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Matheus Ramalho

Partner · Licks Attorneys

BrazilCorporate / M&A, Banking & FinancePortuguese, English

About

Partner at Licks Attorneys who joined the firm in 2021 and became a partner in 2025, focusing on consulting, business law and transactional matters—particularly banking, M&A and corporate advisory. He holds Ph.D. degrees in Corporate Law (University of São Paulo – USP) and Procedural Law (Rio de Janeiro State University – UERJ) and has experience in restructurings, distressed-asset transactions, securities litigation and corporate governance matters.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ABanking & FinanceRestructuring & InsolvencyLitigationSecuritiesIntellectual PropertyCompliance / Regulatory

Office

Expertise

Distressed asset acquisitionsTransactional risk assessmentCorporate governanceRegulatory complianceBanking and financial servicesBankruptcies and restructuringsSecurities litigation and shareholder enforcementValuation and damages analysisInvestment strategies and special situations

Education

  • Doctor of Juridical Science Candidate, Securities Litigation and Shareholder Enforcement Rights under Brazilian and U.S. law, State University of Rio de Janeiro – UERJ (ongoing)
  • Ph.D., Corporate Law (Finance, Restructuring, Public Utilities), University of São Paulo – USP (2023)
  • Ph.D., Procedural Law (Bankruptcy Reorganization, Frictions Between Creditors' and Debtors' Rights, and Due Process Protections), Rio de Janeiro State University – UERJ (2023)
  • LL.M, Governance; Corporate Groups Risk Assessment and Contamination and Bankruptcy Reorganizations, Rio de Janeiro State University – UERJ (2017)
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)

Admissions

  • Brazilian Bar Association – Rio de Janeiro (OAB/RJ)

Languages

PortugueseEnglish