Mr Eduardo Avila de Castro > Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados Offices
Ed. Seculum II - Rua José Gonçalves de Oliveira, nº 116, 5th floor
Itaim Bibi
São Paulo
01453-050
Brazil
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Mr Eduardo Avila de Castro
Work Department
Banking, Insurance and Finance, Capital Markets, M&A and Private Equity, Agribusiness, Financial Services
Position
Partner
Career
Partner of the corporate financial department of the firm, with large knowledge in banking and insurance regulations, local and international financial operations, securitization of receivables, structuring of investment funds, derivatives and foreign exchange regulations.
Languages
Portuguese and English.
Memberships
Admitted to the Brazilian Bar (OAB) and International Bar Association (IBA).
Education
Received his LL.B. from Universidade de São Paulo and LL.M. in Banking Law and Financial Regulation from the London School of Economics
and Political Science. Also obtained a post-graduate degree in Insurance and Reinsurance Law from Fundação Getúlio Vargas.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Banking and finance
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’.
Brazil > Insurance
Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados has made a strong push into the insurance and reinsurance market in the past year with the recruitment of two partners from Mattos Filho. New practice head Cassio Gama Amaral, who ‘lends the firm solid credibility in advising insurers and reinsurers’ on contentious and non-contentious matters, and Thomaz Kastrup, ‘an excellent lawyer with many years of experience in the (re)insurance market’ who is especially strong on the corporate and regulatory fronts, joined the firm in December 2022. The team now has ‘some of the best professionals in the market’ with a comprehensive offering that benefits from a strong overlap with the firm’s corporate and finance practices. Other key partners include Eduardo Avila de Castro, who stands out for his experience in banking regulatory matters, and Nei Schilling Zelmanovits, who excels in transactional work. Associate Pedro Henrique Ricco Verzemiassi is active in regulatory and corporate matters pertaining to the insurance and reinsurance sectors.
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: Telecoms
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax