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Paco is a lawyer of reference for international restructurings and corporate transactions in Brazil, having advised debtors, creditors, acquirors, and funding providers on the most complex and litigious international restructurings by Brazilian debtors of the last decade. Paco advises on both the transactional and tactical litigation aspects of restructurings and other corporate transactions. He has uniquely deep expertise in crafting creative and business-oriented solutions on behalf of debtors, creditors, and other interested parties, and is praised for his shrewd tactical and negotiation skills. His interdisciplinary practice, which includes experience with cross-border M&A and finance transactions in both Brazil and the rest of Latin America, allows him to create novel and holistic solutions for clients, effectively guiding them through the multifaceted issues that arise in crisis scenarios across emerging markets. He has consistently worked on the largest and most complex matters in the Brazilian market, including the largest bankruptcy filing in the history of Brazil, the largest private sector restructuring in the history of Latin America and Brazil, and the ongoing matter which is likely to be the largest judicial recovery proceeding in Brazilian history. He is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian.