Mange Advogados

Firm Details:
Managing Partners: 4
Number of other lawyers: 3
Languages: English, Portuguese

Firm Overview:
Mange Advogados is a boutique specialized in restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy, with over a century of tradition. The Firm has started its activities by the end of the XIX century under the direction of the Capote Valente family, switching to the leadership of Roger de Carvalho Mange in the 1960s. In the 1990s, Renato Mange assumed the direction. Formed by a solid team, acting in synergy since 1995, the office develops avant-garde and specific solutions for medium and large companies. Since its foundation, the focus area of the firm is restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy. Throughout its existence, it has filed hundreds of requests for Judicial and Extrajudicial Recoveries, achieving extremely positive results, contributing to the consolidation of the jurisprudence on the subject. With its extensive experience, accumulated throughout decades, and always attentive to the needs of the companies in economic-financial crisis, the Firm has been providing pioneering solutions to its clients. The structure of the firm, focused only in restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy, allows each customer to have solutions manufactured for their business and always be in contact with one of the managing partners.

Main Areas of Practice:
Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy:
The firm has a well-established reputation and is recognized by the market as a specialized boutique that stands out in restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy practice. The firm also offers solutions in structuring new financing operations for its clients.

Work Highlights:
Amongst other relevant clients over the past years, the firm represented “MANGELS” (automotive industry), “LBR GROUP” (dairy products), “GEP” (fashion retailer), URBPLAN (real estate), “COTIA TRADING” (international trading) and “EDITORA ABRIL” (publishers, distributors and online media) in their Judicial Reorganizations. The firm also represented GRADIENTE (electronics) in their extrajudicial reorganization, one of the first relevant cases in Brazil in this area. In 2020 and 2021, amongst others, the firm represented, SABO (autoparts), TECSIS – SOROSISTEM(blade manufacturer for wind power plants), PIRES DO RIO (steel industry), BARDELLA (industry manufacturer) and CREME MEL/ZECA´S (food industry) in their judicial reorganizations. The firm also represented AMBAR, as a creditor, in the judicial reorganizations of ARGON e NEWEN.

Partners:
Renato Luiz de Macedo Mange:
Managing partner. Graduated at the University of São Paulo Law School in 1974. Specialized, for more than 40 years, in restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy. Former President (1995/1996) and member of the Association of Lawyers of São Paulo-AASP. Founding Member and member of the Executive Board of the TMA - Turnaround Management Association Brazil, Member of Brazilian Institute of Corporate Restructuring Studies (IBR), Guest Professor on restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy matters in several public and private entities.

Walter Vieira Filho:
Managing Partner. Part of the firm since 1995. Graduated at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo Law School in 1996. Post-graduated in Civil Lawsuit at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo Law School in 2008. Member of the Association of Lawyers of São Paulo (AASP). Founding Member of the TMA - Turnaround Management Association Brazil.

Luciano Guimarães da Silveira:
Managing Partner. Part of the firm since 2000. Graduated at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo Law School in 2002. Member of the Association of Lawyers of São Paulo-AASP. Founding Member of the TMA - Turnaround Management Association Brazil.

Eduardo Foz Mange:
Managing Partner. Part of the firm since 2002. Graduated at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo Law School in 2003. Post-graduated in Business Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo Law School in 2006. Master in Commercial Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo Law School in 2010. Member of the Executive Board of the Association of Lawyers of São Paulo (AASP). Founding Member of the TMA - Turnaround Management Association Brazil.