Eric Cerante Pestre > Sergio Bermudes Advogados > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Sergio Bermudes Advogados
PRAÇA XV DE NOVEMBRO, 20
7º AND 8º ANDARES, CENTRO
20010-010 RIO DE JANEIRO, RJ
Brazil

Position

Partner

Career

  • Served as a substitute professor at UERJ (State University of Rio de Janeiro), at PUC-Rio (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro), and at UCAM (Cândido Mendes University), teaching Civil Law, Civil Procedure and Commercial Law classes.
  • Recommended by legal rankings The Legal 500, and Análise Advocacia 500

Languages

English, Portuguese

Memberships

  • Member of TMA Brasil (Turnaround Management Association)
  • Member of the International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy (INSOL)
  • Member of the Brazilian Institute for Business Recovery Studies (IBR)
  • Member of the Special Commission for Judicial, Extrajudicial and Bankruptcy Reorganization of the Brazilian Bar Association, Rio de Janeiro State Section
  • Member of the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association, Rio de Janeiro State Section
  • Member of the Permanent Commission on Bankruptcy and Reorganization Law of the São Paulo Lawyers Institute (IASP)
  • Member of the Court of Ethics and Discipline of the Brazilian Bar Association, Rio de Janeiro State Section in 2014 and 2015

Education

  • Graduated in Law from UCAM (Cândido Mendes University)

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Restructuring and insolvency

Rated by clients as ‘a reference in the area of litigation, bankruptcy and restructuring‘, Sergio Bermudes Advogados fields a robust contentious practice that regularly assists debtor and creditor clients in judicial recovery proceedings. The group is often involved in major cases, as demonstrated by its advice to Citibank which has R$600m in credit with Latam Airlines. Rio de Janeiro-based practice head Marcelo Lamego Carpenter brings nearly 30 years’ restructuring experience to the table. Devoted to judicial restructuring and arbitration, Ricardo Loretti Henrici has handled a multitude of proceedings in the energy and natural resources sectors. Other key names include Frederico Ferreira, Eric Cerante Pestre and Thaís Vasconcellos de Sá, all of whom regularly assist debtors, creditors and investors in contentious bankruptcy and restructuring mandates.