Luciana Celidonio
Brazil Guide 2024
Band 4 : Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Band 4
About
Provided by Luciana Celidonio
Practice Areas
Dispute Resolution
Restructuring and Insolvency
Arbitration
Career
Luciana Celidonio is a partner in BMA’s Restructuring and Insolvency and Dispute Resolution practice areas. She has more than 20 years of experience handling complex disputes (arbitration and litigation) involving banking, corporate and commercial litigation and bankruptcy-related litigation.
Luciana regularly handles matters related to debt financing and acquisition of distressed companies and assets. She has worked in relevant bankruptcy proceedings, representing different stakeholders (creditors, investors, bond trustees and judicial administrators).
In arbitration, she has experience in proceedings conducted under the rules of the leading arbitral institutions. In the litigation field, she has represented domestic and foreign clients before the Brazilian Courts, from trial to appellate levels, in a wide range of controversies.
Publications
Co-author of the article "As normas de Direito Intertemporal e a Aplicação da Lei nº 14.112/20". In: Reforma da Lei de Recuperação Judicial e Falência (Lei nº 14.112/20). Instituto dos Advogados de São Paulo – IASP, 2021.
"Nova Lei de recuperação judicial e falências: fim da polêmica sobre os bens de capitais essenciais?" Estadão (blog do Fausto Marcelo), 2021.
"O teste do melhor interesse dos credores (the best-interest-of-creditors test)”. Article published in a book promoted by TMA Brasil and Columbia University , 2020.
Co-author of the article "A aquisição de participações acionárias detidas por empresas em estado de crise – peculiaridades e questões polêmicas", published in the book Fusões e Aquisições em Foco – Uma Abordagem Multidisciplinar, 2020.
"Financiamento de devedores em recuperação judicial". Valor Econômico, 2020.
"Garantia de Terceiros e as recuperações judiciais". Valor Econômico, 2020.
"Recuperação judicial e falência em época de pandemia". Estadão (blog do Fausto Macedo), 2020.
"Decisões recentes sobre a venda da unidades produtivas isoladas em processos de recuperação judicial". Co-author. Site Migalhas, 2020.
Author of the article "A imprevisibilidade das garantias fiduciárias em processos de recuperação judicial no Brasil”, published in Direito Empresarial – Estudos Jurídicos em Homenagem à Maria Salgado, in which she participated as co-coordinator. TMA Brasil, 2019.
"Compensação de créditos envolvendo empresas em recuperação judicial". Site da TMA Brasil, 2015.
Chambers Review
Brazil: Contentious
Luciana Celidonio is a key lawyer in the bankruptcy and restructuring arena, receiving strong endorsement from clients for hands-on approach and high-quality work.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Luciana is one of Brazil's best lawyers in the field. She's very skilled and has high technical quality."
"She's the lawyer you want by your side in a litigious dispute involving judicial reorganisation. She manages to be strategic but also understands the details and nuances of the case."
"Luciana is one of Brazil's best lawyers in the field. She's very skilled and has high technical quality."
"She's the lawyer you want by your side in a litigious dispute involving judicial reorganisation. She manages to be strategic but also understands the details and nuances of the case."