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About
Provided by Ricardo Russo
Practice Areas
Capital Markets, Banking and Financial Regulation, Project Finance.
Career
Ricardo Simões Russo serves domestic and international clients in financing transactions, whether through credit transactions or by means of debt offerings in the capital markets (assisting issuers and underwriters in structuring issues of debentures, commercial papers and notes in the local market, as well as bonds in foreign markets). Ricardo structures project finance operations targeted at the infrastructure segment and qualifying for the offer of infrastructure bonds, also advising clients regarding the legal analysis of long-term projects and review of security packages, among other aspects. He counsels clients on debt renegotiation and loan restructuring procedures. Further, Ricardo assists financial institutions and payment institutions in reviewing financial products vis-à-vis banking rules and in liaising with the Central Bank of Brazil.
Professional Memberships
Brazilian Bar Association (OAB).
Brazilian Association of Infrastructure and Basic Industries (ABDIB).
GRI Club Infrastructure.
Personal
LL.M. from the Boston University.
Bachelor's Degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP).
International experience: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, USA.
Chambers Review
Brazil: Transactional
Ricardo Russo is active across the project finance sphere via financing arrangements and infrastructure debenture transactions.
Ricardo Russois active on a variety of debt capital markets matters. He often acts on sophisticated and high-value issuance of senior notes, tender offers and unconvertible debentures.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ricardo is a very good lawyer with a lot of experience and legal prowess."
"Ricardo Russo offers excellent services and great response times."
"Ricardo is a very good lawyer with a lot of experience and legal prowess."
"Ricardo Russo offers excellent services and great response times."