Larissa Arruy > Mattos Filho > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Singled out ‘for its quality and performance in various areas of law‘, the ‘truly full-service‘ Mattos Filho fields a banking and finance practice that provides transactional, regulatory and administrative contentious services to a varied client base, which includes banks, payment industry agents and companies. On the transactional side, the firm acts for lenders and borrowers in structured finance, syndicated loans, hybrid transactions, trade finance and in the funding of projects, including multi-source financings involving multilaterals and export credit agencies. M&A involving banking and payment institutions are another core area of activity for the team. Frederico Kerr Bullamah, ‘one of the most qualified and respected professionals in his field‘, advises banks, investment funds, debtors and financial advisers on structured and corporate finance, debt restructuring and trade finance. Pablo Sorj focuses on project finance, while Flavia Magliozzi handles acquisition finance, syndicated lending and debt restructuring matters. The firm’s financial services regulatory capabilities are also of note: Larissa Arruy rejoined the team from fintech Neon in August 2023, bringing a wealth of experience in advising fintechs, financial and payments institutions; Paulo Brancher focuses on the intersection of banking and tech.