos em homenagem a José Emilio Nunes Pinto, MOREIRA, Ana Luiza B. M. Pinto; BERGER, Renato (Orgs.); São Paulo: Quartier Latin, 2021.