Mr. Mattos brings more than 25 years of experience in contract and corporate disputes and litigation, M&A, financing projects, restructuring, and renegotiations, as well as providing support for the implementation of infrastructure projects, particularly in regulated industries. Before joining A&M’s Disputes and Investigation practice, he served as a Managing Director in the Brazilian Financial Advisory in Special Situations practice. 

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Mattos was a Partner with first-tier law firms in Brazil. He was also a Deputy General Counsel for OSX Brasil, in charge of coordinating and negotiating several finance facilities and contracts, infrastructure construction contracts, and contracts for the supply of offshore oil and gas platforms. Mr. Mattos also led the legal strategy for OSX Brasil's restructuring, including a number of contract and finance renegotiations.

Mr. Mattos has participated in high-profile projects in Brazil, such as the negotiations and disputes over the corporate control of Brasil Telecom, one of the most important corporate dispute and takeover cases to date in the country. He has also participated in a number of restructuring cases there. Mr. Mattos has led negotiation efforts and arbitration proceedings in infrastructure projects, in addition to several M&A processes for private equity funds. Mr. Mattos previously served as Partner at Brasil, Pereira Neto, Galdino, Macedo Advogados and at Mundie e Advogados; Senior Associate with Vieira, Rezende, Barbosa e Guerreiro Advogados; and International Summer Associate with Robinson, Silverman, Aronsohn and Berman (now Bryan Cave) in New York.

Mr. Mattos earned a bachelor’s degree in law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and an LLM in government procurement law from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He is fluent in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, and has a working knowledge of French.