Fábio Yanitchkis Couto > Pinheiro Guimarães > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Pinheiro Guimarães Offices
AV RIO BRANCO 181
27TH FLOOR
20040-918 RIO DE JANEIRO, RJ
Brazil
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Fábio Yanitchkis Couto
Work Department
Banking and the Financial Markets; Past-Due Credits and the Acquisition of Credit Portfolios; Structured Finance and Securitization; Financing and Foreign Trade; Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital Markets; Private Equity and Venture Capital; Debt Restructuring; Banking Regulations; Regulations Relating to Publicly Traded Companies and Corporate Issues
Position
Partner
Career
Fábio Yanitchkis Couto is a senior partner of Pinheiro Guimarães who is recognized as one of the leading lawyers in banking and finance, corporate finance and M&A in Brazil. Additionally, Fabio’s continued practice, especially in structured finance transactions and acquisition of non-performing loans, resulted in him being involved in some of the most significant debt restructuring transactions in Brazil. Fabio is known for his ability to deal with complex collateral and funding structures and his creativity to find solutions around obstacles presented by clients. Fabio has an LLM from The University of Chicago Law School and is admitted to practice also in New York.
Memberships
Brazilian Bar Association; New York Bar.
Education
Education: Colégio Israelita Brasileiro A Liessin, Rio de Janeiro (BA); University of the State of Rio de Janeiro Law School (LLB, 2000); University of Chicago Law School, Chicago (LLM, 2004). Foreign associate at Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, 2004–2006. Member: Brazilian Bar Association; New York Bar.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Banking and finance
Pinheiro Guimarães acts for an impressive mix of major borrowers and lenders, including banks, development agencies, corporates and state entities. Showcasing a varied transactional expertise that covers domestic and cross-border acquisition financings, structured products, syndicated loans, refinancings and trade financings, the multifaceted practice is also singled out for its strong track record in project and asset finance. Ivie Moura Alves is a strong performer in mandates involving syndicated loans and debt capital markets. Fábio Yanitchkis Couto is a key contact for distressed debt and structured finance. The latter is a core area of practice for Paula Beatriz Carneiro Pessôa, while Roberta Giamattey Pimentel Fonseca Kelley is especially recommended for project finance. The team is led respectively out of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo by Francisco José Pinheiro Guimarães and Plinio Pinheiro Guimarães Neto, both of whom are references in the banking and finance market. Up-and-coming partner Marcela Taquette Vaz is developing a good reputation for cross-border loans and bond offerings.