São Paulo
São Paulo-SP, 04543-000
Brazil
São Paulo
São Paulo-SP, 04543-000
Brazil
Sergio de Aguiar is a dual-qualified litigator (England & Wales and as a Foreign Legal Consultant in Brazil) focused on complex cross-border commercial and investment disputes. Mr. Aguiar has extensive experience representing clients in the construction, oil and gas, energy, aviation, mining, telecom and infrastructure sectors, including in matters related to multi-billion-dollar international arbitrations under ICSID, ICC and LCIA rules.
Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Aguiar practiced at Watson, Farley & Williams LLP in London, and Shearman & Sterling LLP in London and Paris, where he represented a wide range of clients in disputes before the English courts and international arbitrations. Prior to that, he was in-house counsel at Construtora Andrade Gutierrez S/A and practiced in the litigation group of Tozzini Freire Advogados in São Paulo.
Admissions
- Foreign Legal Consultant, Brazil
- Foreign Legal Consultant, São Paulo
- England & Wales
Education
- Queen Mary, University of London, LLM
- Pontíficia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, LLB
Languages
- Portuguese
- Ana Frischtak and Sergio Aguiar Examine Corporate Restructuring Alternatives for Brazilian Companies on BTGGA Panel
- Kobre & Kim São Paulo Team Hosts Breakfast Roundtable on Monetizing Distressed US-Dollar Bonds
- Kobre & Kim’s São Paulo Team Host Webinar with Reorg on Offshore Bond Creditor Options of Brazilian Company Intercement
- Kobre & Kim’s Brazil Growth Reported in Brazilian Publication Análise
- Kobre & Kim Expands in Brazil as Insolvency Work Grows: Law.com International
- Gaining Leverage in Brazilian Insolvencies: Local and Cross-Border Tools for International Creditors
- Leveraging Cross-Border and Offshore Tools in Brazilian Insolvencies
- Cross-Border Strategies for Maximizing Returns Against Sovereign Debtors
- US Dollar Noteholders Can Fast-Track a Favorable Recovery Against Brazilian and Latin American Note Issuers
Publications & Presentations
- Co-author, “To appeal or not to appeal, that is the question!” (Construction Law, November 2022)
- Organizer/Speaker, “Shipping, Cabotage and Ports Infrastructure – Investing in the Maritime Sector in Brazil” (Watson Farley & Williams, December 2022)
Credentials
Admissions
- Foreign Legal Consultant, Brazil
- Foreign Legal Consultant, São Paulo
- England & Wales
Education
- Queen Mary, University of London, LLM
- Pontíficia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, LLB
Languages
- Portuguese
News
- Ana Frischtak and Sergio Aguiar Examine Corporate Restructuring Alternatives for Brazilian Companies on BTGGA Panel
- Kobre & Kim São Paulo Team Hosts Breakfast Roundtable on Monetizing Distressed US-Dollar Bonds
- Kobre & Kim’s São Paulo Team Host Webinar with Reorg on Offshore Bond Creditor Options of Brazilian Company Intercement
- Kobre & Kim’s Brazil Growth Reported in Brazilian Publication Análise
- Kobre & Kim Expands in Brazil as Insolvency Work Grows: Law.com International
- Gaining Leverage in Brazilian Insolvencies: Local and Cross-Border Tools for International Creditors
- Leveraging Cross-Border and Offshore Tools in Brazilian Insolvencies
- Cross-Border Strategies for Maximizing Returns Against Sovereign Debtors
- US Dollar Noteholders Can Fast-Track a Favorable Recovery Against Brazilian and Latin American Note Issuers
Publications & Presentations
- Co-author, “To appeal or not to appeal, that is the question!” (Construction Law, November 2022)
- Organizer/Speaker, “Shipping, Cabotage and Ports Infrastructure – Investing in the Maritime Sector in Brazil” (Watson Farley & Williams, December 2022)