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Dias Carneiro Advogados Offices

Dias Carneiro Advogados
AVENIDA PAULISTA, 1079
4º e 5º ANDARES
SAO PAULO, SP 01311-200
Brazil
Visit website 55 11 3087 2100 55 11 3898 1646

Dr Antonio Nachif

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551130872327 acf@diascarneiro.com.br View profile

Work Department

Debt Restructuring and Insolvency, Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation and Arbitration

Position

Lawyer – Partner

Career

Antonio is partner of the Dispute Resolution, Debt Restructuring and Insolvency at Dias Carneiro Advogados with more than 15-year experience.

His expertise includes acting as counsel in court and arbitral proceedings related to commercial agreements, energy, construction, M&A, corporate and financing matters, credit recovery and restructuring/insolvency. Antonio also acts frequently at the conflict prevention stage, providing legal and business-oriented advice on complex contractual issues and chances of success in potential disputes, enhancing the client’s decision-making process on different possible courses of action. He advises clients in framing pre-litigation strategies for settlement negotiation or preparing for disputes, always aimed at solving problems in the most cost-effective way possible.

Antonio has been recognized as a future leader in Commercial Litigation by Who’s Who Legal, recommended in Restructuring and Insolvency by the Leaders League, and ranked in Legal 500 both in Litigation and in Restructuring and Insolvency. He was a visiting foreign lawyer in London between 2015 and 2016, focusing on international arbitration.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

  • M&A and Business Restructuring Committee of the Business Mediation and Arbitration Chamber (Camarb)
  • Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr)
  • Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF/ICC)
  • Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG/LCIA)

PUBLICATIONS

  • Public interest and arbitrability: possibility and limits. Article published on the website of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr) as one of the highlights of the Call for Papers for the 18th International Arbitration Congress. Sao Paulo, 2019.
  • The theories of international arbitration and related practical issues: the Brazilian approach (particularly the recent leading case on recognition of annulled awards) vis-à-vis the ‘delocalization trend’, Brazilian Arbitration Journal, Issue 52, oct-nov-dec 2016, pp. 26-54.
  • Optional, blank and combined arbitration agreements: analysis of the Superior Tribunal de Justiça’s Judgment in Graal v. Kieppe (co-author). Revista Comercialista, v. 6, n. 15, 2016, pp. 22-36 (http://comercialista.ibdce.com/numeros/).

Languages

English

Memberships

Lawyer – Partner

Education

EDUCATION

  • Doctorate in Civil Law, Universidade de São Paulo – USP (in progress; estimated conclusion: 2026)
  • Master in Law (LL.M), with Merit, King’s College, London (2015)
  • Master in Civil Procedural Law, Universidade de São Paulo – USP (2015)
  • Extension Course in Contractual Law, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo – PUC-SP (2009)

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Litigation

Demonstrating extensive experience in the construction, energy, life sciences, insurance and banking sectors, Dias Carneiro Advogados advises on the prevention and resolution of claims in the corporate and commercial spheres. Practice co-head Laura Mendes Bumachar also leads on restructuring and insolvency mandates. Fellow co-leaders Antonio Nachif and Álvaro Brito Arantes, both of whom are skilled in commercial litigation and credit recovery, are the other points of contact in the team.

Brazil > Restructuring and insolvency

Dias Carneiro Advogados is praised for the ‘experience of its partners and qualifications of the team’, which has strong expertise in bankruptcy cases, judicial reorganisations, out-of-court debt restructurings, and DIP financings. The firm mainly undertakes creditor-side work, but is also well placed to assist debtors in cases where banks are not counterparties. The ‘fantastic’ practice head Laura Mendes Bumachar is a go-to adviser to several clients engaged in reorganisations, company recovery and bankruptcy proceedings. Clients also rate Antonio Nachif, who is skilled in contentious and non-contentious mandates. Partner Álvaro Brito Arantes, who provides legal advice and court representation in the context of distressed situations, is ‘personally dedicated to the cases’ and ‘decisive in agreements’ and hearings.

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