Guilherme Bechara
Partner of the Restructuring and Bankruptcy, Demarest
Guilherme has an LLM in Corporate Governance and Practice by Stanford University and Civil Law by Pontificial Catholic University – PUC SP.
He is specialized in Civil Litigation, Arbitration and Reestructuring, acting more specifically in judicial reorganization and bankruptcy proceedings. Among its main clients are national and international investment funds, financial institutions and companies from various sectors.
Madlyn Primoff
Partner, Disputes, Litigation and Arbitration, Restructuring and Insolvency, Freshfields
Madlyn has more than 25 years of experience representing companies, lending groups, syndicate agents, global financial institutions, and private credit investors in complex US domestic and cross-border out-of-court restructurings, prepackaged Chapter 11 cases and contentious Chapter 11 cases as well as related litigation matters.
She has substantial cross-border insolvency experience (including Chapter 15 cases and parallel proceedings). Madlyn is regularly called upon by her clients to act as “first chair” trial counsel in contentious restructuring matters and insolvency related litigations. She has deep expertise in metals and mining, energy and infrastructure, consumer products, financial services, agriculture, entertainment, media, communications, shipping, and health care (including device manufacturing and distribution).
Madlyn is ranked as a leading attorney in Chambers USA, Best Lawyers and Expert Guides – Women in Business Law. She has also been named the “Best in Insolvency and Restructuring” – Americas Women in Business Law Awards (2016) by Euromoney. She is a member of Freshfields’ Finance and Risk Committee.
Alex Wilbraham
Counsel, Disputes, Litigation and Arbitration, Freshfields
Alex has extensive experience in arbitrations relating to Latin America, having advised on disputes concerning energy, telecommunications, insurance, banking and international trade. His recent experience includes acting as counsel in an ICC arbitration concerning one of the largest corporate disputes in Brazilian history.
Alex spent three years in the Paris office before joining the US international arbitration group. He is licensed as a special legal consultant in the District of Columbia and is admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales. He has also been appointed by the ICC to act as sole arbitrator.
Ricardo Gardini
Principal Associate, Disputes, Litigation and Arbitration, Freshfields
Ricardo specialises in cross-border M&A, international contracts, and international arbitration and disputes.
He focuses in particular on the development of Freshfields' Brazilian practice, which aims to assist Brazilian clients operating outside Brazil, as well as international clients litigating or investing/divesting in the country.
In this context, Ricardo has accrued in-depth experience as ‘deal counsel’ in corporate and dispute resolution matters involving Brazilian clients, counterparties, assets, etc.
Matheus Bastos Oliveira
Foreign Associate, Disputes, Litigation and Arbitration, Freshfields
Matheus has experience in commercial arbitrations and insolvency proceedings in Brazil, being recognized as a “Rising Star” in bankruptcy and restructuring in Brazil by The Legal 500. His recent experience includes acting as counsel in an ICC arbitration concerning one of the largest corporate disputes in Brazilian history. Matheus has an LLM by the University of Virginia and is admitted to practice in Brazil.