Eduardo Cavalcanti Birkeland

Born in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, on 3 September 1961. Admitted to the Bar in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. Education: Universidade Cândido Mendes, 1992. Graduate studies: MBP - Master Business in Petroleum - COPPE/UFRJ, 1999; Introduction to Arbitration - Chamber of Arbitration of Minas Gerais - IAMG, 2003. Further activities: Practice of law at Ulhôa Canto Resende e Guerra Advogados - Rio de Janeiro from November 1986 to May 1992; Birkeland e Advogados Associados - Rio de Janeiro from June 1992 to November 1997; Garcia & Keener Advogados - Rio de Janeiro from December 1997 to February 2001; Veirano Advogados - Rio de Janeiro from March 2001 to June 2009. Languages: Portuguese and English. Specialisation: corporate law, foreign investment, real estate law and petroleum & gas.