Guilherme França

LLM graduate from Fordham University School of Law, New York (2023), where he worked in Judge Stong’s chambers at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court and served as a research assistant, focusing on cross-border bankruptcy matters, for Professor S. Block-Lieb. Holds post-graduate diplomas in Restructuring and Bankruptcy from FADISP (2016) and Civil Procedural Law from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (2015). Earned a Bachelor of Law from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (2012).

• “Engagement of creditors and votes by a proxy hired by the debtor or creditor (proxy hunting)”. Article published in the book “Bankruptcy Law: Relevant and controversial matters provided for Federal Law No. 14.112/20”. Published by Editora Focus, 2021;
• “General meeting of creditors: new controversial matters”. Article published in the book “Amendments to the Bankruptcy Law (Federal Law No. 14.112/20)”. Published by Editora IASP, 2021;
• “Advances and contributions of the new Code of Civil Procedure to the financing transactions”. Article published in the book Corporate Litigation in the New Code of Civil Procedure. Published by Lumen Juris, 2017;
• Insolvency of foreign entities. Oct/2016, International Financial Law Review;
• Judicial Reorganization of Economic Groups (Oct/2016, Norwegian Brazilian Chamber of Commerce);

• International Insolvency Institute (2023 Nextgen Class)
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• Turnaround Management Association
• Committee for Bankruptcy Law Studies of the Institute of Lawyers of São Paulo, Brazil (IASP)
• Committee for International Insolvency Institute – III (Nextgen, 2023)
• Committee for American Bankruptcy Institute
• Committee for  Turnaround Managment Association (TMA)

• Future Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2021
• Future Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2020
• Admired Lawyer, Análise Advocacia, 2019