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What the Team is Known For

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is a prominent law firm with a strong presence in Brazil. Its highly rated banking and finance practice is renowned by peers and clients for its prominent activity and extensive expertise in complex and high-value restructuring mandates. The firm is also frequently retained by significant clients to offer advice on various sophisticated finance deals, including revolving credit facilities and sustainability-linked loans.

Work Highlights

  • Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton represented an ad hoc group of creditors of Unigel and certain of its subsidiaries in the restructuring of approximately US$869.6 million in indebtedness.

Strengths

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton combines deep technical expertise with practical vision and hands-on experience.

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Cleary Gottlieb's professionals brought a highly commercial perspective, which proved extremely beneficial to the transaction.

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Cleary's team is highly experienced and consistently provides clear and straightforward advice.

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Notable Practitioners

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Francisco L Cestero
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Francisco L Cestero
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Francisco L Cestero is a very well-established banking and finance practitioner, particularly active in international deals related to Brazil. A São Paulo-based partner, he is acknowledged for his precise legal work and expertise in high-complexity and high-value restructuring proceedings.

Francisco has a great ability to bring a practical perspective to complex matters.

Francisco is a very experienced lawyer, responsive and always provide helpful and straightforward advice.

Francisco is outstanding, an exceptional lawyer with remarkable strategic ability. He consistently find solutions that meet the parties’ commercial interests.

Francisco is extremely commercially-minded, which was a great asset to have on our side. He offered practical solutions, and we completed restructuring deals that were truly win-win.

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Richard J Cooper
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Richard J Cooper
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Richard J Cooper is an experienced banking and finance practitioner, widely admired for his deft handling of high-value restructuring proceedings in Brazil. His notable expertise also covers other complex cross-border finance transactions in the field, including representing clients on the issuance of convertible secured debentures.

Richard is always involved in the deals and consistently professional. I’m a big fan of his work.

Richard J Cooper has deep expertise in Latin American restructurings.

Richard J Cooper is highly skilled and truly beyond praise.

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Francisco L Cestero
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Francisco L Cestero
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Richard J Cooper
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Richard J Cooper
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