Victor D. V. Clementino
Lawyer
Victor D. V. Clementino focuses on representing debtors, creditors, investors and other stakeholders in cross-border insolvency and commercial disputes, including those with a nexus to Brazil and Latin America. He has extensive experience in complex cross-border restructuring proceedings, as well as in international commercial litigation and arbitration.
Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Clementino practiced at law firms in São Paulo, Paris and New York.
Admissions
- New York
Education
- Columbia University Law School, LLM
- Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas, MA
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, LLB
Languages
- Portuguese
- French
- Spanish
Accolades
- The Legal 500, Latin America Restructuring & Insolvency, Rising Star, 2024
- The Legal 500, Latin America Restructuring & Insolvency, Rising Star, 2023
- The Legal 500, Brazil Awards 2023, Rising Star of the Year - Restructuring
Professional & Community Involvement
- Turnaround Management Association, Member
Publications & Presentations
- Co-Author, “Creditor-led Restructuring Plans: A Brazilian Perspective” (Americas Restructuring Review 2024, January 2024)
- Author, “CDS Market and Debt Restructuring: Negative Exposure and Regulatory Limits” (Banking and Capital Markets Law Journal, July 2020)
- Author, “Substantive Consolidation in Brazil: A Practical Analysis” (Almedina, December 2019)
- Co-Author, “Creditors’ Committee in Brazilian Judicial Reorganizations” (Restructuring and Corporate Law Journal, October 2017)
Credentials
Admissions
- New York
Education
- Columbia University Law School, LLM
- Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas, MA
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, LLB
Languages
- Portuguese
- French
- Spanish
Accolades
- The Legal 500, Latin America Restructuring & Insolvency, Rising Star, 2024
- The Legal 500, Latin America Restructuring & Insolvency, Rising Star, 2023
- The Legal 500, Brazil Awards 2023, Rising Star of the Year - Restructuring
Professional & Community Involvement
- Turnaround Management Association, Member
Publications & Presentations
- Co-Author, “Creditor-led Restructuring Plans: A Brazilian Perspective” (Americas Restructuring Review 2024, January 2024)
- Author, “CDS Market and Debt Restructuring: Negative Exposure and Regulatory Limits” (Banking and Capital Markets Law Journal, July 2020)
- Author, “Substantive Consolidation in Brazil: A Practical Analysis” (Almedina, December 2019)
- Co-Author, “Creditors’ Committee in Brazilian Judicial Reorganizations” (Restructuring and Corporate Law Journal, October 2017)