Tuesday, November 10, 2026
8:45 AM-9:15 AM
Welcome coffee and registration
9:15 AM-9:20 AM
Latin Lawyer opening remarks
9:20 AM-9:30 AM
Chairs’ opening remarks
Paola Lozano
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Monique Mavignier
Partner, BMA Advogados
Francisco Müssnich
Partner, BMA Advogados
Paul T. Schnell
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
9:30 AM-10:15 AM
Keynote interview
Mansueto Almeida
Chief Economist, BTG Pactual
10:15 AM-11:15 AM
Bankers and Business roundtable: shaping the future of LatAm M&A
- In a still-fragmented market – by country, industry, and deal type – where is real deal momentum building, and what’s holding it back?
- How are strategics, sponsors, sovereigns, and restructuring capital diverging in their approach to LatAm opportunities?
- Is the risk-return equation shifting, and how are investors pricing political, FX, and regulatory uncertainty?
- With IPO windows only partially reopening, how are exit strategies evolving? Who has the negotiating leverage?
- As bank lending tightens, can private credit and alternative capital sustainably fill the gap – or reshape dealmaking altogether?
Paul T. Schnell
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Veronica Dantas
Founding Partner, Opportunity
Marcelo Gervino
Director of M&A, Bank of America
Cristiane Lemos
CEO, Brazil, CICC US Securities
Pedro Muzzi
Head of M&A, Brazil, Goldman Sachs
11:15 AM-11:55 AM
Networking break
11:55 AM-12:55 PM
From signing to separation: unlocking value in cross-border carve-outs
- How can buyers structure TSAs, TMAs and other transitional agreements to maintain business continuity while supporting a clean and timely separation?
- Defining the deal perimeter across jurisdictions – ring-fencing assets, contracts, and employees
- Navigating registration transfers and managing successor liability across regimes
- What factors should lawyers consider when deciding which carve-out structure is best suited to a particular transaction or client?
- Identifying and addressing hidden legal, operational and financial risks in complex multinational carve-outs
Monique Mavignier
Partner, BMA Advogados
Andrea Barbosa Campos
Partner, Cescon Barrieu
David Grosgold
Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
Bárbara Ramperti
Partner, Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal
12:55 PM-2:10 PM
Networking lunch
2:10 PM-3:10 PM
Balancing price and protection in a volatile M&A landscape
- How buyers and sellers are bridging valuation gaps through contingent pricing structures, including earn-outs and deferred consideration, in a high-rate, uncertain market
- How are earn-outs being structured and negotiated in practice?
- The evolving role of W&I insurance in LatAm deals, including how parties are navigating exclusions, policy limits and residual risk allocation
- The rise in post-closing disputes, from earn-out calculations to policy claims, and how to mitigate risk upfront and avoid litigation
Paola Lozano
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Renée Bradbury
Head of M&A Insurance Latin America & Caribbean, Lockton
José Alejandro Torres
Partner, Posse Herrera Ruiz
Paula Vieira de Oliveira
Partner, Mattos Filho
Rafael Villaran Bedoya
Legal Director, Grupo Romero Investment Office
3:10 PM-3:50 PM
Networking break
3:50 PM-4:50 PM
The new playbook for infrastructure deals
- Where is deal activity concentrating across energy, logistics and digital infrastructure – and how are investors weighing scale, returns and platform strategies?
- How are regulation, security and geopolitical pressures reshaping deal structuring and investor appetite in sensitive assets?
- What do recent deals reveal about navigating regulatory delays, stakeholder scrutiny and post-deal integration in complex, capital-intensive transactions?
Francisco Müssnich
Partner, BMA Advogados
Cristina de Freitas Bueno
Partner, Trench Rossi Watanabe
Bruno Duque
Legal Director, BTG Pactual
Mauricio Reis
Legal Manager, Santos Brasil
4:50 PM-4:55 PM
Chair’s closing remarks
Paola Lozano
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Monique Mavignier
Partner, BMA Advogados
Francisco Müssnich
Partner, BMA Advogados
Paul T. Schnell
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
4:55 PM-5:55 PM
Networking drinks reception sponsored by Skadden
