BRAZIL Law and Practice Contributed by: Domicio dos Santos Neto, Frederico Favacho, Henrique Erbolato and Fernando Ferreira, Santos Neto Advogados
Santos Neto Advogados is a Brazilian law firm with more than 30 years of experience and a team of 78 professionals, with offices in São Paulo and Ribeirão Preto. The firm has a strong focus on agribusiness, advising clients across the agricultural value chain, including rural producers, co-operatives, trading companies, financial institutions, investors and agri- business businesses. Its practice covers rural credit and agribusiness finance, structured finance, capital markets, commercial and corporate matters, interna- tional trade, tax, environmental matters, restructuring and disputes. The firm advises on complex transac-
tions involving rural receivables, agribusiness securi- ties, structured financing, guarantees and investment structures, as well as contentious matters involving agricultural businesses and their creditors. Recent work includes advising on rural credit and struc- tured finance transactions, capital markets offerings backed by agribusiness receivables, and judicial restructuring proceedings involving major Brazilian agribusiness companies. The firm combines sector- specific knowledge with multidisciplinary expertise to address the transactional, regulatory and contentious aspects of agribusiness. Frederico Favacho is a partner at Santos Neto Advogados, focusing on agribusiness, corporate matters and international trade. He advises clients on complex corporate and agribusiness matters, with particular experience in transactions involving the agricultural sector. He previously served as Senior Legal Counsel at Bunge, acting as a senior legal business partner and advising on M&A transactions. Frederico is a professor and arbitrator, and serves as a consultant to the National Association of Grain Exporters (ANEC), the National Association of Cotton Exporters (ANEA) and the Brazilian Agribusiness Association (ABAG). He is a member of CBAR, CIArb and FOSFA.
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Domicio dos Santos Neto is a founding partner of Santos Neto Advogados, with 26 years’ experience in advising investors on financial transactions and security packages in Brazil. He leads the firm’s agribusiness, project finance, trade finance, capital markets, derivatives and banking and finance practices, and has particular experience in agribusiness financing structures. He was formerly a professor of Commercial Law at the University of São Paulo and Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado (FAAP), and is a lecturer and author on trade finance and corporate law. He is recognised by Chambers and Partners as a Star Individual for Agribusiness in Brazil.
Henrique Erbolato is a partner at Santos Neto Advogados with experience in tax consulting and litigation before judicial and administrative courts. He advises clients on tax matters related to
Fernando Ferreira is a partner at Santos Neto Advogados and has more than 15 years’ experience in dispute resolution and bankruptcy and restructuring. He advises clients on civil litigation, civil liability, commercial
business structuring and restructuring, M&A, corporate reorganisations, and inbound and outbound foreign investment. Henrique has advised clients across several industries, including infrastructure, healthcare, technology and telecommunications, and previously served as an administrative judge at the Taxpayers Council of the Municipality of São Paulo. He has also worked at leading Brazilian and international law firms, and at Ericsson. Henrique is a member of the Tax Management International Forum.
and consumer matters, debt recovery and restructuring proceedings, with particular experience in the agribusiness sector. Fernando has worked on some of the most significant judicial restructuring proceedings involving Brazilian agribusiness, and has participated in discussions before Congress concerning amendments to the Brazilian Bankruptcy Law, as well as judicial proceedings concerning the eligibility of individual rural producers for bankruptcy protection. He holds a Master’s degree in Civil Procedure Law from PUC/SP.
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