Proskauer Rose LLP

David Fenwick

David Fenwick is a partner in Proskauer's Latin America Group, where he focuses on international finance and other cross-border matters. David represents underwriters, issuers and credit enhancers on international debt, securitization, equity and equity-related offerings, arrangers and borrowers on international loan facilities and infrastructure finance projects, and debtors and creditors on balance sheet management and debt restructuring transactions. In addition, he represents international investors in their Latin American transactions and Brazilian investors in their transactions abroad. He acted as lead advisor to BNDES, the Brazilian development bank, on its U.S.$1 billion Mandatory Exchange Offer, named "Deal of the Year" for 2008 in several categories by various international finance and legal publications.

Saulo de Padua

Saulo de Padua is a partner in Proskauer's Corporate Department and a member of the Capital Markets, Finance and Latin America practice groups. Saulo advises clients on complex advisory, transactional and cross-border finance matters, bringing more than ten years of experience navigating multi-jurisdictional transactions and regulatory frameworks. He has extensive experience in capital markets, debt and equity financings and restructurings, regularly representing clients in high-yield and investment grade debt offerings, registered equity offerings and liability management transactions, as well as in a broad range of debt financing transactions, spanning acquisition finance, asset-based lending, pre-export facilities, structured and commodity financings, and a wide variety of secured and unsecured lending arrangements. Saulo also regularly advises foreign private issuers in connection with corporate governance, US securities laws and general corporate matters. Fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish, Saulo combines trilingual communication skills with deep familiarity with cross-border transactions, especially in Latin America and Europe, where his strong understanding of regional legal, business and cultural environments sets him apart. His clients include issuers, borrowers, lenders, sponsors, agents, and a wide variety of public and private companies and financial institutions, all of whom rely on his ability to deliver practical, commercially focused guidance on sophisticated cross-border matters.

Antonio Piccirillo

Antonio N. Piccirillo is the head of Proskauer's São Paulo office and a member of the Latin America Practice Group. Antonio’s practice focuses principally on transactional and finance matters in Latin America. He has extensive experience in bank finance, securities law and corporate governance (including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance), capital markets, project finance, debt restructurings (including tender offers, consent solicitations and exchange offers), securitizations and mergers & acquisitions. While serving on the Fordham International Law Journal, Antonio authored “The Metamorphosis: Expected Changes in The Brazilian Debt-for-Nature Swap Process and Policy Implications,” and co-authored “A Citation Manual for European Community Materials.” In 2008, he authored a chapter titled, “Bridging the Gap – Recent SEC Initiatives to Ease Burdens on Foreign Private Issuers,” in International Business Transactions with Brazil.

Fábio Yamada

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.