Souto Correa Advogados has an ‘excellent’ Porto Alegre-based practice that is praised by debtor and creditor clients for its ’extreme technical quality’. The ‘well-prepared, structured team’ is well versed in debt restructuring and credit recovery proceedings, as well as bankruptcies and judicial and extrajudicial reorganisations. The team is led by Luis Felipe Spinelli, considered by a client as ’one of the most complete lawyers in the field of insolvency’, and Gilberto Deon Corrêa Júnior, ‘an excellent negotiator’ who is particularly ’astute in financial recovery strategies’. Rodrigo Tellechea is another noteworthy practitioner, who assists domestic and international clients in restructurings, insolvencies and corporate reorganisations.
Testimonials
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‘The service is excellent from the mere collaborator to the lawyer-partner. A firm that values long-term relationships.’
‘We had an excellent experience with Luís Felipe Spinelli. One of the most complete lawyers in the field of insolvency.’
Key clients
- Ecovix Construções Oceânicas
- International Finance Corporation
Work highlights
- Defended Group Ecovix in several lawsuits before the Rio Grande do Sul Appellate Court involving Ecovix Construções Oceânicas' reorganisation plan.
- Assisted Brasil/CT in the filing for voluntary bankruptcy, and represented the debtor throughout the entire proceeding.