Faculty – Washington & Lincoln University

PhD Professors Who Know You Personally

At WALN University, your professors know your name. They’ll talk with you, grade your assignments, and engage with you in classes of just 30 students. Our faculty aren’t distant celebrities recording online lectures for thousands of anonymous viewers. They’re dedicated educators who are present, accessible, and invested in your success.

We don’t rely on hidden tutors. Every professor at WALN holds a doctorate degree and brings extensive professional experience to the classroom.

Edilberto Lima, PhD.

Re-elected President of the Rui Barbosa Institute (2022/2023 and 2024/2025 terms) and Inspector General (Corregedor) of the Court of Accounts of the State of Ceará (2024/2025); more than 20 years of experience in public policy, including service as a legislative consultant to the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies; post-doctorate in Democracy and Human Rights from the University of Coimbra; PhD in Economics from the University of Brasília (UnB); master’s in Economics from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC); specialist in Public Policy from George Washington University (USA); bachelor’s in Economics from UFC and bachelor’s in Law from the University of Fortaleza (Unifor).
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Forrest Royce Hansen, PhD.

Forrest R. Hansen is a shareholder at the law firm Kirton McConkie. He holds a bachelor’s degree in International Political Science and French from Brigham Young University and a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from American University Washington College of Law, where he served on the senior editorial board of the American University Law Review. He is currently a professor of comparative constitutional law at Université Paris Cité (Faculty of Law, Sorbonne Alliance), where he teaches constitutional structure, fundamental rights, federalism, and comparative constitutional systems. He also advises foreign governments on constitutional drafting and reform and delivers constitutional training programs for the judiciary in a number of countries. Native in English and fluent in French and Spanish, he is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, and Utah.
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Douglas Castro, PhD.

Head attorney of the environmental and regulatory practice at CLA Advogados; more than 20 years of legal experience; visiting professor at the Lanzhou University School of Law (Lanzhou, Gansu, China); post-doctorate from the São Paulo Law School of Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV); PhD in Political Science from the University of São Paulo (USP); master’s in International Law from USP; master’s in Law from Brigham Young University (USA); Visiting Scholar at the Foundation for International Law & Affairs in Washington, D.C.; head of the center for advanced studies in international law and politics at Washington & Lincoln University.
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Luciana Ribeiro Chalela, PhD.

Professor at the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS). Consultant at Maestri Inteligência Financeira (MAESTRI), Brazil. PhD in Business Administration with an emphasis on financial markets and corporate finance. Master’s in Administration from the University of Caxias do Sul (UCS), Brazil. Bachelor’s in Business Administration from UCS, Brazil.
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Marcelo Godke Veiga, PhD.

Partner at Godke Law. Doctoral candidate at Tilburg University (Netherlands). PhD in Law from the University of São Paulo (USP). LLM, Leiden University (Netherlands). LLM, Columbia University (USA). Specialist in Contract Law from CEU Law School. Bachelor’s in Law from Universidade Católica de Santos.
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Martín Jesús Urrea Salazar, PhD.

Practicing lawyer since December 2010, specializing in administrative law, civil law, and gender-based violence. Professor. PhD in Law, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Faculty of Legal and Social Sciences), January 12, 2015 (summa cum laude). Diploma of Advanced Studies in Law, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Faculty of Legal and Social Sciences), June 2004. Doctoral program in “New Methodological and Thematic Perspectives in Public and Private International Law,” Universidad Complutense de Madrid (1994–1996).
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Jorge Vieira, PhD.

Business consultant and partner at Opus Consultoria; more than 30 years of experience in management and business consulting, with roles at organizations such as GfK Brasil, De Lage Landen Bank, Organizações Globo, and Novartis in the United States; PhD in Political Sociology from PUC-SP; master’s in Business Administration from PUC-SP; bachelor’s in Business Administration from the University of São Paulo (USP).
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Daniela Copetti Cravo, PhD.

Municipal Attorney (Procuradora) for the City of Porto Alegre. Professor at the Law School of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) (2019). Academic Director of ESDM (2021–2022). Professor at the São Judas Tadeu Law School (2022). PhD in Law from UFRGS. Master’s in Law from UFRGS. Bachelor’s in Legal and Social Sciences from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS).
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Fernando Meneguin, PhD.

Legislative Consultant to the Brazilian Federal Senate, partner at Pakt Consultoria e Assessoria, and attorney; more than 20 years of experience in legislative consulting, with a focus on law and economics, public policy evaluation, and legislative drafting (legística); post-doctorate in Law and Economics from the University of California, Berkeley (USA); post-doctorate in Political Science from UFMG; PhD in Economics from the University of Brasília (UnB); master’s in Public Sector Economics from UnB.
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Evandro Luiz Lopes, PhD.

Academic Director of Research and Graduate Studies (stricto sensu) and Full Professor at ESPM – Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing. Post-doctorate in Business Administration (Marketing) from the Federal University of Minas Gerais; PhD and master’s in Business Administration (Marketing) from Universidade Nove de Julho.
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Michael Hogan, PhD.

Former Chief Compliance Officer at Charles Schwab Investment Management, Managing Director at Charles Schwab & Co., and a U.S. attorney; more than 35 years of experience in the international financial industry in compliance, risk management, banking, and legal roles at firms including Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., Wellington Management Company LLP, and Charles Schwab; Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School, master’s from Lindenwood University, and bachelor’s from Bates College; holds the FINRA Series 7 license.
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Bianca Farias, PhD.

Mediator and attorney; more than 15 years of experience in law and legal education; assistant editor of the Revista Brasileira de Alternative Dispute Resolution (RBADR); PhD in Law, master’s in Law, and bachelor’s in Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).
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Dalton Cusciano, PhD.

Serves as Inspector General (Corregedor) at the Jorge Duprat Figueiredo Foundation for Occupational Safety and Medicine (Fundacentro); more than 15 years of experience in law and public administration; post-doctorate at the Mediterranea International Centre for Human Rights Research, Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria; PhD in Public Administration and Government from FGV/SP; master’s in Law and Development from FGV/SP; bachelor’s in Law from FGV/SP.
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Daniel Brantes, PhD.

Attorney, consultant, and arbitrator. Founding partner of DBF Law Advogados; more than 15 years of experience in legal practice, legal education, and arbitration; Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and Regional Chair for Brazil of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA); editor-in-chief of the Revista Brasileira de Alternative Dispute Resolution; visiting researcher at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law; post-doctorate in Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ); PhD, master’s, and bachelor’s in Law from PUC-Rio.
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Diogo Oliveira Muniz Caldas, PhD.

Professor in the Master’s Program in Law at Universidade Cândido Mendes (UCAM), in the Professional Master’s Program in Environmental Sciences at Universidade Veiga de Almeida (UVA), in the undergraduate Law program at UVA, and at the Judicial School of the State of Rio de Janeiro (EMERJ). Post-doctoral researcher at the Catholic University of Brasília (UCB/DF); PhD in Law from Universidade Veiga de Almeida (2016); master’s in Law from Universidade Gama Filho (2010); bachelor’s in Law from Universidade Gama Filho (2005). Resume.

Éderson Porto, PhD.

Partner at Porto, Ustárroz & Dall’Agnol Advogados; more than 20 years of legal practice in tax, compliance, governance, and startups; professor in the professional master’s program in business and corporate law at Unisinos; author of several books; post-doctorate as a Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley School of Law; PhD in Law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS); master’s in Law from UFRGS; bachelor’s in Law from PUC-RS.
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Emmanuela Carvalho Cipriano Chaves, PhD.

Attorney (OAB/CE), collaborative lawyer, and out-of-court conflict mediator certified by ICFML. Post-doctorate from PPGAPP-UFC. PhD and master’s in Constitutional Law from the University of Fortaleza. Training at Columbia University and Columbia Law School, New York, and in the Theory and Tools of the Harvard Negotiation Project, Harvard University/CMI Interser, Cambridge.
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Fábio Brasilino, PhD.

Partner at Fábio Brasilino Advocacia e Ensino; more than 10 years of legal practice in private law; post-doctorate in Law from the Università degli Studi di Messina, Italy; PhD in Law from FADISP; master’s in Business Law from the State University of Londrina (UEL); specialist in International and Economic Law from UEL. Member of the Instituto de Direito Privado and the Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Contratual.
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Iris Russowsky, PhD.

Attorney at RWGP Advogados and partner at Ad2l Compliance e Proteção de Dados; more than 12 years of legal practice in private international law and criminal procedure; PhD in Law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS); master’s in Law from UFRGS; bachelor’s in Law from PUC-RS.
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Julio Carneiro Cunha, PhD.

Editor-in-chief of the Brazilian Journal of Marketing (BJMkt) and associate editor of the International Journal of Business and Globalisation (IJBG), Contabilidade, Gestão e Governança (CGG), and the Revista de Empreendedorismo e Gestão de Pequenas Empresas (REGEPE). PhD in Business Administration from the University of São Paulo (2011); master’s in Organizational Administration from the University of São Paulo (2006); bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration from the University of Ribeirão Preto (2004), in Accounting from the University of São Paulo (2010), and in Marketing from the University of São Paulo (2016).
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José Barros Filho, PhD.

More than 25 years of experience in business consulting and in business and leadership development at companies such as EMBRACO, Hering Têxtil, WEG Motores, AUDI/Volkswagen, Embraer, Volvo, Syngenta, Banco do Brasil Corporate, Suzano, and HSM Executive Education, among others; PhD and master’s in Production Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) and bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from UFSC.
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Leonardo Bacher Medeiros, PhD.

Professor in the doctoral programs in Law and in Business Administration at Washington & Lincoln University, United States. Member of the Center for Studies in Politics, State and Capitalism in Latin America (NEPEC-UFRGS/CNPq), where he researches topics related to the state and to Latin American society. Member of the Network for Critical Studies of the Latin American State (RECEL), based at the Institute of Social Sciences of the Universidad Nacional de Villa María, Argentina. Post-doctorate from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), affiliated with its School of Management. PhD in Political Science from UFRGS. Master’s in Constitutional Law from the Universidad de Sevilla. Bachelor’s in Legal and Social Sciences from Centro Universitário Ritter dos Reis.
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Luiz Paulo Germano, PhD.

Attorney and data protection consultant with more than 30 years of legal practice. Director of LPG – Luiz Paulo Germano Advocacia. Post-doctorate from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra. PhD from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Master’s in Law from PUC-RS.
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Marco Borges, PhD.

Consultant in innovation and digital transformation; more than 20 years of experience as a consultant and lecturer in innovation, digitalization, operations and process management, and operational excellence; also works as an international auditor for companies such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Oracle. PhD in Business Administration from the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS); master’s in Production Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS); bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM).
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Marcus Seixas Souza, PhD.

Partner at 4S Advogados; more than 7 years of legal practice in startups, digital law, and contracts; PhD in Law from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA); master’s in Law from UFBA; bachelor’s in Law from UFBA.
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Paulo Márcio Reis Santos, PhD.

Founding partner of PMRS Advocacia e Consultoria. Professor in the Master’s Program and in the undergraduate Law program at Universidade FUMEC. PhD and master’s from the Faculty of Law of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Bachelor’s in Law from Universidade FUMEC.
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Rovian Dill Zuquetto, PhD.

Researcher, professor, and consultant. Specialist in innovation ecosystems, digital platforms, and project management. PhD in Business Administration from UNISINOS, including a research period at the Universidad de Antioquia in Medellín. Master’s in Business Administration from UNISINOS. Bachelor’s in Business Administration with a concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
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Sebastião Helvecio Ramos de Castro, PhD.

Vice President of the Rui Barbosa Institute (IRB). Counselor of the Court of Accounts of the State of Minas Gerais. Member of the Health Executive Committee of the State of Minas Gerais. PhD in Collective Health, with a concentration in Policy, Administration and Planning, from the Institute of Social Medicine, State University of Rio de Janeiro. Specialist in Data Analysis Applied to External Auditing, in External Auditing and Public Management Evaluation, and in Higher Education Teaching. Specialist in Pediatrics from the Brazilian Society of Pediatrics. Physician, graduated from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Bachelor’s in Law from Faculdade de Ciências Contábeis e Jurídicas Vianna Júnior.
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Tiago Odon, PhD.

Legislative Consultant to the Brazilian Federal Senate and attorney; more than 18 years of experience in legislative and legal consulting, including service as a consultant to major parliamentary commissions of inquiry in the Federal Senate; PhD in Sociology from the University of Brasília (UnB); master’s in Law and Public Policy from the University Center of Brasília (UniCEUB); bachelor’s in Law from UniCEUB and bachelor’s in International Relations from UnB.
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