Felipe Varela Mello

Bachelor’s degree in law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

Master in Procedural Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (2020-2023).

PhD student in Civil Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (2024-2028).

Professor of LL.M of Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV Law Rio) in Civil Procedural Law and Corporate Law.

Professor Coordenador do módulo de Contencioso Societário do LL.M em Direito Empresarial da Fundação Getúlio Vargas.

Professor of the Post-graduation of the Superior School of Public Advocacy (PGE-RJ) in Arbitration and Dispute Boards.

Professor and Coordinator of the Corporate Litigation course taught at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) and Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV Law Rio).

Author of the book “Dispute Boards: Means of Dispute Prevention and Resolution”, published in August 2023 by Quartier Latin. Foreword by professor Arnoldo Wald e Presentation by Fernando Marcondes and Augusto Barros.

Author of academic articles on Procedural Law, Civil Law, Arbitration and Dispute Boards.

Member of Brazilian Institute of Procedural Law (IBDP). Member of Arbitration and Consensual Methods Committee of Order of Lawyers of Brasil, Section of Rio de Janeiro. Member of Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr). Member of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation.

Felipe joined Bocater Advogados in 2021. Previously, he worked as a civil litigation and arbitration lawyer in traditional law firms.