Karina Lengler

Practice Areas

Corporate Law;

Mergers & Acquisitions;

Corporate Restructuring;

Capital Markets; and

Antitrust

Career

Licensed to practice law in NY, USA and in São Paulo, Brazil, Ms. Lengler has worked at the US law firms Shearman & Sterling LLP (in NY) and Bryan Cave LLP (in St. Louis, MO) and, in Brazil, at Itaú Bank, and Goulart Penteado, Iervolino e Lefosse law firm, further to being general counsel at a publicly held mining company.

Professional Memberships

Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil, São Paulo Section (1995);

Licensed to practice in New York/USA - NYSBAR (2009);

New York State Bar Association – NYSBA (2009).

Publications

• Advised client in an M&A transaction with the BTG Pactual Bank for the construction and operation of the VIP Terminal at the Guarulhos Airport/SP

https://ge.globo.com/futebol/times/palmeiras/noticia/2023/01/31/veja-como-e-e-quanto-pode-custar-modelo-do-aviao-que-leila-pereira-comprou-para-uso-do-palmeiras.ghtml

• Advised client on the acquisition of aircraft for the Brazilian soccer team Palmeiras

https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/esporte/2023/06/embraer-entrega-aviao-comprado-por-leila-para-uso-do-palmeiras-veja-fotos.shtml

https://ge.globo.com/futebol/times/palmeiras/noticia/2023/01/31/veja-como-e-e-quanto-pode-custar-modelo-do-aviao-que-leila-pereira-comprou-para-uso-do-palmeiras.ghtml

• Advised client in an M&A transaction regarding the sale of UPI-Heftos through the structuring of a R$200MM Debtor in Possession financing (DIP) http://www.brainmarket.com.br/2021/09/08/azevedo-travassos-avanca-na-aquisicao-da-heftos/

• Advised client on the sale of Giusti Comunicação to FSB Comunicação

https://braziljournal.com/fsb-compra-giusti-comunicacao/

• Advised client on the sale of the São Paulo Subway Line 6 - Concessão da Linha 6 – Laranja do Metrô de São Paulo (biggest infrastructure deal in Latam to date – R$15Bi)

https://sao-paulo.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,governo-de-sao-paulo-anuncia-retomada-das-obras-da-linha-6-laranja-do-metro,70003464112

https://www.eleconomista.es/empresas-finanzas/noticias/10809606/10/20/Acciona-cierra-el-mayor-contrato-de-infraestructuras-de-su-historia.html

• Nominated lawyer to Credit Suisse in a $1.5 billion loan facility for Navistar International Corporation by the directory Latin Lawyer Deal Digest (February 2006)

• Nominated lawyer to the underwriters for the Republic of Uruguay´s largest sovereign debt issues to date by the directory Latin Lawyer Deal Digest (March and June 2006)

• Nominated lawyer to Deutsche Bank and Citigroup in Banco Hipotecario US$250MM bond offer by the directory Latin Lawyer Deal Digest (August 2006)

• Acknowledged Contributor to “U.S. Registered Offers, Chapter 2, SEC Regulation Outside the United States, Mark Berman, ed., 5th Edition (Risk Books, 2005)”

• Opinions with regard to Antitrust Law and as external counsel for Fortune 500 companies in Brazil published several times in two of the major national newspapers (“Gazeta Mercantil” and “Valor Econômico”)

https://cdn.cade.gov.br/Portal/assuntos/sessoes/sessoes-de-distribuicao/anos-anteriores/atas-de-distribuicao/sessoes-ordinarias/2001/ministerio-da-justica-241.pdf

https://ibrac.org.br/Uploads/PDF/AC%C3%93RD%C3%83OS_CADE/ACORDAOS_2001.pdf

Clients

Pfizer, CBRE, TOTVS, Bayer, Giusti Comunicação, EMBRAER, VIGOR, AEPM International, Arsago, CEMIG, CRCC, DUX Logistics, SH Log, Flavors of America, Move SP, Longping, Segware, Vigzul, Azul, Happy Capital, Forest Investment, Nordex, Canadian Solar, SIX Rays International, Suzano, VLI Logística.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

São Paulo/Brazil

Languages Spoken

Portuguese, English and French.

Experience

• Advised client in an M&A transaction with the BTG Pactual Bank for the construction and operation of the VIP Terminal at the Guarulhos Airport/SP

https://ge.globo.com/futebol/times/palmeiras/noticia/2023/01/31/veja-como-e-e-quanto-pode-custar-modelo-do-aviao-que-leila-pereira-comprou-para-uso-do-palmeiras.ghtml

• Advised client on the acquisition of aircraft for the Brazilian soccer team Palmeiras

https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/esporte/2023/06/embraer-entrega-aviao-comprado-por-leila-para-uso-do-palmeiras-veja-fotos.shtml

https://ge.globo.com/futebol/times/palmeiras/noticia/2023/01/31/veja-como-e-e-quanto-pode-custar-modelo-do-aviao-que-leila-pereira-comprou-para-uso-do-palmeiras.ghtml

• Advised client in an M&A transaction regarding the sale of UPI-Heftos through the structuring of a R$200MM Debtor in Possession financing (DIP) http://www.brainmarket.com.br/2021/09/08/azevedo-travassos-avanca-na-aquisicao-da-heftos/

• Advised client on the sale of Giusti Comunicação to FSB Comunicação

https://braziljournal.com/fsb-compra-giusti-comunicacao/

• Advised client on the sale of the São Paulo Subway Line 6 - Concessão da Linha 6 – Laranja do Metrô de São Paulo (biggest infrastructure deal in Latam to date – R$15Bi)

https://sao-paulo.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,governo-de-sao-paulo-anuncia-retomada-das-obras-da-linha-6-laranja-do-metro,70003464112

https://www.eleconomista.es/empresas-finanzas/noticias/10809606/10/20/Acciona-cierra-el-mayor-contrato-de-infraestructuras-de-su-historia.html

• Advised The Coca-Cola Company on corporate and M&A deals from 1996-2001

Nominated lawyer to Credit Suisse in a $1.5 billion loan facility for Navistar International Corporation by the directory Latin Lawyer Deal Digest (February 2006)

• Nominated lawyer to the underwriters for the Republic of Uruguay´s largest sovereign debt issues to date by the directory Latin Lawyer Deal Digest (March and June 2006)

• Nominated lawyer to Deutsche Bank and Citigroup in Banco Hipotecario US$250MM bond offer by the directory Latin Lawyer Deal Digest (August 2006)

• Acknowledged Contributor to “U.S. Registered Offers, Chapter 2, SEC Regulation Outside the United States, Mark Berman, ed., 5th Edition (Risk Books, 2005)”

• Opinions with regard to Antitrust Law and as external counsel for Fortune 500 companies in Brazil published several times in two of the major national newspapers (“Gazeta Mercantil” and “Valor Econômico”)

https://cdn.cade.gov.br/Portal/assuntos/sessoes/sessoes-de-distribuicao/anos-anteriores/atas-de-distribuicao/sessoes-ordinarias/2001/ministerio-da-justica-241.pdf

https://ibrac.org.br/Uploads/PDF/AC%C3%93RD%C3%83OS_CADE/ACORDAOS_2001.pdf

Education

Awards