David Fenwick > Proskauer Rose LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Proskauer Rose LLP‘s Latin America team is largely spread across its New York and São Paulo offices; its substantial São Paulo office has a number of senior banking and finance specialists, qualified both in the US and UK. Expertise ranges from pre-export finance, acquisition finance and project finance to syndicated term and revolving loans, hedging and derivatives. The ‘very strong team with a deep expertise in Brazil‘, represents an impressive number of Latin American corporates, financial sponsors and international lenders. New York-based Carlos Martinez heads the Latin America group, specialising in a variety of practice areas, including banking and finance, and restructurings. Splitting his time between São Paulo and New York, Antonio Piccirillo ‘has extensive experience in this field and it shows‘; he is ‘a top-notch attorney‘ who acts for both lenders and borrowers. São Paulo’s David Fenwick and Fábio Yamada (noted for his expertise in pre-export financings and ‘a go-to partner for all banking and finance matters‘), are also key members of the department. Since publication, Carlos Martinez has retired.

Proskauer Rose LLP‘s Latin America-focused teams in New York and Sao Paulo have landed a substantial number of issuer and underwriter clients. Much of the practice centres on debt and equity issuances in Brazil, along with further offerings by issuers in other large Latin American economies. Moreover, the team has moved into the token offering space and continues to advise on private placements and liability management transactions. Antonio Piccirillo is head of the Sao Paulo office and a versatile practitioner with an established record in bank financings and capital markets offerings. Based in New York, Carlos Martinez is head of the Latin America practice and has long-focused on the region, including a range of debt and equity offerings for issuers and banks. David Fenwick and Fábio Yamada are also senior names. Individuals are based in Sao Paulo unless stated otherwise. Since publication, Carlos Martinez has retired.