Brazil Guide 2026 : Brazil
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Provided by Lefosse Advogados
We combine regulatory knowledge and practical experience to support companies in complex transactions, enabling us to be part of the panel of law firms for leading industry players.
We have participated in significant projects in the sector, including the opening of the refining market, the creation of the new natural gas market, and initiatives focused on energy transition and the ESG agenda. Our team is composed of professionals with experience in law firms, companies, and regulatory agencies, ensuring a broad perspective and solutions aligned with client needs.
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Lefosse Advogados is recognised in the market its growing expertise in oil and gas. The firm has experience of work advising clients on transactional mandates, including M&A. The firm also handles contractual issues, including EPC, leasing and transportation agreements. Additional capabilities include representation in judicial and arbitration cases, as well as administrative proceedings before ANP.
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Lefosse represented Queiroz Galvão, Jive and Yellowstone in structuring a shareholder block and negotiating a shareholders’ agreement regarding share acquisition and governance arrangements with Brava.
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Lefosse provided proactive and clear communication, keeping all parties informed on deadlines and strategy, which helped maintain alignment throughout. The team also brought deep technical analysis, with well-grounded legal solutions on complex matters. The team managed the matter strategically, anticipating risks and proposing preventive measures, and worked effectively with internal and external teams so that decisions were made on the basis of complete and reliable information.
Lefosse stands out by combining a very experienced partner group with a strong technical team, able to deliver swift analyses that are aligned with business needs. The department brings together seniority and technical depth, which supports agile decision-making and legal positions that help move business strategy forward. The team also has extensive experience across the oil and gas and energy sector and works in an integrated, cross-functional way.
Lefosse shows excellence in the integrated way its teams work together. The teams operate in a strategic and coordinated manner, especially on M&A transactions, where the legal analysis is strengthened by a preventive view of potential disputes. That approach allows lessons from previous disputes to be reflected directly in the contractual structure, bringing greater robustness and security to transactions.
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Felipe Tavares Boechem is an oil and gas partner who has gathered outstanding experience assisting clients with corporate issues, including divestments and contractual matters.
I recommned Felipe Boechem. He is very technically skilled and eloquent, speaks clearly and adapts his language to the audience. He is easy to work with in meetings and is very polite. I have enjoyed working with him.
Felipe Boechem demonstrated solid knowledge of the oil and gas sector, with a strong understanding of the regulatory and contractual aspects of the energy industry. He stands out for his analytical skills, strategic vision and pragmatic approach in handling complex legal issues.
Felipe is an extremely versatile lawyer with in-depth industry knowledge and a great ability to understand the demands and specificities of large companies. His combination of technical expertise, practical vision and commercial acumen clearly distinguishes him from his peers in other firms. He manages to connect legal rigor to the real needs of the business, offering viable, strategic and always very well-founded solutions. This balance between depth, pragmatism and corporate understanding is a striking differentiator in his work.
Felipe is amazing. He has strong technical expertise, a solid academic background and deep knowledge of the gas market.
Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
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Felipe Tavares Boechem
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Practice area: Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
Location: Brazil
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