Giuliano Colombo

Partner, Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Giuliano Colombo advises debtors, directors, equity partners and shareholders, official and ad hoc creditors’ committees, potential investors and financial sponsors, in judicial reorganisations, pre-packaged reorganisations and out-of-court restructurings; DIP financing, extrajudicial liquidation and intervention of financial institutions; commercial and civil litigation. Giuliano is usually called to lead the representation of ad hoc committees of bondholders in cross-border restructuring procedures, including in multibillion-dollar cases involving debtors from different market segments and industries, such as aviation, auto parts, automotive, telecommunications, energy, oil and gas, sugar and ethanol, mining, retail, real estate, construction and food. Giuliano has been a member of the firm’s steering committee since 2018. Further, he was part of the interministerial committee that gave the final wording to the Brazilian Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency Act. Giuliano has lectured and written extensively on Brazilian bankruptcy law and insolvency matters in Brazil and abroad.

He holds an LLM degree from the Insper Institute of Education and Research and an LLB degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. He was a foreign associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.