Thomaz Bastos, Waisberg and Kurzweil Advogados

Thomaz Bastos, Waisberg and Kurzweil Advogados’ restructuring and insolvency practice is praised for its 'vast technical understanding', with expertise spanning judicial bankruptcies, extrajudicial mediations, restructurings, and distressed asset transactions, among other matters. The team handles mandates for creditors, debtors, and investors, and is particularly active in the retail, energy, and financial sectors. The São Paulo-based group is led by firm founder Joel Luís Thomaz Bastos, who is noted for his expertise in debt restructuring. Fellow co-head Ivo Waisberg is a reference for both contentious and non-contentious insolvency and restructuring matters, while Bruno Kurzweil de Oliveira showcases strength in domestic and cross-border restructurings. Gilberto Gornati and Adriana Dias de Oliveira focus on bankruptcy cases, out-of-court workouts, corporate restructuring and distressed deals, and Herbert Morgenstern Kugler has expertise in insolvency, corporate, real estate and capital markets law. Lucas Rodrigues do Carmo's client base includes debtors, creditors and investors involved in judicial reorganisations.