Isabela Lacreta

Background

About Isabela Lacreta

Admitted to the Paris, Lisbon and São Paulo Bars, Isabela Lacreta is a senior associate in Mayer Brown's International Arbitration practice, based in Paris. She regularly represents clients in commercial and investment arbitrations arising from different economic sectors and industries, namely energy and constructions projects and commercial agreements. She has acted as counsel for states, investors and companies in over a dozen international arbitrations conducted under the ICSID, ICC, SCC, UNCITRAL, ICDR and CAM-CCBC rules. Isabela also sits as an arbitrator and has acted as administrative secretary of arbitral tribunals in a number of cases. Isabela holds a PhD in law as part of a double degree program between the Universidade de São Paulo and the Université Paris Nanterre. Her thesis focuses on the determination of the law applicable to arbitration. She has published a number of articles on international arbitration. Isabela has been recognized in legal publications such as Who’s Who Arbitration: Future Leaders, with sources naming her as “one of the most prominent young practitioners in the field” and noting that her “dedication to the cases, analytical skill and sharp thinking are widely acknowledged by the market” (2020), and that she “stands out as excellent at all areas of arbitration law” and has “years of experience in both international and domestic cases” (2019). Isabela joined Mayer Brown in 2021. Previously, she was an attorney in the International Arbitration group of an international firm in Paris. Before that she practiced at a boutique dispute resolution firm based in São Paulo (Brazil). In addition to her native Portuguese, Isabela is fluent in English, Spanish and French.