Mr Eduardo Avila de Castro > Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados ‘s ‘highly qualified and diverse team’ is well positioned to handle high-value, complex and multijurisdictional matters requiring transactional, dispute resolution and advisory expertise and in-depth knowledge of the insurance, reinsurance and pensions industries. With international players at the core of its client base, the team finds its greatest strength in this transactional matters, overseeing some of the largest M&A deals in the Brazilian insurance market. The team is led by highly experienced individuals: Cassio Gama Amaral, ‘a valuable choice for companies seeking strategic legal advice‘, has acted in numerous insurance and reinsurance transactions, regulatory issues and claims; Thomaz Kastrup has been advising on insurance matters for over 20 years, with a focus on transactions; Eduardo Avila de Castro‘s expertise is heavily oriented towards insurance and reinsurance law, with a particular emphasis on regulatory matters. Pedro Henrique Ricco Verzemiassi handles both corporate and regulatory matters in the insurance, reinsurance, pensions and supplementary health segments.

Home to one of the premier banking and finance practices in Brazil, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados handles the full array of lending and structured finance transactions at the domestic and international levels. In addition to its solid transactional skills, the group is also proficient in administrative litigation and regulatory matters, often advising financial institutions and payment services companies on banking and payment regulations, foreign exchange, anti-money laundering issues and authorisations by the Central Bank and the Brazilian Securities Exchange Commission (CVM). Practice head Eduardo Avila de Castro and Nei Schilling Zelmanovits are key names to note for regulatory issues pertaining to the banking sector. Project finance and structured transactions in the transport, logistics and mining industries are key areas of activity for Adriano Schnur, while Renato Gomes Ribeiro Maggio stands out for his extensive experience in debt restructurings and special situations matters. Fully devoted to the banking sector, Rafael Carretero handles a mix of syndicated loans, debt restructurings, derivatives issues, and M&A.