The Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná – PUCPR will host the XIII CURITIBA PRE-MOOT, which will take place at the University campus, on the 17 and 18 March, 2023. As a warm-up, on 16 March we will host the Latin American Chapter of the ICC Young Arbitration & ADR Forum ICC-YAAF Latin America.
The CURITIBA PRE-MOOT is one of the most traditional preparatory events on the path of the teams who will compete in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, which takes place annually in Vienna, Austria and Hong Kong, China.
For the first time, PUCPR will have the honor of hosting this great event, which is the last pre-moot to take place in Brazil before the teams leave for Europe and Asia. It is the perfect opportunity for young students to improve their advocacy skills, as well as to connect with scholars, lawyers and other young law students from other cities and countries.
The XIII CURITIBA PRE-MOOT BY PUCPR will offer prize money and academic opportunities for the teams:
Prize money
Academic prizes – 4 scholarships per team for our online postgraduate courses*
The XIII CURITIBA PRE-MOOT BY PUCPR will offer accommodation for the teams in local hotels in Curitiba – 4 guests per team.
Registration for both the ICC-YAF EVENT and for the XIII CURITIBA PRE-MOOT BY PUCPR will be disclosed soon.
* Applicable rules concerning the scholarships:
• Discounts are valid for the Second instalment onwards (not for the first registration instalment)
• Discounts are valid for a period of 2 years, from the date of the event
• Each winning team shall indicate the students who will receive the scholarship; the entitlement is not transmissible
• Discounts are not applicable if the student fails a discipline and must attend again the classes; neither are the discounts applicable for other fees or taxes in their academic path
• Discounts are applicable exclusively for the postgraduate courses offered by the PUCPR Law School known as ‘Pós-graduação online ao vivo’. More specifically, the discounts are not applicable to the course offered by ‘Pós PUCPR Digital’
• The discounts are applicable only to courses which are confirmed, meaning courses that reach minimum number of students to be launched
PUCPR Curitiba
Building 5 – Red Imaculada Conceição Street, number 1155
Prado Velho, Curitiba – Paraná, Brazil
17h – 17h10
Welcoming remarks
17h10 – 18h15
The Role of Vis Moot in Arbitration Career
Speakers: Giovana Benetti, Professor of Law, UFRGS, Porto Alegre Daniel Tavela, Professor of Law, Mackenzie Presbyterian University Law School, São Paulo Fabiana Almeida, Partner, Krueger Pela Advocacia, São Paulo
Moderator: Pedro Martini, Associate, Cleary Gottlieb, São Paulo
18h15 – 19h20
Arbitration hearings: Offline or Online? Do’s and don’ts
Speakers: Laura Ghitti, Associate, Souto Correa Advogados, São Paulo Bruno Barreto Teixeira, Partner, LDCM Advogados, Rio de Janeiro Elisa Schmidlin Cruz, Associate, XVBM Advogados, Curitiba
Moderator: Bernard Potsch, Partner, Batista Martins Advogados, Rio de Janeiro
19h20 – 19h30
Concluding remarks
i. Welcome reception and accreditation – 8am to 9am
ii. General rounds – four panels
iii. Book release – 6 pm
Guia prático para redação de sentenças arbitrais
Editors: Claudio Finkelstein, Marcelo Escobar and Napoleão Casado Filho
iv. Announcements – 6:45 pm
i. Elimination rounds
ii. Closing cerimony and awards
Details about the event coming soon.