Bermudes Advogados' restructuring and insolvency team is described as a 'very prepared team, with good availability and prime litigation skills'. The group offers extensive experience in contentious matters, advising both debtors and creditors on credit recovery, insolvency proceedings, and restructurings across the mining, agribusiness, telecoms, and other regulated industries. The practice is led from Rio de Janeiro by Marcelo Lamego Carpenter, recommended for his strong credentials in judicial restructurings. Other noteworthy practitioners include Ricardo Loretti and Thaís Vasconcellos de Sá, with Loretti bringing particular expertise in energy-related restructurings.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Very prepared team, with good availability and prime litigation skills.’
- ‘Bermudes stands out not only for the exceptional technical level of its lawyers, but especially for the access and experience they have in the places where they work. Their objective ability to identify and deal with problems and cases, combined with the ability to allocate the right people, acting quickly and in advance, means that the firm has impeccable and unparalleled performance.’
- ‘Marcelo Carpenter- has a very complete network of relationships that certainly sets him apart from others in this segment.’
- ‘Marcelo Carpenter is a very senior and grounded lawyer. A name to have on your side in a litigation.'
- ‘Specialised team with experience in the area of activity.’
- ‘Partners available to meet urgent demands, considering that the negotiation phase is dynamic.'
Key clients
- Bradesco
- Banco do Brasil
- Santander
- Deloitte
- JP Morgan
- Citibank
- Jive Investments
- Grupo Globo
- Enforce Group
- Banco BTG
- Sete Brasil
- Grupo João Fortes
Work highlights
Represented Vale in Samarco’s judicial restructuring following the Fundão dam collapse in 2015.
Represents Fundo Desap, managed by Jive Investments, in the R$2.5bn bankruptcy proceedings of Sotave Centro-Oeste.
Represents V.TAL in the R$13bn judicial restructuring of the Oi Group.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Marcelo Carpenter
Other key lawyers
Frederico Ferreira; Ricardo Loretti; Eric Pestre; Thaís Vasconcellos de Sá