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Érica Franzetti focuses on international commercial and investor-state arbitration across several industry sectors (e.g., energy and natural resources, life sciences, financial services, hospitality, and information technology) and jurisdictions (e.g., U.S., Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Croatia, Hungary, and the Philippines). She advises on multiple procedural rules, including the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), and United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) arbitral rules.
Prior to practicing international arbitration, Érica practiced law at a leading Brazil-based law firm, where she represented clients in complex commercial litigation proceedings before the Brazilian courts.
Érica also serves as arbitrator on international commercial arbitrations and frequently lectures in arbitration conferences. In addition, she has experience teaching international arbitration as an adjunct professor at renowned universities, including a course in investor-state arbitration at Georgetown University Law Center and a course in arbitration in the energy sector at the University of Miami. Érica is also an active advocate for the promotion of diversity within the international arbitration community.
Admitted to practice in Washington, D.C., New York, and Brazil.
LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center
LL.B., Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Direito
Brazil
District of Columbia
New York
Arbitral Women
Arbitration and Mediation Committee of the International Court of Commerce (ICC) Brazil
Arbitrators of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAR)
International Bar Association – Dispute Resolution Section
Miami International Arbitration Society (MIAS)
Panel of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association (AAA)
Panel of Arbitrators of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce (CAM-CCBC)
Panel of Arbitrators of the Capital Market Chamber of B3 S.A – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (CAM)
Panel of Arbitrators of the International Centre of Dispute Resolution (ICDR)
Rising Arbitrators Initiative (RAI)
English
Portuguese
Spanish
February 13, 2025
Chambers Global 2025 Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading International Law Firm
October 23, 2024
King & Spalding Earns Top Rankings in Legal 500 Latin America 2025 Guide
Representing a global infrastructure developer in an investor-state dispute against Peru arising from measures related to concessions to build and operate fiber-optic networks in remote areas of the country (ICSID).
Representing a multinational chemical company in pre-dispute negotiations involving a steam supply agreement governed by the laws of Brazil.
Represented a President of an arbitral tribunal in a dispute between a Brazilian company and a North American company concerning the breach of a distribution agreement governed by the laws of the State of Florida (CAM).
See moreFebruary 13, 2025
Chambers Global 2025 Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading International Law Firm
October 23, 2024
King & Spalding Earns Top Rankings in Legal 500 Latin America 2025 Guide
Representing a global infrastructure developer in an investor-state dispute against Peru arising from measures related to concessions to build and operate fiber-optic networks in remote areas of the country (ICSID).
Representing a multinational chemical company in pre-dispute negotiations involving a steam supply agreement governed by the laws of Brazil.
Represented a President of an arbitral tribunal in a dispute between a Brazilian company and a North American company concerning the breach of a distribution agreement governed by the laws of the State of Florida (CAM).
See moreFebruary 13, 2025
Chambers Global 2025 Recognizes King & Spalding as a Leading International Law Firm
October 23, 2024
King & Spalding Earns Top Rankings in Legal 500 Latin America 2025 Guide
LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center
LL.B., Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Direito
Brazil
District of Columbia
New York
Arbitral Women
Arbitration and Mediation Committee of the International Court of Commerce (ICC) Brazil
Arbitrators of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAR)
International Bar Association – Dispute Resolution Section
Miami International Arbitration Society (MIAS)
Panel of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association (AAA)
Panel of Arbitrators of the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce (CAM-CCBC)
Panel of Arbitrators of the Capital Market Chamber of B3 S.A – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (CAM)
Panel of Arbitrators of the International Centre of Dispute Resolution (ICDR)
Rising Arbitrators Initiative (RAI)
English
Portuguese
Spanish