Lawyers

Mariana Kovacs

Mariana Kovacs

Lawyer specialized in Banking, Financial and Capital Market Law.

In the financial and banking market, he has extensive experience advising financial institutions, commercial banks, and multiple banks, focusing on the structuring and regulatory compliance of financial products and services, including checking accounts, savings accounts, credit accounts, overdraft accounts, loans, financing, consortia, and payment methods (credit and debit cards, Pix, and bank slips), including those aimed at non-account holders. Throughout this career, he has consolidated a solid understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks of the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) and the Brazilian Federation of Banks (Febraban).

In the capital markets, he worked directly with sales teams in structuring offerings and issuance of debt instruments, such as debentures, commercial papers, and financial bills, as well as securitized offerings, such as Certificates of Receivable (CR, CRI, and CRA). He also has experience with investment funds (FIDC, FII), structured transactions, and syndication, in compliance with the regulations of the Brazilian Central Bank (BCB) and the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM).

Before joining Mazzucco e Mello Advogados, he worked in the legal departments of Itaú Unibanco SA, focusing on structuring and regulating retail banking and financial products and services; and at Itaú BBA Assessoria Financeira SA, where he worked alongside the technical and commercial teams in the offering, negotiation, and structuring of fixed-income debt.

Featured cases

Featured cases

– Provided legal advice on six Infrastructure Debentures issuances (Law 12,431/2011) by a company in the energy distribution sector in Brazil, totaling R$1,404,1 billion;
– Provided legal advice on the issuance of Real Estate Receivables Certificates (CRI), in the amount of R$$121.9 million, for a company in the real estate construction sector;
– Provided legal advice on the issuance of a Commercial Note, worth R$1,400,000, for a company in the hotel sector;
– Provided legal advice on the issuance of Simple Debentures, in the amount of R$1,400,650 million, for a pharmaceutical company;
– Provided legal advice on the issuance of green-sealed debentures, worth R$1.5 billion, for a company in the agricultural production and export sector;
– Provided legal advice on the issuance of green-sealed debentures, worth R$1,400 million, for a textile company;
– Provided legal advice on the issuance of Incentivized Debentures (Law 12,431/2011), in the amount of R$1,400,000,000, for a company in the food and energy sectors.

 

Training

Education

Faculty of Law of the University of São Paulo – USP