Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados has made a strong push into the insurance and reinsurance market in the past year with the recruitment of two partners from Mattos Filho. New practice head Cassio Gama Amaral, who ‘lends the firm solid credibility in advising insurers and reinsurers’ on contentious and non-contentious matters, and Thomaz Kastrup, ’an excellent lawyer with many years of experience in the (re)insurance market’ who is especially strong on the corporate and regulatory fronts, joined the firm in December 2022. The team now has ‘some of the best professionals in the market’ with a comprehensive offering that benefits from a strong overlap with the firm’s corporate and finance practices. Other key partners include Eduardo Avila de Castro, who stands out for his experience in banking regulatory matters, and Nei Schilling Zelmanovits, who excels in transactional work. Associate Pedro Henrique Ricco Verzemiassi is active in regulatory and corporate matters pertaining to the insurance and reinsurance sectors.

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‘Personalised service and specific understanding of regulatory demands.’
‘The firm's insurance practice, headed up by Cassio Amaral, has some of the best professionals in this market. Cassio lends the firm solid credibility in advising insurers and reinsurers, having acted in relevant adjustment claims and M&A.'
‘Cassio Amaral - reference professional in insurance and reinsurance in Brazil. Outstanding performance in the guarantee insurance market, having actively participated in discussions of legislative/regulatory changes. He has outstanding performance on the litigation front, whether in the defence of the interests of his clients, or in achieving a settlement between the conflicting parties.’
‘The expertise of the partners and the team in regulatory and transactional issues in the insurance sector sets the firm apart.’
‘Thomaz Kastrup is an excellent lawyer with many years of experience in the (re)insurance market. In addition to his excellence in regulatory matters, his experience in M&A transactions makes him stand out as a point of reference in the sector.’