Thomaz Bastos, Waisberg and Kurzweil Advogados

A leading force in the restructuring and insolvency market, Thomaz Bastos, Waisberg and Kurzweil Advogados is noted for its ‘technical knowledge’ and for ’converging the interests of its clients with the best market alternatives’. The versatile player is regularly involved in Brazil’s largest insolvencies and restructurings, where it represents a broad mix of debtors, creditors and investors. In the past year, the practice handled $10bn worth of restructuring and insolvency work, including support in judicial and non-judicial reorganisation proceedings, distressed M&A, cross-border restructurings and DIP financings. The firm fields a highly experienced team, including founding partners Joel Luís Thomaz Bastos, Bruno Kurzweil de Oliveira and Ivo Waisberg, who handle contentious and non-contentious matters in this space. They are backed by several ’standout’ individuals, such as Gilberto Gornati, whose ‘extensive knowledge enables him to guide clients closely’ throughout insolvency proceedings, and Adriana Dias de Oliveira. Clients also rate the ’dedicated and helpful’ associate Luiza Serodio Giannotti.