Priscila Knoll Aymone
FCIARB | PHD | LLM
Education
LL.M. Canadian Common Law
York University, Toronto, Canadá
PhD in International Law
University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
“Parallel Proceedings: Lis Pendens and Res Judicata in International Arbitration”
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Luiz Olavo Baptista
LL.M. in Private International Law and International Trade Law
Université Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), Paris, France
“The Formal Validity of the Arbitration Agreement as a Condition for the Recognition
and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards: A Comparative Perspective under
Brazilian Arbitration Law”
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Bernard Audit
Admitted to the Brazilian Bar (OAB/SP)
LL.B.
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
“Regulating the Merits of Arbitration through the Use of International Trade Rules:
A Possibility under Brazilian Arbitration Law and a Paradox in Light of the
Introductory Law to the Norms of Brazilian Law (LICC/42)”
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Véra Fradera
Arbitration Experience
Experience in institutional and ad hoc arbitrations seated in Brazil and abroad, involving multiple jurisdictions and industry sectors. Selected matters include:
- ICC arbitrations involving M&A transactions in the sugar and ethanol, aviation, and oil and gas sectors, seated in Brazil and New York.
- ICC arbitration concerning a highway construction contract, seated in São Paulo.
- ICC arbitration involving a shareholder dispute arising from a joint venture between Brazilian and Italian companies in the agribusiness sector.
- ICC arbitration in the oil sector involving the Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum (ANP).
- SIAC arbitration concerning a shareholder dispute, seated in Singapore and governed by Singapore law.
- Ad hoc arbitration concerning an EPCM contract for a mining project in Canada, seated in Toronto and governed by Ontario law.
- Arbitrations administered by CAMARB, CAM-CCBC, AMCHAM Brasil, and CMA-CPB, involving corporate disputes, construction, asset acquisitions, and real estate developments.
- Arbitrator challenges, joinder, and consolidation proceedings before the B3 Arbitration Chamber.
Professional Affiliations
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
- Arbitrator listed at CIESP/FIESP Mediation and Arbitration Chamber
- Arbitrator listed at AMCHAM Brasil
- Arbitrator listed at ARBITAC
- Arbitrator listed at the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the São Paulo Bar (OAB/SP)
- Member of the ICC Brazil Arbitration Commission and the task force on disability
- Member of the Club Español de Arbitraje (Brazilian Chapter)
- Member of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr) since 2004
Lectures, Presentations and Publications
Speaker: “Expedited Arbitration in Brazil”, 8th Brazilian Arbitration Forum at Sciences Po, Paris, 11 September 2025.
Visiting Professor, Nova Summer School on International Arbitration, Lisbon, from 7 to 11 July 2025.
Review, event in honor of Emmanuel Gaillard, “A Day of Remembrance of Emmanuel Gaillard in Brazil – Ethics in International Arbitration” and “the 2025 Gaillard Lecture, delivered by Toby Landau KC”, held in Rio de Janeiro on 14 May 2025. Revista Brasileira de Arbitragem, Vol. XXII, No. 86, Apr.-Jun. 2025, p. 161-173.
Book Chapter, Chapter 7. The Obligations of the Buyer and the Remedies of the Seller in case of breach of contract (Arts. 53 to 70). In: Comments to the Vienna Convention on International Sale of Goods (CISG) – general overview and punctual aspects, São Paulo: Atlas, 2015, p. 133-157.
Book Chapter, Chapter 7. The Brazilian Legal Approach to Foreign Investment in Light of the Principle of National Treatment under Investment Treaties. Co-author with Ana Gerdau de Borja and Maria da Graça Prado. In: Investment Protection in Brazil, The Netherlands: Kluwer Law International, 2014, p. 127-158.
Article,Analysis of Parallel Proceedings in International Arbitration – Lis Pendens. In: Arbitragem e Comércio Internacional – Estudos em Homenagem a Luiz Olavo Baptista, São Paulo: Quartier Latin, 2013, p. 817-850.
Comment on Case Law, Consolidation of Arbitral Proceedings. Comment on Ap.Civ. 0301553-55.2010.8.19.0001, TJRJ, Revista de Arbitragem e Mediação, n. 39, p. 249-266.
Comment on Case Law, Res Judicata Effects of a Foreign Arbitral Award Recognized by the Brazilian Court – Comment on REsp 1.203.430/PR, Revista de Arbitragem e Mediação, n. 36, p. 359-376.
Comment on Case Law, Consórcio Empreendedor Corumbá III v. Consórcio Construtor Centro-Oeste, EIT Empresa Industrial Técnica S.A., Energ Power S.A. and Themag Engenharia e Gerenciamento, Medida Cautelar Inominada, Consolidation of Arbitral Proceedings. Revista Brasileira de Arbitragem, n. 30, p. 103-112.
Lecturer, 10th Arbitration Congress of the Brazilian Arbitration Commitee, Brasília, 2011: roundtable of the young arbitration professionals about the flexibility of arbitration, taking of evidence and hearings in domestic and international arbitration.
Article, Arbitration as a Mechanism to Solve Investment Disputes: Procedure Aspects. Co-author with Gilberto Giusti et al., Revista Brasileira de Arbitragem, Edição Especial, A Proteção do Investidor Estrangeiro, p. 61-106.
Article, The Regulation of the Matter of Arbitration by International Trade Rules (CISG): a possibility in light of the Brazilian Arbitration Act and a paradox under the Brazilian rules of private international law (LICC/42). In: Véra Jacob de Fradera (Org.). A Compra e Venda Internacional de Mercadorias. Estudos sobre a Convenção de Viena de 1980. São Paulo: Atlas S.A., 2010, p. 1-202.
Article, “L’influence du modèle juridique français sur le droit brésilien de l’arbitrage”, co-author with Edouard Lemoalle, Revista de Arbitragem e Mediação, n. 16, p. 327-356.
Lecturer Arbitration Proceedings under the International Chamber of Commerce (CCI), France-Brazil Chamber of Commerce, in São Paulo, 2008.
Comment on Case Law, NIOC v. State of Israel, French Court of Cassation, First Chamber, Case n. 01-13.742/02-15.237, ruled on 01.02.2005. Revista de Arbitragem e Mediação, n.12, p. 339-346.
Comment on Case Law, SEC 874-EX, Special Court, Brazilian High Court (Superior Tribunal de Justiça), Reporting Justice Francisco Galvão, ruled on 19.04.2006. Revista de Arbitragem e Mediação, n.10, p. 216-225.
Article, The Control of the Arbitration Proceeding under the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce. In cooperation with Professor Arnoldo Wald in the elaboration of this article. Revista do Advogado, Arbitragem e Mediação, AASP, n. 87, p. 27-35