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Experience

With extensive experience in commercial and civil litigation, Alex specializes in disputes related to financial and capital markets. He represents financial institutions, funds and multinationals, particularly in cross-border and complex commercial litigation, insolvency-related litigation, restructurings and class actions. Alex also assists with administrative proceedings before the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) and the Central Bank of Brazil. Prior to joining Mattos Filho, Alex served for nearly a decade in senior positions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs, where he worked with judicial and regulatory disputes and made decisions regarding transactions. He has previously worked at Sidley Austin’s New York office and at Peters and Peters in London.

Alex is a member of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) and the INSOL International and Banking Law Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) – São Paulo Section.

Education

Bachelor of Laws – Universidade de São Paulo (USP);

Bachelor of Business Administration – Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV);

Master of Commercial Laws – Universidade de São Paulo (USP);

Master of Laws (LL.M.) – London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Recognitions

Chambers Brazil – Bankruptcy & Restructuring (2021 – 2026) and Dispute Resolution: Litigation: The Elite (2024 – 2026);

Chambers Global – Dispute Resolution: Litigation (2025 – 2026);

Latin Lawyer 250 – Restructuring & insolvency (2023 – 2026);

Legal 500 – Banking and Finance (2018 – 2019) and Bankruptcy and Restructuring (2018) Restructuring and Insolvency (2026);

Análise Advocacia – Specialized Services (2018);

IFLR 1000 – Restructuring & Insolvency (2025);

Benchmark Litigation – Arbitration (2018 – 2021), Commercial Transactions (2018 – 2021) and Banking & financial services (2018 – 2021);

Best Lawyers – Brazil: Arbitration and Mediation (2020 – 2021) and Global Business: Arbitration and Mediation (2020 – 2022);

GRR – Names to Know in Brazil (2020);

Lexology Index Brazil – Commercial Litigation (2024 – 2025).