Alex Hatanaka

Practice Areas

Litigation and Arbitration; Restructuring and Insolvency

Career

With extensive experience in commercial and civil litigation, Alex specializes in disputes related to financial and capital markets. He represents financial institutions, funds and multinationals, particularly in cross-border and complex commercial litigation, insolvency-related litigation, restructurings and class actions. Alex also assists with administrative proceedings before the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) and the Central Bank of Brazil. Prior to joining Mattos Filho, Alex served for nearly a decade in senior positions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs, where he worked with judicial and regulatory disputes and made decisions regarding transactions. He has previously worked at Sidley Austin’s New York office and at Peters and Peters in London.

Alex is a member of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) and the INSOL International and Banking Law Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) – São Paulo Section.

Education