Fábio Yamada > Proskauer Rose LLP > São Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
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Fábio Yamada
Work Department
Latin America
Position
Fábio Yamada is a partner in Proskauer’s Latin America Practice Group. His practice focuses mainly on advisory, transactional and finance matters in Latin America. Fábio advises private equity and other alternative asset fund managers on a broad range of issues, including fund formations, co-investments and ongoing fund administrative matters. Fábio also advises institutional investors in investments in private investment funds and buy-side secondary transactions. Fábio has extensive experience in capital markets, banking, securitization and debt restructuring transactions. He also has represented acquirers and sellers in merger and acquisition transactions.
Fábio is actively involved in the private equity community in Brazil and frequently collaborates on projects with the Brazilian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (ABVCAP) and its members.
Prior to joining Proskauer, Fábio worked as an international lawyer at Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP. While in Brazil, he worked at the law firm of Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados and at the legal departments of BankBoston (currently Itaú Unibanco), WestLB and NorChem (currently J.P. Morgan). In addition, Fábio was an invited member of the Legal Committee of the Brazilian Association of International Banks.
Lawyer Rankings
Latin America: International firms > Banking and finance
Proskauer Rose LLP’s Latin America group is largely located in New York and São Paulo, with much of its banking and finance practice in the Brazilian city. The team has an excellent record in pre-export finance, acquisition finance, syndicated loans, restructurings and project finance. Moreover, it is one of few firms to have both US and UK qualified lawyers in its São Paulo office. The practice represents an impressive number of Brazilian corporates and banks, along with a series of financial sponsors, and is also noted for cross-border financings to Brazilian banks and financial institutions, and international acquisition financings for Brazilian corporates. Although the São Paulo team has a primary focus on the Brazilian market, it does have a broader geographic, including Chile. New York-based head of the Latin America practice Carlos Martinez is a versatile practitioner with a solid record in restructurings and bank lending. Head of the São Paulo office Antonio Piccirillo is a recognised finance specialist, highlighted for his recent record in acquisition financings and sustainability-linked loans. Dual-qualified (New York/UK) David Fenwick is noted for bank lending, securitisations, and hedging and derivatives transactions; while Fábio Yamada is also rated for bank lending and pre-export financings. Named individuals are based in São Paulo unless stated otherwise.