In May, Giamundo Neto Advogados joined the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr). Created in 2001, the Committee is a non-profit association whose main purpose is the academic study of arbitration and non-judicial dispute resolution methods. To disseminate and promote arbitration, CBAr holds national and international Congresses and Seminars, as well as publishing the Revista Brasileira de Arbitragem (Brazilian Arbitration Review) through Kluwer.