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- Proskauer Rose LLP - Chairman: Timothy Mungovan International Offices: Boca Raton, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Paris, São Paulo and Washington, D.C. ### Firm Overview Clients turn to Proskauer when a matter demands excellence and innovation. With 900+ lawyers in key financial centers around the world, Proskauer is known for the pragmatic and commercial approach it brings to a full spectrum of transactional and contentious practices. The firm is committed to excellence as a best-in-class, trusted advisor to prestigious clients as they navigate complex challenges and seek to capitalize on market opportunities. Today, much of that work happens at the intersection of private capital and global finance. Proskauer lawyers work seamlessly across practices, industries and jurisdictions. The firm’s São Paulo office has deep expertise and experience with the business cultures, languages and legal landscapes in Latin America, providing thoughtful and effective solutions to clients. The Proskauer team handles some of the highest-profile deals in the region, servicing both global and regional clients in industries important to the region's economic growth and development, including financial services, technology and telecoms, energy and natural resources, life sciences, manufacturing, and mining and metals. - São Paulo Main areas of practice ### Finance Proskauer represents lenders and borrowers in a wide range of structured financings throughout Latin America, including syndicated and bilateral loans covering the full range of security interests, guarantees and other credit enhancements. ### Funds Practice Proskauer’s Latin America funds practice combines deep regional expertise with its global private funds platform to advise on cross-border fundraisings, regulatory structuring, funds finance and transactional and other related matters across the LatAm market. ### Capital markets The firm has a long history of advising underwriters and issuers in Latin American debt and equity securities offerings, both public and Rule 144A/Regulation S. It also advises Latin American companies regarding their US Securities and Exchange Commission reporting obligations and other compliance matters. ### Mergers and acquisitions/private equity Proskauer’s leading M&A and private equity groups represent acquirers, targets and related parties both in Latin America and globally. ### Debt restructuring and distressed debt The firm advises creditors and borrowers in Latin American debt restructurings, including bankruptcy and reorganisation proceedings, negotiation of extra-judicial settlements, exchange offers and consent solicitations. ### Infrastructure Proskauer represents lenders, developers, builders, operators and investors across the spectrum of public and private infrastructure projects. ### Arbitration and dispute resolution Proskauer advises on matters on behalf of both US and international clients in disputes involving Latin American parties and assets in several jurisdictions, with particular experience in international arbitration and litigation.
Office locations
São Paulo
São Paulo
Proskauer Rose LLP Rua Funchal, 418, 26º Andar 04551-060 São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
Practice areas
Lawyers in this office
Antonio Piccirillo
Antonio N. Piccirillo is the head of Proskauer's São Paulo office and a member of the Latin America Practice Group. Antonio’s practice focuses principally on transactional and finance matters in Latin America. He has extensive experience in bank finance, securities law and corporate governance (including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance), capital markets, project finance, debt restructurings (including tender offers, consent solicitations and exchange offers), securitizations and mergers & acquisitions. While serving on the Fordham International Law Journal, Antonio authored “The Metamorphosis: Expected Changes in The Brazilian Debt-for-Nature Swap Process and Policy Implications,” and co-authored “A Citation Manual for European Community Materials.” In 2008, he authored a chapter titled, “Bridging the Gap – Recent SEC Initiatives to Ease Burdens on Foreign Private Issuers,” in International Business Transactions with Brazil. · Bank Finance
David Fenwick
David Fenwick is a partner in Proskauer's Latin America Group, where he focuses on international finance and other cross-border matters. David represents underwriters, issuers and credit enhancers on international debt, securitization, equity and equity-related offerings, arrangers and borrowers on international loan facilities and infrastructure finance projects, and debtors and creditors on balance sheet management and debt restructuring transactions. In addition, he represents international investors in their Latin American transactions and Brazilian investors in their transactions abroad. He acted as lead advisor to BNDES, the Brazilian development bank, on its U.S.$1 billion Mandatory Exchange Offer, named "Deal of the Year" for 2008 in several categories by various international finance and legal publications. · International Finance
Fábio Yamada
Fábio Yamada is a partner in Proskauer's Latin America Practice Group. His practice focuses mainly on advisory, transactional and finance matters in Latin America. Fábio advises private equity and other alternative asset fund managers on a broad range of issues, including fund formations, co-investments and ongoing fund administrative matters. Fábio also advises institutional investors in investments in private investment funds and buy-side secondary transactions. Fábio has extensive experience in capital markets, banking, securitization and debt restructuring transactions. He also has represented acquirers and sellers in merger and acquisition transactions. Fábio is actively involved in the private equity community in Brazil and frequently collaborates on projects with the Brazilian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (ABVCAP) and its members. Prior to joining Proskauer, Fábio worked as an international lawyer at Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP. While in Brazil, he worked at the law firm of Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados and at the legal departments of BankBoston (currently Itaú Unibanco), WestLB and NorChem (currently J.P. Morgan). In addition, Fábio was an invited member of the Legal Committee of the Brazilian Association of International Banks. · Mergers and Acquisitions
Saulo de Padua
Saulo de Padua is a partner in Proskauer's Corporate Department and a member of the Capital Markets, Finance and Latin America practice groups. Saulo advises clients on complex advisory, transactional and cross-border finance matters, bringing more than ten years of experience navigating multi-jurisdictional transactions and regulatory frameworks. He has extensive experience in capital markets, debt and equity financings and restructurings, regularly representing clients in high-yield and investment grade debt offerings, registered equity offerings and liability management transactions, as well as in a broad range of debt financing transactions, spanning acquisition finance, asset-based lending, pre-export facilities, structured and commodity financings, and a wide variety of secured and unsecured lending arrangements. Saulo also regularly advises foreign private issuers in connection with corporate governance, US securities laws and general corporate matters. Fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish, Saulo combines trilingual communication skills with deep familiarity with cross-border transactions, especially in Latin America and Europe, where his strong understanding of regional legal, business and cultural environments sets him apart. His clients include issuers, borrowers, lenders, sponsors, agents, and a wide variety of public and private companies and financial institutions, all of whom rely on his ability to deliver practical, commercially focused guidance on sophisticated cross-border matters. · Capital Markets