Clients commend the 'highly qualified and competent restructuring and insolvency team' at Demarest Advogados, which is equally adept at handling large domestic private sector restructurings and complex multijurisdictional reorganisations. The team has extensive experience in bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-court restructurings, advising clients across the financial, construction, infrastructure, retail, appliance, and other regulated sectors. Recognised as 'one of the great names in the area of restructuring and insolvency', São Paulo-based Guilherme Fontes Bechara leads the practice and is at the forefront of cross-border restructuring matters, including litigation-driven recoveries and out-of-court restructurings.
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‘Demarest advised us throughout the restructuring process during the pandemic. The team is made up of experts who made us feel like we were their only customers. Very attentive and with remarkable technical ability.’
‘Guilherme Fontes Bechara, for me, is one of the great names in the area of restructuring and insolvency in Brazil.'
‘Full-service firm with a highly qualified and competent restructuring and insolvency team, working for investors, creditors and some debtors in highly complex cases and important transactions.’
'They are professional, serious, hands-on, open to creative solutions and fully understand the interaction between Brazilian and foreign law.'
'Guilherme Fontes Bechara is the firm's expert on cross-border insolvency, with solid experience and full knowledge of the market. He fully understands the interaction between foreign and domestic law.'
Key clients
- Everis Spain, SLU
- American Tower Brasil
- UMB Bank
- CCEE – Câmara de Comercialização de Energia Elétrica
- SC Lowy
- Carlisle Fluid Technologies
- Coface Seguros
- BMC Software
- Greenwood Resourses, Inc.
- Grupo Verzatec
- Mercon Group
- Trafigura PTE
Work highlights
Advised American Tower on the judicial reorganisation proceeding of Oi S.A. and its affiliate companies.
Representing Mercon Group in its Chapter 11 filing and the subsequent Brazilian recognition proceeding under Brazilian Bankruptcy Law.
Advising UMB Bank in its capacity as trustee of notes issued by InterCement Group, one of the largest cement manufacturers in Latin America.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Guilherme Bechara
Other key lawyers
Janaina Vaz