Marcelo Carpenter

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy & Restructuring: corporate restructuring and judicial recovery.

Dispute Resolution: commercial litigation, domestic and international arbitration.

Career

Partner of bankruptcy/restructuring and disputes practices at Sergio Bermudes Advogados, Marcelo is recognized for his performance by all legal rankings, especially GRR, Chambers, Leaders League, Legal 500, Benchmark Litigation, among others.

Throughout his career, Marcelo conducted relevant insolvency cases, even prior the enactment of the Brazil's Bankruptcy Law in 2005.

He specializes in issues of corporate restructuring and judicial recovery, representing national and international companies, especially financial institutions in recovery of credits in judicial recovery processes.

Professional Memberships

Member of TMA Brazil (Turnaround Management Association), INSOL, International Association of Young Arbitrators.

Listed arbitrator and member of the Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration (CBMA).

Admitted to the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB/RJ).

Publications

Author and co-author of chapters and articles on bankruptcy/restructuring matters, including the Brazilian Chapter of The World Bank and INSOL International's "Global Guide: Measures adopted to support distressed businesses", and article "Chapter 15 and the challenges of cross-border reorganization" of the book "Judicial recovery: comparative analysis Brazil-USA", published by Editora Almedina in 2020.

Personal

Partner at Sergio Bermudes Advogados since 1997.

LL.B from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).