José Luiz Homem de Mello

Practice Areas

Corporate, M&A, Banking and Financial Regulation, Finance and Foreign Exchange and Capital Markets.

Career

José Luiz Homem de Mello has been a partner at Pinheiro Neto Advogados since 2005. He practices in banking and corporate finance law, advising financial institutions, fintechs and other entities, with a focus on financing and capital market transactions, regulatory matters, mergers and acquisitions. José Luiz assists institutions and companies in funding (such as the IPOs of Banco Santander and Banco Inter, subordinate debt transactions, issuance of hybrid instruments, project finance, such as for Embraport), in regulatory aspects (payment arrangements, related parties), in M&As (UBS-BB, ORIX-RB Capital, Itaúsa-HIG, Santander-Toro, SPX-Carlyle), as well as in corporate restructurings.

Professional Memberships

Brazilian Bar and NY State Bar.

Brazilian Institute of Investor Relations (IBRI): Member of the Legal Committee.

Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC): Member of the Financial Institutions Governance Committee.

Personal

LL.M. from the University of Chicago.

Executive MBA in Finance from the Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa (Insper).

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation - São Paulo School of Business Administration (EAESP).

Bachelor's Degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP).

International experience: Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, USA.