Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Guilherme Recena Costa is a member of the International Dispute Resolution Group, where his practice focuses on international commercial and investment arbitration.

Mr. Recena Costa has a particular focus on disputes arising in the mining, energy and financial sectors, as well as broad experience of matters involving Latin America in general and, in particular, Brazil. He has represented clients in matters under the ICC, ICSID, LCIA, NIA and UNCITRAL Rules and under various substantive laws and has also advised on ancillary court proceedings in a number of jurisdictions. Mr. Recena Costa has recently represented clients in disputes concerning the expropriation of mining rights, breaches of mining investment agreements and various M&A, commercial and tax-related agreements. He has worked closely with mining industry experts to deal with complex technical issues, with valuation experts to assess damages and with tax experts to address tax claims and structures.

Mr. Recena Costa is admitted to practice in New York and Brazil.

He is fluent in both English and Portuguese and has reading proficiency in Italian and Spanish.

Mr. Recena Costa received an LL.M. from Yale Law School where he was a research assistant to Prof. W. Michael Reisman and the coach of Yale’s Vis Moot team in 2014. In connection with those studies, he was a recipient of fellowships from Fundação Estudar, Instituto Ling and the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce’s Person of the Year Award.