Banking & Finance (International Firms)
Global Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 1
Contact number
+ 55 11 3147 5600Chambers Review
White & Case is a pre-eminent international law firm with long-standing activity in Brazil. First-class team renowned for its extensive experience on the full spectrum of cross-border banking and finance transactions, including revolving credit facilities, export prepayment facilities, securitisation programmes and debt restructuring. Frequently sought out to represent important clients from the mining, energy, food, pulp and paper industries, as well as domestic and international banks and syndicates of lenders.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"White & Case have loans and infrastructure expertise. Their bench is strong and very knowledgeable."
"They have very high commercial awareness. Their team's responsiveness and timeliness are top-notch."
"They have great knowledge from the senior partners to the associates. Solid track record of key transactions in the financial market lead to above-average insights in the transactions with our company."
"White & Case have loans and infrastructure expertise. Their bench is strong and very knowledgeable."
"They have very high commercial awareness. Their team's responsiveness and timeliness are top-notch."
"They have great knowledge from the senior partners to the associates. Solid track record of key transactions in the financial market lead to above-average insights in the transactions with our company."
Notable Practitioners
Eminent practitioner Donald Baker enjoys a solid reputation in the banking and finance arena in Brazil. He is well regarded for dealing with sophisticated international transactions, including the representation of big clients in export prepayment financing deals.
"Don Baker is one of the grandfathers of banking and finance in Brazil."
"Don Baker is the pioneer lawyer for international banking and finance firms in Brazil. He's been in Brazil for a long time."
John Anderson is an established banking and finance practitioner in Brazil with extensive experience in high-value cross-border deals on both the lender and the borrower sides. Frequently retained to represent syndicate of lenders, banks and organisations from the energy and paper and pulp sectors.
"John is a very competent lawyer who gets things done. He is very proactive and understanding of the issues involved in the matters."
"John and his team were absolutely crucial on getting the deal done in a challenging environment and with a tight timeline. A seamless combination of structuring knowledge with focus and dedication is what we experienced when working with them."
"John is one of the most complete lawyers in the market. He is Brazilian but lived a long time in the US so he knows a lot about local aspects of the industry and Brazilian regulations."
Fernando de la Hoz is a strong player in the Brazilian banking and finance field. Highly active representing clients from the mining sector in international financing projects, including high-value revolving credit facilities.
"Fernando supported us in several swap operations. In addition to being very technical and available, he speaks Portuguese fluently and understands the Brazilian culture, which helps a lot in interactions with the company, especially with the treasury area."
"He has a project finance focus."
Ranked Lawyers at
White & Case LLP
Brazil