Mr Rafael Carretero > Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados > São Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados Offices
R. JOAQUIM FLORIANO
1052 – SÃO PAULO
SP 04534004
Brazil
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Mr Rafael Carretero
Work Department
Banking, insurance and finance, Restructuring and insolvency, Financial services
Position
Partner
Career
Carretero is specialist in banking and finance, with highlights on structured finance transactions, debt restructurings, derivatives, international investments in Brazil, banking regulations, offerings in Brazil and abroad, mergers and acquisitions in the financial sector, transactions of agribusiness financing, and issuance of legal opinions on subjects related to banking law. He engages activities in several local and cross-border finance transactions, including highly complex deals, and supports financial institutions on developing new products and adjusting products from other countries to the Brazilian financial market.
Languages
Portuguese and English.
Memberships
Admitted to the Brazilian Bar Association. Member of the Legal Committee of the Brazilian Association of International Banks – ABBI
Education
Received his LL.B from Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado. Obtained his Master’s degree from University of Chicago Law School.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Banking and finance
(Next Generation Partners)Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados is noted for providing ‘excellent and high quality services’ to a wide range of clients, including major domestic and international banks, payment and financial institutions, fintech companies, and investment funds. The firm has developed an excellent reputation for high-value cross-border acquisition and project financings, and is well versed in sophisticated refinancings and structured products. Its fintech capabilities are also noteworthy; the group is seen with great regularity advising on strategic partnership agreements and product launches. Adriano Schnur leads the well-regarded team, which also includes Nei Schilling Zelmanovits, a veteran in transactional, regulatory and administrative matters involving the financial industry, and the recommended Eduardo Avila de Castro, who is deeply knowledgeable of banking and insurance regulations. Structured finance is a core area of activity for Rafael Carretero, while Bruno Racy primarily handles financings involving the infrastructure sector and regulated markets. Renato Gomes Ribeiro Maggio is also singled out for his combined ‘knowledge of credit/civil code and banking regulation’.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Labour and employment
- City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- TMT: Telecoms
- Projects and infrastructure
- Public law
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Transport: Aviation
Firm Rankings
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Environment
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Insurance
- Real estate
- Wealth and succession planning
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Compliance
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- Venture capital
- Life sciences
- White-collar crime and investigations
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax
- TMT: Telecoms