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Santos Neto Advogados
Rua Funchal, 418 - 22º andar
04551-060
SÃO PAULO
Brazil
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Work Department

Banking and Finance, Trade Finance, Corporate Restructuring, Foreign Investments in Brazil, Corporate and Contracts

Position

Partner

Career

Domício dos Santos Neto is a founding partner at Santos Neto Advogados. He has been working in structured commodity financial operations for about 18 years and has extensive experience assisting structuring financial transactions, investors and implementing guarantee packages in Brazil. He is specialized in corporate restructuring and strategies for coordinating actions involving groups of creditors. In addition, he has experience in corporate law, litigation and civil litigation and bankruptcy. He was a professor of commercial law at the University of São Paulo and the Armando Álvares Penteado Foundation (FAAP) and is author of several articles published in trade finance and corporate law. Honored by the Foreign Trade and International Relations Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association, 2005 and 2006.

Languages

Portuguese, English and French

Memberships

Member of the Brazilian Bar Association, Brazilian French Chamber of Commerce, Subcommittee on the Brazilian Agribusiness Instruments of ANBIMA, Member of the Brazilian Association of Agribusiness Law (ABD-Agro), Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce.

Education

Universidade de São Paulo – USP, Master’s Degree in Commercial Law
Hague Academy of International Law, Specialization in International Law
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo – PUC/SP, Specialization in Tax Law
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo – PUC/SP, Bachelor of Laws

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Banking and finance

Santos Neto Advogados handles a broad range of financing transactions on behalf of domestic and international banks. The firm’s strong reputation in trade finance is built upon its solid understanding of the agribusiness and commodities sectors. The team has been involved in several significant debt restructurings, serving as creditor’s counsel, and is experienced in syndicated loans, debt capital markets, and high-value trade finance deals. Domicio Dos Santos Neto leads the team which was bolstered by the recruitment of new partner Nicolau Nardo from the Brazilian branch of Dutch investment bank ABN Amro in October 2022.