Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes is pleased to announce that Toby Landau KC will deliver the 2025 Gaillard Lecture at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro on 14 May. Toby will discuss “Adjectives, Abuse and Bad Faith – Reconsidering Ethics and the Rule of Law” .

The Gaillard Lecture is an itinerant lecture series created in memory of Professor Emmanuel Gaillard, a founding partner of our firm and one of the most influential theorists on international arbitration. Each year, the Lecture engages with key questions shaping the field. Previous lectures were held in Paris, London and Cairo.

The event will close a Day of remembrance of Professor Emmanuel Gaillard, with his friends and colleagues from the Brazilian international arbitration community.