Email: mariana.martinscosta@fcdg.com.br
Partner with practice in corporate litigation, domestic and international arbitration, mediations and complex negotiations, as well as corporate restructuring and bankruptcy. She is specialized in corporate law, capital markets, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, and construction law.
Academic Background
- PhD in Corporate and Commercial Law, Universidade de São Paulo;
- Master of Laws in Commercial and Corporate Law, Universidade de São Paulo;
- Bachelor of Laws, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
Academic Experience
- Professor of undergraduate courses at Insper – Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa;
- Professor of post graduate courses in Corporate Law and Commercial Law at and Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV-SP).
Professional Associations
- Director of IBRADEMP
- Coordinator of the Corporate Litigation and M&A Disputes Committee at IBRADEMP
- Member of the Commission on Commercial Law of the OAB/SP
- Member of the Instituto de Direito Privado (IDiP)
- Member of the Instituto de Estudos Culturalistas (IEC)
Books
- Author of the book “Civil Liability for Informational Failures in the Capital Market.” São Paulo: RT, 2025.
- Co-author, together with Rodrigo Tellechea and João Pedro Scalzilli, of the book “Corporate Law – General Theory.” São Paulo: RT, 2025.
- Author of the book “Buy or Sell and Call and Put Options for the Resolution of Corporate Deadlocks.” São Paulo: Quartier Latin, 2018.
Articles/Book Chapters in Collective Works
- Co-author, together with Karina Goldberg, of the chapter “Production of Evidence in Derivative Actions in Arbitration” in Guilherme Nitschke, Lucas Diniz, Isabel Cantidiano and Felipe Moraes (eds.). Applied Arbitration. Vol. 1. São Paulo: Almedina, 2025.
- Co-author, together with Simone Barros, of the chapter “Brief Notes on the Concept of Just Cause in the Judicial and Extrajudicial Exclusion of Partners in Limited Liability Companies” in André Camargo, Henrique Barbosa and José Virgílio Lopes Enei (eds.). Corporate Law – 20 Years of IBRADEMP. São Paulo: Quartier Latin, 2024.
- Co-author, together with Sheila Neder Cerezetti, of the chapter “Arbitration and Judicial Reorganization” in Ana Carolina Weber and Fabiana de Cerqueira Leite (eds.). Commentary on the Arbitration Act – Law No. 9.307/1996. São Paulo: RT, 2023.
- Co-author, together with Sheila Neder Cerezetti, of the chapter “Jurisdictional Conflicts in Corporate Arbitration: Reflections on the Case Law of the Superior Court of Justice” in Flávio Luiz Yarshell and Guilherme Setoguti J. Pereira (eds.). Corporate Litigation IV. São Paulo: Quartier Latin, 2021.
- Co-author, together with Laura Patella, of the chapter “The Regime of Excess of Powers of Corporate Officers under the Civil Code” in Jorge Cesa Ferreira da Silva and Henrique Barbosa (eds.). The Evolution of Corporate and Contract Law: 18 Years of the Civil Code. Vol. 1. São Paulo: Quartier Latin, 2021.
- Author of the chapter “Arbitral Tribunal” in Catarina Monteiro Pires and Rui Pereira Dias (eds.). Handbook of International Arbitration in the Lusophone World. Vol. I. Coimbra: Almedina, 2020.
- Author of the chapter “Limits on the Role of the Company’s Officer in Judicial Reorganization Plan Negotiations: The Interface between Corporate Law and Insolvency Law” in Giovana Benetti et al. (eds.). Law, Culture, Method: Readings of the Work of Judith Martins-Costa. Rio de Janeiro: GZ Editora, 2019.
- Co-author, together with Juliana Krueger Pela, of the chapter “Challenges and Perplexities in Resolving Deadlocks in Corporations: The Interference of Arbitration in Corporate Decisions” in Flávio Luiz Yarshell and Guilherme Setoguti J. Pereira (eds.). Corporate Litigation III. São Paulo: Quartier Latin, 2018.
- Co-author, together with Renata Steiner, of the article “I Northern Arbitration Congress: A New Milestone for the Development of Arbitration in Northern Brazil”, published in Revista Brasileira de Arbitragem, v. 60, 2018.
- Co-author, together with Rafael Pellegrini Ribeiro, of the article “Financing Alternatives for Startups: Equity Crowdfunding and Debt Securities”, published in Revista Brasileira da Advocacia, v. 2, 2016.
- Author of the chapter “Reflections on the Legal Regime of Shareholders’ Agreements and their Enforcement Mechanisms” in Flávio Luiz Yarshell and Guilherme Setoguti J. Pereira (eds.). Corporate Litigation II. São Paulo: Quartier Latin, 2015.
Languages
Portuguese | English | German | French