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Sergio Savi
Work Department
Dispute Resolution / Restructuring and Insolvency
Position
Partner
Career
Sergio Savi is a partner in BMA’s Restructuring and Insolvency and Dispute Resolution practice areas.
Sergio has acquired significant experience in making deals that involve businesses in financial distress and, when necessary, litigating under such circumstances. He has acted in some of the most important business reorganization proceedings in Brazil since the Brazilian Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy Law was enacted in 2005, including the largest-ever restructuring case in Latin America (as counsel for a group in the telecommunications sector), which involved parallel proceedings in various jurisdictions such as the Netherlands, the United States, England and Portugal.
He is a guest lecturer in the specialization program offered to attorneys and law school graduates by the Fundação Getúlio Vargas law school in Rio de Janeiro.
Languages
English, Portuguese, Italian
Memberships
Sergio Savi is a member of the International Insolvency Institution, INSOL – International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals, and TMA – Turnaround Management Association.
OAB/RJ nº 106.962 | OAB/SP nº 303.022 | OAB/DF nº 63.365
Education
Doctor of Civil Law – Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ (2010).
LL.M., New York University School of Law (2007).
Master of Civil Law – Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ (2004).
Specialization in Civil Procedure Law – Universidade Cândido Mendes, Rio de Janeiro (2001).
Bachelor of Law, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ (2000).
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Restructuring and insolvency
BMA Advogados is recognised for its ‘great ability to think of creative and efficient solutions’ in the context of complex restructuring and insolvency proceedings. The firm remains active in debtor-led matters, though it also sees plenty of activity advising shareholders and creditors. A notable example on the shareholder side is representing BHP Billiton on the debt restructuring of Samarco Mineração, following the tragic rupturing of a dam in the city of Mariana in 2015. The multifaceted practice has good credentials across all work streams, including DIP financings, distressed M&A, and judicial and extra-judicial reorganisations. Practice head Sérgio Savi, a reference for distressed deals and reorganisation proceedings, is backed by a highly experienced team that includes Eduardo Guimarães Wanderley, who ‘combines legal knowledge with an excellent understanding of financial structures for solving insolvency cases’. Other names to note include Luciana Celidonio, who handles debt financings, distressed transactions and bankruptcy-related litigation, and senior lawyer Natalia Yazbek, a key contact for financial institutions, investors, bondholders, fiduciary agents, shareholders and companies in financial distress.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Intellectual property
- City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- Real estate
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Wealth and succession planning
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- Labour and employment
- Public law
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
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