Mattos Filho has a ‘very proactive’ and ’strong multidisciplinary team’ that is praised for its ‘excellent technical quality and work capacity’. Clients, including major creditors and investors, acknowledge the team’s ’knowledge and experience in multijurisdictional and complex transactions‘. Working in close collaboration with the firm’s finance, capital markets, corporate, disputes, tax and white-collar crime specialists, the group offers a multifaceted service in the restructuring and insolvency field, which covers both litigation and non-contentious mandates. Banking partner Frederico Kerr Bullamah has significant experience in debt restructurings, while corporate law expert Marcelo Ricupero is skilled in deals involving distressed assets. Disputes partners André Chateaubriand and Alex Hatanaka are also very active in this space. Stefano Motta is another name to note for bankruptcy matters, in and out-of-court reorganisations, and credit recovery. Associate Giovanna Campedelli Macedo is entirely dedicated to restructuring and insolvency matters.
Testimonials
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‘Service quality, availability, results and expertise.’
‘I have worked with Mattos Filho in recovery and insolvency proceedings. They have excellent technical quality and work capacity. They are very proactive and have a very strong multidisciplinary team.’
‘André Chateaubriand Martins - very quick and efficient response to the questions that have arisen.’
‘Mattos Filho, through his partner Frederico Bullamah, has advised us several times in very complex transactions. The team's knowledge and experience in multijurisdictional and complex transactions has always been a determining factor in our decision-making process regarding our legal adviser.’
Key clients
- CAOA Group
- Starboard Partners
- Light
- Clealco Açúcar e Álcool
- Planner Corretora de Valores
- Novonor
- Angra Partners
- Pinebridge
- Constellation Group
- Travelex
- Brookfield
- BHP
- Fiat / Stellantis
- Quadra Capital
- Safra Special Situations
- Banco Bradesco
- Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Brasil Seguros
- São Martinho
- Novo Banco
- Banco BMG
- Qatar Airways
- Austral Seguradora
- Oi Móvel
- Empyrean Capital Partners
- I Squared
- Banco Santander
- Citibank
- IG4 Capital Investimentos
- Farallon Latin America Investimentos
- Banco Itaú
- GOL Linhas Aéreas
- BTG Pactual
- Albright
- Carlyle Group
- Cleartech
Work highlights
- Advised Constellation Group on its debt restructuring, in a cross-border deal involving Brazil, the United States and the United Kingdom.
- Counsel to the estate of Mr. Carlos Andrade and the CAOA Group in several lawsuits against the bankrupt estate of Banco Santos S and the bankrupt estate of Investsantos Negócios Administração e Participação concerning several loan agreements Mr. Carlos Andrade and Banco Santos entered into in 2003 and 2004.
- Assisting GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes, formerly known as VRG Linhas Aéreas, in matters related to the Chapter 11 filed by MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners II L.P. before the Southern District of New York.