About
Founding partner of Wald, Antunes, Vita e Blattner Advogados, Arnoldo Wald is a veteran Brazilian lawyer, professor, author and legal expert with an almost 70-year career, widely regarded as one of Brazil’s most influential lawyers and among the most cited in rulings by the country’s high courts. He was a pioneer in the introduction of arbitration in Brazil, has written multiple books and hundreds of articles on civil, commercial, banking, administrative and arbitration law, and has held senior public positions including Rio de Janeiro State General Prosecutor and President of the Brazilian Securities & Exchange Commission (CVM).
Practice areas
ArbitrationLitigationBanking & FinanceCorporate / M&AAdministrative Law
Office
Expertise
Arbitration (domestic & international)Banking & Capital MarketsCivil LawCommercial LawAdministrative LawLegal Scholarship & Writing
Education
- Honorary Doctorate, University of Paris II
- Honorary Doctorate, Instituto Brasiliense de Direito Público (Brazilian Public Law Institute)
Admissions
- Board member, Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) (served for more than 20 years)
- Former President, Brazilian Securities & Exchange Commission (CVM)
- Former Rio de Janeiro State General Prosecutor
Languages
PortugueseEnglishFrenchSpanish