Partner
Sergio Savi
Sergio Savi is a partner in BMA's Restructuring and Insolvency and Dispute Resolution practice areas.
Languages
- Portuguese
- English
- Italian
OAB
- OAB/RJ nº 106.962 | OAB/SP nº 303.022 | OAB/DF nº 63.365
Practice areas
Professional experience
Sergio has acquired significant experience in making deals that involve businesses in financial distress and, when necessary, litigating under such circumstances. He has acted in some of the most important business reorganization proceedings in Brazil since the Brazilian Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy Law was enacted in 2005, including the largest-ever restructuring case in Latin America (as counsel for a group in the telecommunications sector), which involved parallel proceedings in various jurisdictions such as the Netherlands, the United States, England and Portugal.
Practice Areas
Education
Doctorare in Civil Law – Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ (2010).
LL.M in International Legal Studies – New York University School of Law (2007).
LL.M. in Civil Law – Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ (2004).
Specialization in Civil Procedural Law – Universidade Cândido Mendes – UCAM (2001).
LL.B. – Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ (2000).
Associations
Sergio Savi is President of the Special Committee on Judicial, Extrajudicial Reorganization and Bankruptcy of the Brazilian Bar Association in the state of Rio de Janeiro (OAB/RJ) for the 2025–2027 term, and a member of the International Insolvency Institution and TMA – Turnaround Management Association.
Recognitions
Sergio Savi is frequently recommended as one of the top lawyers in the area of Restructuring and Insolvency by well-known legal directories such as Chambers Brazil, Legal 500, Lexology Index, GRR - Global Restructuring Review and IFLR 1000. He also won a Client Choice Awards 2016 – Bankruptcy & Insolvency, awarded by the International Law Office – ILO to lawyers who stand out for their service to clients.
"Sergio understands the clients' needs easily. He's been in several complex insolvency cases and is recognised for his work." – Chambers Brasil
PUBLICAÇÕES DO PROFISSIONAL
Publicações
Co-author of the book "Responsabilidade Civil: novas tendências" 2nd ed., São Paulo: Editora Foco, 2018.
Author of the book "Responsabilidade Civil por Perda de uma Chance", 3rd ed., São Paulo: Atlas, 2012.
Author of the book "Responsabilidade Civil e Enriquecimento sem Causa: o lucro da intervenção" São Paulo: Atlas, 2012.
Co-author of the four-volume collection "Código Civil Interpretado Conforme a Constituição da República", published by Editora Renovar starting in 2004.
Co-author of the book "Obrigações: estudos na perspectiva civil-constitucional", 1st ed., Rio de Janeiro: Renovar, 2005.
Co-author of the article "Ação de responsabilidade por usurpação de oportunidade comercial" In: YARSHELL, Flavio Luiz; PEREIRA, Guilherme Setoguti J. (Org.). Processo Societário. 1st ed., São Paulo: Quartier Latin, 2018, v. 3, p. 185-202.