A new comparative study of 17 jurisdictions in insolvency and bankruptcy related matters has been launched by Otto Lobo, partner at Motta Fernandes, Rocha Advogados (MFRA), a full service law firm in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil.
“World Insolvency Systems : A Comparative Study” is a single works of 440 pages published by Carswell and can be ordered from www.carswell.com or the Amazon website.
Each individual jurisdiction is authored by an authority in that jurisdiction and covers the following countries: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cyprus, France, Germany, Gibraltar, India, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, Spain, Switzerland and The United States of America.
Mr Lobo´s main areas of expertise are corporate law and M & A; oil & gas; project finance; commercial and general litigation; and bankruptcy and reorganization (including advice to debtors, creditors and trustees). He has acted as counsel in Brazil´s first major recuperation procedure under the new Brazilian Bankruptcy Code enacted in 2005. He is the advisor to the Government of El Salvador on Bankruptcy matters and has worked on the draft of the new El Salvadorian Bankruptcy Law.
Motta Fernandes, Rocha Advogados (MFRA) is the LAWorld member for Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.