Banking & Finance (International Firms) - Brazil
What the team is known for
Stephen Hood & Partners is a São Paulo-based boutique international law firm specialised in New York and English law. The firm has a strong focus on cross-border financing transactions and is particularly sought out to represent important clients from the construction, infrastructure and energy sectors in sophisticated project finance mandates.
Strengths
"Their team is fully committed, very technical and at the same time has an integral business view."
"Stephen Hood & Partners' lawyers are always available and very senior, with deep experience."
"They are very knowledgeable about US law and taught us a lot. They are a point of reference in banking and finance."
"Stephen Hood's team are super available. Their team has a good size and their seniority is very high."
Notable practitioners
Name partner Stephen Hood is a highly regarded and seasoned practitioner based in São Paulo. He offers clients solid experience in sophisticated and complex project finance matters. Clients also benefit from his assistance with various financing deals, including restructuring mandates, as well as the issuance of legal opinions. "Stephen's experience is phenomenal and one of a kind in the banking and finance industry." "Stephen is a lawyer with a lot of market experience, has a pro-deal approach and offers an impeccable service." "He has a lot of experience and a positive reputation in the market." "Stephen takes care of the strategic part of our projects. He is available, practical and very pragmatic."
Up-and-coming lawyer Rebecca Roman is the co-founder of this boutique international law firm. She is highly regarded by clients for her strong practice in complex project finance matters, in-depth knowledge and commercial awareness. "Rebecca provides outstanding support." "She is very pragmatic and practical. Rebecca is very available, understands Portuguese and has a problem-solver mindset." "Rebecca is Stephen Hood's right arm."
