Diego El-Jaick Rapozo
Partner
Diego El-Jaick Rapozo is a mediator and negotiator specialized in complex business disputes and large-scale compensation programs, with emphasis on facilitating dialogue in crisis and high-stakes contexts. He serves as a negotiator in complex civil, tort, and labor cases, and in projects across the energy, mining, logistics, and environmental sectors. His work focuses on conflict prevention and management in high-profile national cases, such as Mariana and Belo Monte, often leading facilition and data-intelligence teams within Crisis Prevention and Management Committees.
He is a PhD candidate at Universidad de Salamanca (Spain, 2024–), holds a Master’s degree in Procedural Law from UERJ (2022), a postgraduate degree in Corporate Law from IBMEC (2016), and a Law degree from UCAM (2006).
Diego is a certified instructor by the Brazilian National Council of Justice (CNJ) and a guest professor at institutions such as EMERJ, FDV, ESA, and UERJ. He has led multi-stakeholder crisis initiatives , including school clearances, operational resumptions, and community dialogue programs.
IMI Certified and a listed neutral at chambers such as CBMA, he is the author of several chapters and articles on mediation, ESG, peacebuilding, and Dispute System Design. His work has been recognized at international conferences in Salamanca, Coimbra, and Lisbon.
