Team | Bumachar

Juliana Bumachar Sócia Fundadora

juliana2@bumachar.adv.br

Member:

Federal Counsel of the Brazilian Bar Association (2022-2025 three-year period). Invited Professor of the Post-Graduation Latu Sensu course at Rio de Janeiro state Getúlio Vargas Foundation Law School (FGV Direito-RJ). President of the Special Committee on Judicial, Extrajudicial and Bankruptcy Recovery at Rio de Janeiro state Brazilian Bar Association – OAB/RJ. Member of Brazil’s National Corporate Recovery and Bankruptcy Forum, created by Brazil’s National Council of Justice (CNJ). Vice President of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) – Brazil. Lawyer.

Publications:

Bumachar, Juliana; SCHMIDT, Gustavo da Rocha Schmidt. How mediation can help the recovery of companies in difficulty, published on 05.03.2023. Available at: https://www.migalhas.com.br/depeso/345861/como-a-mediacao-pode-ajudar-a-recuperacao-de-empresas-em-dificuldade. Access on: 01.08.2024
Bumachar, Juliana; et al. Comments to the Corporate Recovery and Bankruptcy Law 11.101. 1^st Editora Foco publishing house, 2022. Law 11.101/2005 Available in: Comments to the Corporate Recovery and Bankruptcy Law – 1^st Edition – 2022: Law 11.101/2005 | Amazon.com.br
Bumachar, Juliana; et al. Judicial Recovery and Bankruptcy: Empirical Evidence 1^st Editora Foco publishing house, 2022. Available in: JUDICIAL RECOVERY AND BANKRUPTCY – EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE – 1^st Edition – 2022 | Amazon.com.br
Bumachar, Juliana; Costa, Daniel Carnio Lima, Felipe Herdem. Corporate Recovery and Bankruptcy: Practical Aspects. Editora Thoth publishing house, 2022. Available at: Amazon.com.br Kindle eBooks: CORPORATE RECOVERY AND BANKRUPTCY, BUMACHAR, JULIANA , HERDEM LIMA, FELIPE, CARNIO COSTA, DANIEL
Bumachar, Juliana; et al. Comments on the Football Joint-stock Company Law No. 14,193/2021. 1^st Editora Quartier Latin publishing house, 2021. Available in: Comments on the Football Joint-stock Company Law No. 14,193/2021. 1^st Edition.
Bumachar, Juliana; SCHMIDT, Gustavo da Rocha Schmidt. Corporate Pre-Insolvency mediation and conciliation antecedents system, published on May 20, 2021. Available in: Corporate Pre-Insolvency System – mediation and reconciliation antecedents | Revista Brasileira de Alternative Dispute Resolution – Brazilian Journal of Alternative Dispute Resolution – RBADR (emnuvens.com.br), accessed on: 01.08.2024

Idiomas

Portuguese
English
Hebrew

Vitor Hugo Erlich Varella Sócio

vitor@bumachar.adv.br

Academic Qualification:

Graduated from Candido Mendes University (UCAM) in 2006, post-graduate degree in Private Property Law from Rio de Janeiro State Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC/RJ) in 2010, and specialization course in Corporate Law and Capital Markets from Rio de Janeiro state Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV/RJ) in 2015.

Areas of Practice:

Partner working in the area of debt restructuring, judicial and extrajudicial recoveries of companies, mediation, alternative methods of composition and bankruptcy proceedings. Additionally, Vitor provides advisory services to domestic and foreign companies on civil and commercial advisory issues, as well as recovery and restructuring of companies.

Publications:

Author of the article “Law 147/2014 and changes to court-supervised reorganization process”, International Law Office, March 2015.
Co-author of the book “10 years of the Civil Code: challenges and perspectives”, organized and coordinated by professors Sílvio de Salvo Venosa, Rafael Villar Gagliardi, Paulo Magalhães Nasser, São Paulo: Atlas publishing house, 2012.
Co-author of the article “Tax aspects related to the judicial recovery of corporations: limits of intervention of recovery judging regarding the regularization of the tax debts of companies”, in Revista Forense magazine, volume 416, Rio de Janeiro: Forense publishing house, 2012, pp. 423-436

Associations:

Rio de Janeiro state Brazilian Bar Association – OAB/RJ, Rio de Janeiro state Section in 2006.
Advisor to the Court of Ethics and Discipline of OAB/RJ in 2022/2024.

Idiomas

Portuguese
English
Hebrew

Hayna Bittencourt Zecchin Sócia

hayna@bumachar.adv.br

Academic Qualification:

Lawyer graduated in December 2011, registered with the OAB/RJ under number 174.213, with a postgraduate degree in Civil Procedural Law from PUC-RJ and specialization in Judicial Recovery and Bankruptcy from FGV, in addition to several extension courses in the area of restructuring and insolvency, as well participation in Lectures, Congresses & Seminars, and as moderator and speaker.

Areas of Practice:

Civil Area (strategic advisory and litigation) and business area (emphasis on Corporate Recovery and Bankruptcy (RJ), as well as conducting General Creditors’ Meetings and assisting in the preparation of Recovery Plans together with the companies’ financial advisors, including presentation and negotiation with creditors.

Member:

Turnaround Management Association do Brasil (TMA Brasil)
Member of the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)
Member of the Judicial and Extrajudicial Recovery and Bankruptcy Committee at ABA-RJ
Member of the Brazilian Insolvency Institute – IBAJUD

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Idiomas

Portuguese
English

Maria Clara Leoncy Malheiros Coordenadora

maria@bumachar.adv.br

Academic Qualification:

Graduated from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in 2018 and post-graduated in Civil Law from the Rio de Janeiro state Pontifica Universidade Católica (PUC/RJ) in 2021.

Areas of Practice:

Coordinator of litigation teams at Bumachar Office, being responsible for a jury panel mainly composed of judicial recovery and bankruptcy proceedings, as well as the research team aimed at assisting the firm’s entire legal body in the development of strategies, documents and research in general.

Associations:

Member of the Special Commission for Judicial, Extrajudicial and Bankruptcy Recovery of OAB/RJ and the Brazil’s Women Center for Corporate Restructuring.

Member:

Member of the 2nd Judging Panel of the Court of Ethics and Discipline of OAB/RJ for the 2022/2024 three-year period,

Idiomas

Portuguese
English

Michelle Caram Coordenadora

michelle.caram@bumachar.adv.br

Academic Qualification:

Graduated from Candido Mendes University (UCAM) in 2017, postgraduate degree in Civil Procedure from Rio de Janeiro state Pontifica Universidade Católica (PUC/RJ) in 2019, attended a course on “Judicial recovery and bankruptcy recycling” from Brazil’s Higher Education Law School (ESA) in 2021 and attends a postgraduate course in Corporate Law at Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), to be completed in 2025.

Areas of Practice:

Team coordinator at Bumachar Office, responsible for a jury panel mainly composed of judicial and bankruptcy recovery proceedings. Furthermore, Michelle is responsible for the firm’s management and legal control team.

Idiomas

Portuguese

Marcelly Verdam Farias Coordenadora

macelly.verdam@bumachar.adv.br

Academic Qualification:

Graduated in Law from Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ) in 2016, post-graduate degree in Corporate Law, with emphasis on Contracts, from Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) in 2018, post-graduate degree in Civil Procedural Law from Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ) in 2020 and specialized in Transnational Insolvency by the International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals (INSOL) in 2022.

Areas of Practice:

Civil litigation and corporate restructuring.

Associations:

Member of Brazil’s Women Center for Corporate Restructuring (Centro de Mulheres na Reestruturação Empresarial – CMR) of the International Woman’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation – Brazil (IWIRC), the Turnaround Management Association – Brazil (TMA) and the International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals (INSOL).

Idiomas

Portuguese
English

Rafaella Bastos Coordenadora

rafaella.bastos@bumachar.adv.br

Academic Qualification:

Attends a Master’s degree in Procedural Law from UERJ.

Areas of Practice:

Mediation and Negotiation.

Idiomas

Portuguese
English
Spanish

Marcella Moreira Coordenadora

marcella.moreira@bumachar.adv.br

Academic Qualification:

Graduated from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) in 2020 and post-graduated in Corporate Law from Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) in 2022.

Areas of Practice:

Marcella is experienced in civil litigation, focusing on business restructuring and insolvency proceedings.

Member:

Member of the Legislative Affairs Committee and the Special Women’s Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) and Member of the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Law the Bankruptcy Law Committee (IBRADEMP).

Idiomas

Portuguese
English

Bárbara Cabral Bueno Brandão Coordenadora

barbara.brandao@bumachar.adv.br

Academic Qualification:

Attends a Master’s degree in Procedural Law from UERJ

Areas of Practice:

Mediation and Negotiation

Associations:

Mediation Director at CBMA – Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration; Coordinator of the Mediation and Consensus Methods Committee of OAB/RJ, Coordinator of the courses in the field of Adequate Conflict Resolution Methods of ESA OABRJ and External Researcher of the Center for Innovation, Administration and Research of FGV Knowledge Judiciary.

Idiomas

Portuguese
English
Spanish

Vanessa de Oliveira Nascimento Coordenadora

vanessa.oliveira@bumachar.adv.br

Areas of Practice:

Lawyer focused on the resolution of complex disputes, in business restructuring, insolvency and tax litigation areas. Before joining Bumachar Advogados, Vanessa worked at a leading law firm, with emphasis on restructuring and insolvency. With over 7 years of experience in the area, Vanessa has extensive experience in judicial, extrajudicial and bankruptcy proceedings, notably in the representation of debtors. Specialized in Civil Procedural Law from Rio de Janeiro State University – UERJ and a Bachelor of Law degree from the same university. Her recent experience includes advising a Brazilian telecommunications debtor company debtor in judicial recovery with over 60 billion BRL in debts.

Idiomas

Portuguese
English

Juliane Saraiva Advogada

juliane.rodrigues@bumachar.adv.br

Academic Qualification:

Graduated from Candido Mendes University (UCAM) in 2016 and attends a postgraduate course in Civil Procedure Law and Civil Law from Rio de Janeiro state Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV/RJ), to be completed in 2024.

Areas of Practice:

Juliane is experienced in civil litigation, focusing on business restructuring and insolvency proceedings.

Idiomas

Portuguese
English
Hebrew
Spanish

Alessandra Araujo Advogada

alessandra.araujo@bumachar.adv.br

Academic Qualification:

Graduated from Rio de Janeiro State Financial Institute of Capital Markets (IBMEC/RJ) in 2016, postgraduate in Administrative Law with specialization in Contracts and Bidding from São Vicente College (UniBr/SP) in 2021 and postgraduate in Contemporary Criminal Law from Rio de Janeiro State Getúlio Vargas Foundation (L.L.M – FGV/RJ) in 2023. Alessandra also attended an extension course in corporate law with specialization in judicial recovery and bankruptcy from Rio de Janeiro State Magistracy School (EMERJ) in 2023 and a Bankruptcy and Judicial Recovery extension course with emphasis on the reform of Law 11.101/05 from Getúlio Foundation Vargas (FGV) in 2023.

Areas of Practice:

Alessandra is experienced in corporate criminal and civil litigation, focusing on business restructuring and insolvency proceedings. Alessandra also works in the firm’s legal management and control.

Publications:

3100 questions: deciphered – Civil and federal delegate / Alfacon Teachers’ team. – Cascavel, PR: Alfacon, 2021.

Associations:

Member of the Committee for Digital Crimes of OAB/RJ and Member of the Department of New Criminal Law Technologies at IBCCRIM (Brazilian Institute of Criminal Science).

Idiomas

Portuguese
English
Spanish

Ana Paula Abreu Massa Advogada

ana.paula@bumachar.adv.br

Academic Qualification:

Graduated from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica in 2023.

Areas of Practice:

Experienced in corporate law, focusing on business restructuring and insolvency proceedings.

Idiomas

Portuguese
English
Spanish
French

Portuguese
English

Pamela Gonçalves Pereira da Silva Advogada

pamela.silva@bumachar.adv.br

Academic Qualification:

Graduated from Santa Úrsula University (USU) in 2021, attends a postgraduate courses in Corporate Law at the Brazilian Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine – IBMR and Civil Procedural Law at Higher Education Law School – ESA/OAB, as well as a specialization course in Judicial Recovery and Bankruptcy at Rio de Janeiro state Magistrate Judges School – EMERJ.

Areas of Practice:

Portuguese
English

Carolina Nicolay Motta Poças Advogada

carolina.nicolay@Bumachar.adv.br

Academic Qualification:

Graduated in 2023, Member of the Corporate Law Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) Barra da Tijuca / RJ, postgraduate in Corporate Law and Capital Markets from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation – FGV.

Idiomas

Portuguese
English

Juliana Bumachar

Vitor Hugo Erlich Varella

Hayna Bittencourt Zecchin

Maria Clara Leoncy Malheiros

Michelle Caram

Marcelly Verdam Farias

Rafaella Bastos

Marcella Moreira

Bárbara Cabral Bueno Brandão

Vanessa de Oliveira Nascimento

Juliane Saraiva

Alessandra Araujo

Ana Paula Abreu Massa

Canrobert Balbi

Luiz Reis

Nayara Taylla Gomes De Souza

Leônidas Lacerda dos Santos

Júlio Coutinho Torres

Pamela Gonçalves Pereira da Silva

Igor Falcão Fontoura

João Vitor Torres Pinheiro

José Carlos Infante Vieira Filho

Carolina Nicolay Motta Poças