Paulo Calil Franco Padis
Brazil Guide 2024
Band 5 : Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Band 5
About
Provided by Paulo Calil Franco Padis
Practice Areas
Paulo Padis is partner of Padis Mattar Advogados. Paulo has worked in some of the most prestigious law firms in Brazil and was previously a founding partner of Stocche Forbes Padis Filizzola Advogados in 2012.
Paulo’s practice focuses on cross-border debt and equity transactions, lenders and bondholders’ advisory on restructuring processes, distressed M&A transactions, and non-banking structured financings (mostly credit/hedge funds).
Paulo has been recognized by publications such as Chambers and Partners, IFLR and Legal500 as one of the most prominent legal professionals in Brazil.
Chambers Review
Brazil: Contentious
Partner Paulo Calil Franco Padis is an established practitioner who joins the numbered ranks this year on the back of strong judicial reorganisation work. He specialises in representing bondholder groups in cross-border cases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"One of the best bondholder lawyers in the country, who has done incredible work."
"Paulo's skills go beyond the legal and technical ones. He has great understanding of finances and this gives him the capacity to lead complex cross-border restructurings."
"He's a very good lawyer, who has excellent commercial vision and a solid network in the Brazilian legal and business worlds."
"One of the best bondholder lawyers in the country, who has done incredible work."
"Paulo's skills go beyond the legal and technical ones. He has great understanding of finances and this gives him the capacity to lead complex cross-border restructurings."
"He's a very good lawyer, who has excellent commercial vision and a solid network in the Brazilian legal and business worlds."