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Braz, Coelho, Veras, Lessa e Bueno Advogados

Public Law: Highly Regarded

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Braz, Coelho, Veras, Lessa e Bueno Advogados

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Clients (22)

  • Copel
  • Cemig
  • CPFL Energia
  • Rumo Logística
  • Comgás
  • Ipiranga
  • Transpetro (Petrobras)
  • Raízen
  • CCR
  • Via 040
  • Triunfo
  • Mubadala
  • GIC
  • WEG
  • Maersk
  • APM Terminals
  • OHL
  • Ultracargo
  • Pátria Investments
  • Arauco
  • Aegea
  • Iguá Saneamento

Industries (10)

  • Infrastructure
  • Oil & Gas
  • Energy
  • Electricity
  • Ports
  • Airports
  • Highways and Railroads
  • Public Sanitation
  • PPPs
  • Public Procurement

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Public Law: Highly Regarded - Brazil

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Braz, Coelho, Veras, Lessa e Bueno Advogados is well equipped to assist clients with public law mandates, both contentious and non-contentious. The firm is able to advise on concession agreements and regulatory matters, as well as to handle administrative proceedings. Its client portfolio includes companies that operate in infrastructure, logistics and transportation, among other areas.

Work Highlights

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  • Braz, Coelho was instructed by Maersk in a bidding process, delivering work that involves lawsuits before a federal court and matters before ANTAQ and TCU.

Strengths

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  • I highlight Braz, Coelho's dynamism and proactivity in solving our public law issues. They are extraordinarily helpful.

    Public Law: Highly Regarded respondentBrazil
  • Braz, Coelho has high technical expertise in public law matters. They possess an out-of-the-box thinking to find solutions to complex problems. The analyses and documents produced are highly detailed and well supported by doctrine and jurisprudence, showing a depth of technical knowledge and research.

    Public Law: Highly Regarded respondentBrazil

Notable Practitioners

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  • Up and ComingRafael Veras de Freitas
    Up and ComingRafael Veras de Freitas

    Rafael Veras de Freitas

    Rafael Veras de Freitas is a public law practitioner focused on infrastructure-related work. He's often retained by companies from this sector to handle their PPP, concession and regulatory matters. He's also really active in economic-financial rebalancing procedures.

    • Known and respected in the public law market, Rafael Freitas has strong business acumen and is easy to speak with.

      Public Law: Highly Regarded respondentBrazil
    • Rafael Veras de Freitas has high technical expertise in public law and is very available.

      Public Law: Highly Regarded respondentBrazil

Ranked Individuals at Braz, Coelho, Veras, Lessa e Bueno Advogados (1)

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Members

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  • Felipe Henrique Braz

    Head of Department

  • Rafael Véras

    Head of Department

  • Leonardo Coelho

    Head of Department

  • Bruno Bianchi

  • Paulo Liebl

  • Pedro Schelbauer

  • José Egídio Altoé Junior

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