Specialist in banking, financial and corporate nature affairs, represented some of the largest national and international companies and financial institutions. His practice encompasses providing legal assistance on structuring financing transactions, restructuring debts and mergers and acquisitions, investment funds, and securitized receivables, besides regulatory affairs applicable to such sectors. Has previous experience in the areas of knowledge of banking, food and beverage, automotive, e-commerce, civil construction, mining, sugar and alcohol, and services.

RECENT ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

• The Legal 500: Bankruptcy (2019)
• IFLR Americas Awards: Individual National Firm - Rising Star of the Year (2021)

EDUCATION

• Boston University School of Law, USA (LL.M. in Banking and Financial Law, 2014)
• Insper – Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa (LL.M. in Corporate Law, 2011)
• PUC-SP, Brazil (Bachelor of Laws, 2007)

EXPERIENCE ABROAD

• Greenberg, Traurig, P.A., USA (2014-2015)

ENTITIES

• Brazilian Bar Association

As of now I am the CEO for Andbanc Brokerage in Miami and Board member of Andbank in Brazil a full Banking licensed entity in Brazil.

I have been working with International Markets for over 30 years , started working my career for Banco Real in Brazil but also worked for Banco Real in New York and London where I was involved as a creditor in the debt renegotiation of Brazil in 1990 , the so-called Brady Plan.

After that I worked for Banks in Brazil like Banco Boavista, Bozano Simonsen , Maxima always involved with Debt Capital Markets.

In 2011 I moved back to the United States invited by Tradewire Securities to build a Brazil Desk and we were acquired by FC Stone. 

In 2014 I was invited to build the Broker Dealer by Andbank , a family-owned Bank with Headquarters in Andorra and Banking licenses in Spain, Luxembourg, Monaco and Brazil and Broker Dealer in United States, Panama, Uruguay, and Israel.

The Bank manages over EUR 32 billion in Assets worldwide and over US$ 1.2 billion in the US, only involved in Wealth Management.

Ivo has been advising clients on debt restructuring, insolvency and business litigation for more than 10 years, having played an important role in some of the most challenging reorganization cases in Brazil, including advising investors and sellers in the divestment of assets of companies in distress.

Ivo Waisberg has more than 25 years of experience in legal practice – in matter involving business, corporate, banking, antitrust and contract law – having assisted large companies and banks by representing their interests in large-scale transactions involving financing, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, agribusiness and also on strategic litigations relating to such areas. He has also represented clients in highly complex litigation cases and negotiations.

Ivo also participates in commercial and corporate arbitration, both as counsel for the parties and as an arbitrator, as he is included in the list of arbitrators of the Chamber of Market Arbitration of the São Paulo Stock Exchange – CAM BMF&Bovespa, among others.

Waisberg has been cited many times as one of the leading attorneys practicing in areas related to commercial law, bankruptcy law and debt restructuring by renowned international publications such as Latin Lawyer, Legal 500 and Chambers Latin America.

Ivo is also a professor of commercial law at the Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP), both in undergraduate and graduate programs. He is also a visiting professor in commercial law courses organized by local business school GVLaw.

He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Law from the Catholic University of São Paulo in 1996; his Master’s degree in Commercial Law from the Catholic University of São Paulo in 2001; completed the Master of Laws – LLM program in Economic Regulation and Antitrust at New York University in 2003; obtained his PhD in International Economic Relations from the Catholic University of São Paulo in 2005 and his Full Professor degree (post-doctorate) in Commercial Law from the Catholic University of São Paulo in 2015.