Speaker details
IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
2 Nov - 7 Nov 2025
Metro Toronto Convention Centre , Toronto, CanadaSpeaker information
Helena Abdo
Biography
▪ Over 25 years of experience in Dispute Resolution, including 17 years as a partner ▪ Dispute Resolution Senior Partner at Lobo de Rizzo Advogados ▪ International Bar Association D&I Officer - Academic and Professional Development Committee ▪ Ranked in international publications such as Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500, Who's Who Legal, and Leader's League ▪ Master's and PhD in Civil Procedural Law (USP) ▪ Counsel, Arbitrator, Guest Professor/Speaker ▪ Authored the books O Abuso do Processo (Abusive Litigation) Mídia e Processo (Media and Courts), Corporate Litigation under the New Code of Civil Procedure (Lumen Juris, 2017), and InfraWomen Brazil: Dispute Resolution in Infrastructure (Synergia, 2023). ▪ Proven track record in handling complex Litigation and Arbitration cases
Session
Balancing legal practice with academia: can these worlds truly connect?
Thursday 6 November (1430 - 1545)
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