Mr Rafael Carretero > Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados Offices
Ed. Seculum II - Rua José Gonçalves de Oliveira, nº 116, 5th floor
Itaim Bibi
São Paulo
01453-050
Brazil
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Mr Rafael Carretero
Work Department
Banking, insurance and finance, Restructuring and insolvency, Financial services
Position
Partner
Career
Carretero is specialist in banking and finance, with highlights on structured finance transactions, debt restructurings, derivatives, international investments in Brazil, banking regulations, offerings in Brazil and abroad, mergers and acquisitions in the financial sector, transactions of agribusiness financing, and issuance of legal opinions on subjects related to banking law. He engages activities in several local and cross-border finance transactions, including highly complex deals, and supports financial institutions on developing new products and adjusting products from other countries to the Brazilian financial market.
Languages
Portuguese and English.
Memberships
Admitted to the Brazilian Bar Association. Member of the Legal Committee of the Brazilian Association of International Banks – ABBI
Education
Received his LL.B from Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado. Obtained his Master’s degree from University of Chicago Law School.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Banking and finance
(Leading partners)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.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Labour and employment
- City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- Projects and infrastructure
- Public law
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Transport: Aviation
Firm Rankings
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Environment
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Insurance
- Real estate
- Wealth and succession planning
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Compliance
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- TMT: Telecoms
- Venture capital
- Life sciences
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax