Mr Ricardo Russo > Pinheiro Neto Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Pinheiro Neto Advogados Offices

RUA HUNGRIA, 1100
SÃO PAULO, SP 01455-906
Brazil
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Mr Ricardo Russo

Work Department
Capital Markets, Banking, Finance and Foreign Exchange and Infrastructure.
Position
Partner.
Career
Ricardo Simões Russo serves domestic and international clients in financing transactions, whether through bilateral credit transactions or through debt offers in the capital market (assisting issuers and underwriters in structuring issues of debentures, commercial paper and notes in the local market, as well as bonds in the foreign market). Ricardo structures project finance operations targeted at the infrastructure segment and qualifying for the offer of infrastructure debentures, also advising clients regarding the legal analysis of long-term projects and review of security packages, among other aspects. He counsels clients on debt renegotiation and loan restructuring procedures. Further, Ricardo assists financial institutions and payment institutions in reviewing financial products vis-à-vis banking rules and in liaising with the Central Bank of Brazil.
International experience: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, USA.
Languages
Portuguese, English and Italian.
Education
LL.M. from the Boston University
Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP)
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Projects and infrastructure
Leveraging bench strength in banking, financing and capital markets transactions, as well as across public law issues and regulated industries, Pinheiro Neto Advogados is well positioned to assist clients engaged in local and cross-border project finance deals, such as those involving funding through public banks, project debentures and international bond offerings. Recently, the firm has been engaged in major project finance transactions in the sanitation, power, public lighting, oil and gas, and water segments, but has been equally retained by clients in project development, administrative contracts, concessions and PPPs, particularly in the transport sector (ports, airports, highways and railways). On the contentious front, the team is also regularly seen acting in the resolution of conflicts related to construction agreements. Practice head Ricardo Russo steers the team on a range of high-value project finance matters involving banking and capital markets instruments. Júlio César Bueno, who possesses considerable international experience, is a key contact for construction and engineering contracts, dispute resolution and public procurement. Clients operating in the infrastructure, oil and gas, and energy sectors regularly turn to Ricardo Coelho for assistance with financing matters and M&A, while Thaís Fernandes Chebatt is noted for her experience in contractual modelling for construction projects. Marcello Lobo is singled out for his comprehensive knowledge of the oil and gas industry, where he advises on M&A, joint ventures and financing transactions.
Brazil > Capital markets
Pinheiro Neto Advogados has a multi-faceted capital markets practice, which stands out for the number and the quality of its transactions. 2021 saw the firm advise on almost 30 equity offerings, including its representation of Nu Holdings on the high-profile $2.8bn Nubank IPO, involving a dual listing on the NYSE and Brazil. Transactional debt work, including agribusiness and real estate instruments, was similarly busy for the practice, and advice to investment funds also features regularly in its workload. The team’s regulatory credentials were demonstrated through its work for Laqus Depositária de Valores Mobiliárias on the establishment of a new Central Securities Depository for agribusiness securities. The ‘highly specialised partners‘ include Ricardo Russo, Tiago A. D. Themudo Lessa and the recently promoted Rafael Gaspar for debt products. Henrique Lang, Guilherme Sampaio Monteiro, Jose Luiz Homem de Mello
and Fernando Zorzo are among the lead partners on the equity side.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Tax > Customs
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Environment
- International trade
- Life sciences
- City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Tax > Tax litigation
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
Firm Rankings
- Compliance
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Insurance
- Labour and employment
- Projects and infrastructure
- City focus - Brasilia > Public law and regulation
- Real estate
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax
- TMT: Media
- Wealth and succession planning
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Intellectual property
- Public law
- Transport: Aviation
- Transport: Shipping
- White-collar crime and investigations