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BMA stands out in the IFLR1000 guide

21.11.2025 2 min read

​With pride, we share that, once again, we are among the firms recognized by IFLR1000, one of the most relevant international guides focused on the transactional market. The publication evaluates innovative, sophisticated, and complex operations worldwide, recognizing firms and professionals who stand out for their technical excellence, strategic vision, and ability to lead challenging cases.

In this edition, we were recognized in several practice areas, highlighting the breadth and strength of the firm’s work across the main fronts of transactional operations.

Recognized areas: Banking, Capital Markets, Investment Funds, M&A, Private Equity, Project Development, Project Finance, and Restructuring and Insolvency.

In addition, 27 professionals received individual recognition from the guide in the categories Highly Regarded, Women Leaders, Notable Practitioner, and Rising Star Partner.

Highly Regarded
• Amir Bocayuva Cunha – M&A, Private Equity
• Ana Cândida de Mello Carvalho – Project Development, Project Finance
• Barbara Rosenberg – M&A
• Camila Goldberg – Banking, Capital Markets: Equity, M&A, Project Finance
• Chico Müssnich – Project Development
• Eduardo G. Wanderley – Restructuring and Insolvency
• Felipe Prado – Capital Markets, Investment Funds
• Jane Goldman Nusbaum – Capital Markets: Debt, Capital Markets: Equity, Investment Funds
• Luciana Celidonio – Restructuring and Insolvency
• Luiz Antonio de Sampaio Campos – M&A, Private Equity
• Monique Mavignier – Asset Finance, Investment Funds, M&A, Private Equity
• Paulo Cezar Aragão – Banking, Capital Markets, M&A
• Plínio Simões Barbosa – Project Development

Women Leaders
• Camila Goldberg – Banking, Capital Markets: Equity, M&A, Project Finance

Notable Practitioner
• Ana Paula Reis – Capital Markets: Debt, Capital Markets: Equity, M&A
• Conrado de Castro Stievani – Banking, Capital Markets
• Felipe Paschoalini – M&A
• Hélio Alvarez – M&A, Private Equity
• Igor Silva de Lima – M&A
• Luciana Marsal – M&A, Private Equity
• Luís Flaks – M&A
• Miguel Ramos – Private Equity
• Pedro Henrique Serqueira – M&A
• Rafael Calabria – M&A
• Roberto Dias Carneiro – M&A
• Sergio Savi – Restructuring and Insolvency

Rising Star Partner
• Gabriel Bürgel – Capital Markets, Banking and Finance
• Thiago Baptista Ferreira de Pinho – Corporate and M&A

This recognition reinforces our commitment to delivering strategic, innovative, and business-oriented legal solutions, maintaining our position among the leading references in transactional work in Brazil.

Congratulations to all the professionals on this well-deserved achievement!

Click here to learn more about the IFLR1000.

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