Saulo de Padua is a partner in the Corporate Department and a member of the Capital Markets, Finance and Latin America practice groups.
Saulo advises clients on complex advisory, transactional and cross-border finance matters, bringing more than ten years of experience navigating multi-jurisdictional transactions and regulatory frameworks. He has extensive experience in capital markets, debt and equity financings and restructurings, regularly representing clients in high-yield and investment grade debt offerings, registered equity offerings and liability management transactions, as well as in a broad range of debt financing transactions, spanning acquisition finance, asset-based lending, pre-export facilities, structured and commodity financings, and a wide variety of secured and unsecured lending arrangements. Saulo also regularly advises foreign private issuers in connection with corporate governance, US securities laws and general corporate matters.
Fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish, Saulo combines trilingual communication skills with deep familiarity with cross-border transactions, especially in Latin America and Europe, where his strong understanding of regional legal, business and cultural environments sets him apart. His clients include issuers, borrowers, lenders, sponsors, agents, and a wide variety of public and private companies and financial institutions, all of whom rely on his ability to deliver practical, commercially focused guidance on sophisticated cross-border matters.
São Paulo +55.11.3045.1250
New York +1.212.969.3909
Education
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, B.A.
- University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, LL.M.
Admissions & Qualifications
- New York
- Brazil (Foreign Law Consultant)
Awards & Recognition
Legal 500: Latin America: Banking and Finance, 2025
Languages
- Spanish
- Portuguese