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Dias Carneiro Advogados Offices

Dias Carneiro Advogados
AVENIDA PAULISTA, 1079
4º e 5º ANDARES
SAO PAULO, SP 01311-200
Brazil
Visit website 55 11 3087 2100 55 11 3898 1646

Dra Laura Mendes Bumachar

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551130872107 lmb@diascarneiro.com.br View profile

Work Department

Debt Restructuring and Insolvency Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation and Arbitration

Position

Lawyer – Partner

Career

As an expert in Debt Restructuring, Bankruptcy, Civil Litigation and Arbitration, Laura Bumachar acted in several leading cases in these fields.

At Dias Carneiro Advogados, she heads the Debt Restructuring and Insolvency, and Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation and Arbitration practices. She is part of the team that led the Dias Carneiro Advogados to receive praise in the area of litigation, in the ranking of the best law firms in Brazil, in a survey conducted by the Leaders League group.

Her work on Debt Restructuring and her extensive experience in multilateral negotiations earned her recognition in the Chambers Latin America directory since 2011 and in the Who’s Who Legal guide. Laura is recognized in the Legal 500 as leading individual and was the winner of the Client Choice Awards 2022, by Lexology, in the Restructuring & Insolvency category.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

  • Brazilian Bar Association, São Paulo Section

PUBLICATIONS

  • “Global Practice Guides Insolvency”, Law and Practice, Chambers, 2018.
  • “The Restructuring Review”, Seventh Edition, Law Business Research, Brazilian Chapter, 2015.
  • “The agricultural pledge in the contest of the judicial recovery proceeding: the evolution of case law in the face of defrauding creditor’s in rem guarantee” – Agribusiness controversial aspects, Castro Lopes Publisher, 2013.

Languages

English

Memberships

Laywer – Partner

Education

  • Program of Instruction for Lawyers, Harvard Law School, Massachusetts, United States (2007)
  • Specialization in Corporate Law and Capital Markets, Getúlio Vargas Foundation – FGV (2004)
  • Post-graduation in Business Law, Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets – Ibmec (2003)
  • Graduation in Law, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ (1999)

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Dispute Resolution: Litigation

Demonstrating extensive experience in the construction, energy, life sciences, insurance and banking sectors, Dias Carneiro Advogados advises on the prevention and resolution of claims in the corporate and commercial spheres. Practice co-head Laura Mendes Bumachar also leads on restructuring and insolvency mandates. Fellow co-leaders Antonio Nachif and Álvaro Brito Arantes, both of whom are skilled in commercial litigation and credit recovery, are the other points of contact in the team.

Brazil > Restructuring and insolvency

(Leading individuals)

Laura Mendes Bumachar – Dias Carneiro Advogados

Dias Carneiro Advogados is praised for the ‘experience of its partners and qualifications of the team’, which has strong expertise in bankruptcy cases, judicial reorganisations, out-of-court debt restructurings, and DIP financings. The firm mainly undertakes creditor-side work, but is also well placed to assist debtors in cases where banks are not counterparties. The ‘fantastic’ practice head Laura Mendes Bumachar is a go-to adviser to several clients engaged in reorganisations, company recovery and bankruptcy proceedings. Clients also rate Antonio Nachif, who is skilled in contentious and non-contentious mandates. Partner Álvaro Brito Arantes, who provides legal advice and court representation in the context of distressed situations, is ‘personally dedicated to the cases’ and ‘decisive in agreements’ and hearings.

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