Languages

Portuguese, English, Italian

Partner

Practice Areas

Civil Procedural Law, Civil Law, Consumer Law, Class Actions, Diffuse and Collective Rights.

Patricia Miranda Pizzol is a Professor, PhD and Master’s degree holder at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC/SP). She holds a degree in Law from the Federal University of Espírito Santo and a degree in Business Administration from the Espírito Santo School of Administration. She did postdoctoral research at La Sapienza University in Rome, Italy (2003/2004). She was a Visiting Scholar at Syracuse University, USA (2022). She teaches undergraduate, lato sensu postgraduate, master’s and doctoral courses at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. She teaches in several postgraduate courses in the country. She was Head of the Department of Civil Law, Civil Procedure and Labor and Vice Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Law of the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC/SP). She is currently Vice Coordinator of the Law Course at the same University.

Author of articles and books, among others, Tutela coletiva: processo coletivo e técnicas de padronização das decisões (Revista dos Tribunais, 2019); Processo Civil: Recursos (Atlas, 3. ed. 2009); A competência no processo civil (Revista dos Tribunais, 2003); Liquidação nas ações coletivas (Lejus, 1998).

She also wrote chapters of several comments on the Civil Procedure Code of 2015, with emphasis on the works: Código de Processo Civil Anotado e Comentado (Coord. Luís Giampaulo, Luiz H. Volpe e Paulo H.Lucon, Editora Rideel, 2020); Comentários ao Código de Processo Civil (coord. Angélica Arruda Alvim; Araken de Assis; Eduardo Arruda Alvim; George Salomão Leite, Editora Revista dos Tribunais, 2. ed. 2017); Comentários ao Código de Processo Civil (coord. Cássio Scarpinella Bueno, Editora Saraiva, 2017); Breves comentários ao Novo Código de Processo Civil (coord. Teresa Arruda Alvim Wambier; Fredie Didier Jr.; Eduardo Talamini; Bruno Dantas, Editora Revista dos Tribunais, 3. ed., 2016); Código de Processo Civil anotado (coord. José Rogério Cruz e Tucci; Manoel Caetano Ferreira Filho; Ricardo de Carvalho Aprigliano; Rogéria Fagundes Dotti; Sandro Gilbert Martins, Editora LMJ Mundo Jurídico, 2016).

EDUCATION

2018 – Habilitation in Civil Procedural Law – Pontificia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP)

2003/2004 – Postdoctoral Research in Civil Procedural Law – Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza

2001 – Doctorate Degree in Civil Procedural Law – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP)

1996 – Master’s Degree in Law – Pontificia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP)

1992/1993 – Graduate Degree (Specialization) in Civil Procedural Law – Instituto Nelson Abel de Almeida

1992 – Undergraduate Degree in Law – Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES)

1991 – Undergraduate Degree in Business Administration – Faculdade Espírito-Santense de Administração (FAESA)

Work as a Professor

Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP)

Professor of Undergraduate and Graduate (master and doctorate) Programs

Since 1996 (Undergraduate Programs)

Since 2002 (Graduate Programs – Master and Doctorate

Escola Brasileira de Direito (EBRADI)

Professor of Graduate Degree Programs

Coordinator of the Graduate Degree Program in Consumer Law

Since 2018

Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie

Professor

2005 to 2014

Curso Flávio Monteiro de Barros (FMB)

Flávio Monteiro de Barros (FMB) Program

Coordinator of the Graduate Degree Program (Specialization)

2009 to 2016

Faculdade de Direito de Bauru (ITE)

Professora titular

de 1997 a 2003

Instituição Toledo de Ensino (ITE)

Guest Professor of the Graduate Degree Programs (Specialization)

Since 2003

Coordinator of Graduate Degree Programs (Specialization)

2005 to 2009

Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC/SP)

Guest Professor of the Graduate Degree Programs (Specialization) in Civil Procedural Law, Consumer Law, Diffuse Rights, Environmental Law, Labor Law and others

Since 2000

Guest Professor of Graduate Degree Programs (Specialization) and extension courses promoted by several institutions, such as Escola Paulista da Magistratura (EPM), Brazilian Bar Association (OAB/SP), Escola Superior de Advocacia (ESA/SP), Associação dos Advogados de São Paulo (AASP/SP) and others.

Since 1997

Speaker at seminars, congresses, symposia, conferences and other legal events

Since 2000

Additional Information

IDEC – Instituto Brasileiro de Defesa do Consumidor

Technical Supervisor

2001 to 2003

IBDP – Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Processual

Member

Since 2009

WORKING GROUP FOR IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE JUDICIAL POWER IN THE ACTIONS OF PROTECTING COLLECTIVE AND DIFFUSED RIGHTS (NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JUSTICE) – Ordinance no. 152, of September 30, 2019, signed by the President of the National Council of Justice

Member

Sep. 2019 to Aug. 2020

SPECIAL COMMISSION – CIVIL PROCEDURAL LAW (OAB/SP)

Member

Since Jul. 2019