Restructuring & Insolvency

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 – 2022);
GRR 100 (2017 – 2018; 2020);
IFLR Americas Awards – Restructuring of the Year for the Costellation Oil Service transaction (2020);
IFLR Americas Awards – Best Restructuring Deal of the Year for the Odebrecht Óleo e Gás restructuring (2018);
International Tax Review – Tax Restructuring Deal of The Year for the OGX group restructuring (2014);
Latin Lawyer 250 – Restructuring & Insolvency (2016 – 2024);
Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year – Loan of the Year for the LATAM Airline’s DIP financing (2021);
Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year – Restructuring of the Year for the Costellation Oil Service restructuring (2020);
Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year – Restructuring for the Oi restructuring (2018);
Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year – Restructuring for the Odebrecht Oil and Gas restructuring (2017);
Latin Lawyer Restructuring Deal of the Year for the Citibank and Odebrecht deal (2017);
Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year – Restructuring for the OAS restructuring (2015);
Latin Lawyer Restructuring Deal of the Year for the OGX group restructuring (2014);
Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year – Restructuring for the CELPA restructuring (2012);
Latin Lawyer Deal of the Year – Restructuring for the Santelisa Vale restructuring (2009);
The American Lawyer – Global Finance Deal of the Year (South America) for the Oi restructuring (2018);
The American Lawyer – Global Finance Deal of the Year Restructuring (South America) for the OGX group restructuring (2015);
The Legal 500 – Bankruptcy & Restructuring (2012 – 2022).

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