Restructuring & Insolvency

Serving investors, financial institutions, funds and large companies, our team of partners and lawyers is renowned for its excellence in handling complex cases involving financial restructuring, judicial and out-of-court reorganizations, and bankruptcy. We work together with other practices in order to provide highly specialized legal services that meet the specific needs of each client.

Our renowned expertise and multidisciplinary approach support investors, creditors and debtors in complex restructuring and insolvency cases

Our main services

We assist with assessing risks, structuring investments and preparing agreements, negotiations and court representation, in order to enable investments in assets or companies undergoing judicial or out-of-court reorganization, bankruptcy, or that are at the pre-insolvency stage. Our team also represents investors in financing transactions linked to companies under these circumstances;

We defend creditors’ interests and assist them with recovering debt in judicial and out-of-court reorganization and bankruptcy proceedings. We also represent creditors, advise ad hoc creditor committees, negotiate with debtors, attend creditor meetings and propose legal measures;

We advise debtors, debt issuers and their shareholders on debt restructuring transactions, re-financings, DIP financing, obtaining financing, out-of-court reorganization, and asset sales.

Awards and Recognitions

Chambers Brazil – Bankruptcy & Restructuring (2012 – 2026);

The Legal 500 – Restructuring & Insolvency (2012 – 2026);IFLR1000 – Restructuring and Insolvency (2024-2025);

GRR 100 – (2017 – 2018, 2020 – 2025);

Latin Lawyer 250 – Restructuring & Insolvency (2013 – 2026);

IFLR Americas Awards – Restructuring of the Year pela operação da Costellation Oil Service (2020);

IFLR Americas Awards – Best Restructuring Deal of the Year pela reestruturação da Odebrecht Óleo e Gás (2018);

IFLR100 – Restructuring and Insolvency (2024 – 2025);

International Tax Review – Tax Restructuring Deal of The Year pela reestruturação do grupo OGX (2014);

Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year – Loan of the Year pelo financiamento DIP da LATAM Airline (2021);

Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year – Restructuring of the Year pela reestruturação da Costellation Oil Service (2020);

Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year – Restructuring pela reestruturação da Oi (2018);

Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year – Restructuring pela reestruturação da Odebrecht Oil and Gas (2017);

Latin Lawyer Restructuring Deal of the Year pelo deal do Citibank e Odebrecht (2017);

Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year – Restructuring pela reestruturação da OAS (2015);

Latin Lawyer Restructuring Deal of the Year pela reestruturação do grupo OGX (2014);

Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year – Restructuring pela reestruturação da CELPA (2012);

Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year – Restructuring pela reestruturação da Santelisa Vale (2009);

The American Lawyer – Global Finance Deal of the Year (South America) pela reestruturação da Oi (2018);

The American Lawyer – Global Finance Deal of the Year Restructuring (South America) pela reestruturação do grupo OGX (2015).

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