About the Developer

Isabella Calamia Rinaldi

Brazilian attorney · Developer of the MIFT methodology

Isabella Calamia Rinaldi

Brazilian attorney focused on International Family Law, international family mediation and cross-border family dispute resolution. Developer of the MIFT methodology.

Professional background

Brazilian attorney; Family Law practice since 2017.
Professional focus on International Family Law and transnational family disputes.
Postgraduate education in International Law.
Postgraduate education in Family Law.
LL.M. candidate at the University of Dayton.
Experience involving international and cross-border family-law matters.
Author/co-author and developer of the MIFT methodology.
Professional publications, trainings, presentations, and research in the field (specific verified details to be added).

Lectures

"Recognition of Foreign Judgments in Family Law"
Speaker · International and Immigration Law Commission, ABA-Brazil · 2026
"Division of Assets Abroad: Challenges and Solutions"
Speaker · International and Immigration Law Commission, ABA-Brazil · 2025
"Brazil-U.S. Marriage: What to Do When Divorce Occurs?"
Speaker · International and Immigration Law Commission, ABA-Brazil · 2025

Awards and Professional Recognition

Legal Honor Global Awards — Nominee, Leading Lawyer of the Year
2026 · LexTalk World Conference & Exhibition, Houston, Texas

Publications — Book

MIFT — Metodologia Integrada de Mediação em Famílias Transnacionais: Um Guia Operacional para Atuação Jurídica e Mediação em Disputas Familiares Transnacionais. Co-authored with Diego Rycbczak Lopes. 1st ed., 2026. ISBN 978-65-979415-0-6. Print and Kindle editions available through Amazon.

The Kindle edition reached No. 3 in an Amazon Brazil sales ranking in July 2026. An English-language edition of the same methodology is in development.

Columnist and Researcher

Portal Magis Jurídico (Feb. 2025 – Present). Monthly column "Beyond Borders: International Family Law and U.S. Immigration," addressing international family law, private international law, mediation, and cross-border implementation.

"Mediation and ADR in Cross-Border Disputes: Execution Engineering for Cross-Border Agreements"
Oct. 2025
"Prenuptial Agreements with International Elements: Formal and Material Validity, Choice-of-Law Clauses, Public Policy Limits, and Asset-Protection Techniques"
Sep. 2025
"Sharing Assets Abroad: Legal Challenges and Solutions for International Real Estate and Financial Assets"
July 2025
"International Divorce and the Law of Residence: Legal Challenges of Transnational Marital Dissolution"
Apr. 2025

Scientific Article

Compliance Tributário Internacional: Desafios e Estratégias na Gestão do IVA e o Uso de Paraísos Fiscais. RevistaFT, Applied Social Sciences, vol. 28, no. 139, Oct. 2024. DOI: 10.69849/revistaft/ni10202410220653.

DOI

Additional Co-Authored Publications

Magis de Direito: Debates Jurídicos Contemporâneos (3rd ed.) — Chapter on prenuptial agreements with international elements, choice-of-law clauses, public policy, and asset-protection techniques.
Contemporary Topics in International and Immigration Law — Chapter on division of assets abroad and legal issues involving international real estate and financial assets.

Teaching Experience

Training Projects — Associação Brasileira de Advogados (ABA-Brazil)

Instructor — "Internationalization in Practice: International Legal Training Series"

International and Immigration Law Commission · Oct. 2025 – Present

Leads and supports the International Family and Succession Law module and prepares syllabi, readings, bilingual checklists, practical templates, and materials for the institutional repository.