About

Provided by Mattos Filho

Mattos Filho is a leading firm in advise clients on complex and high-impact matters. We combine deep regulatory expertise with strong transactional and litigation capabilities to deliver strategic, business-oriented solutions.

 

We are recognized for structuring and restructuring closed-end private pension funds and benefit plans, as well as supporting sponsors in designing efficient and compliant pension arrangements and in complex litigation, including leading cases against PREVIC. Our experience includes innovative projects such as the migration of closed-end plans to open-end structures, always aligned with clients’ financial and HR strategies.

 

Our practice covers:

  1. Operational and regulatory advisory, including plan amendments, de-risking strategies and comprehensive day-to-day legal support;
  2. Representation in sensitive proceedings before PREVIC, such as withdrawals of sponsorship and plan restructurings;
  3. Litigation, with a strong track record in complex disputes, collective actions and strategic settlements;
  4. Structuring and distribution of open-end pension products (PGBL and VGBL).

 

Fully integrated with our Corporate, Tax and Labor teams, we offer a multidisciplinary approach that allows us to anticipate risks and deliver tailored, commercially driven solutions. Our team is consistently involved in some of the most significant matters in the Brazilian private pensions market.

Chambers Review

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Private Pensions - Brazil

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Mattos Filho's private pensions department regularly assists pension funds, plan sponsors, insurance companies and corporate investors with regulatory, restructuring and contentious pension‑related issues. It is praised by market commentators for its combination of technical expertise and multidisciplinary approach.

Work Highlights

  • Mattos Filho advised Itautec on the withdrawal of sponsorship from the PAI‑CD pension plan, handling both judicial and administrative aspects of the matter.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Marcelo Mansur
3
Marcelo Mansur
3
Band 3

Marcelo Mansur is a practitioner whose private pensions practice is well regarded in the market, often seen advising sponsors and closed pension entities on regulatory and corporate matters. His work includes pension plan structuring, governance and strategic transactions involving pension liabilities.

We worked with Marcelo Mansur on a private pensions matter and he handled the issue effectively.

Thais Arza Monteiro
3
Thais Arza Monteiro
3
Band 3

Thais Arza Monteiro often represents plan sponsors and closed pension entities before regulatory authorities and judicial courts. Her private pensions work includes legal opinions, submissions to Previc, litigation involving actuarial surpluses and matters related to plan migrations and sponsorship withdrawals.

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Brazil

Private Pensions

Marcelo Mansur
3
Marcelo Mansur
3
Band 3
Thais Arza Monteiro
3
Thais Arza Monteiro
3
Band 3

Members

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