Public Law
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 5
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Provided by Lefosse Advogados
Lefosse's team is an expert in structuring projects involving public entities, such as joint ventures, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions of public assets, and provide assistance in public tenders and contracts.
Our team has extensive experience in privatization projects in diverse sectors though we specialize in telecommunications, airports, highways and public services. Lefosse is well-placed to assist Brazilian and foreign clients from the initial moment of due diligence, to the privatization process and post-privatization measures for implementing a project.
Lefosse has a team specializing in litigation involving aspects of public law. We have worked with government litigation (administrative proceedings, bidding and audit courts or in lawsuits that require the review of administrative performance and public contracting), and matters of administrative improbity and corruption.
Our team is able to assist clients operating in regulated markets such as aviation, telecommunications, oil and gas, energy, logistics, ports, highways, railways, airports, etc. As such, we have years of experience representing our clients’ interests before federal, state and local regulators.
Our services:
- Structuring and modeling projects with the public sector
- Advising on public tenders and contracts
- Representation before federal, district, state and municipal regulatory authorities
- Assistance to clients in regulated markets
- Consulting on transactional aspects and litigation issues
Chambers Review
Lefosse Advogados is well regarded for providing assistance on regulatory matters and concession bids. The team also provides guidance on administrative proceedings. Clients from the sanitation, aviation and telecommunication field often seek their services.
Work Highlights
- Lefosse Advogados acted as Brazilian special counsel to Banco BTG Pactual and others in the primary and secondary public offering of 549,171,000 Common Shares, issued by Companhia Paranaense de Energia (Copel) and held by Estado do Paraná.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"One of the processes was extremely complex and important to the company, and we were successful with Lefosse's assistance."
"We had a great experience working with them. They handled some significant and complex matters for us."
"One of the processes was extremely complex and important to the company, and we were successful with Lefosse's assistance."
"We had a great experience working with them. They handled some significant and complex matters for us."
Notable Practitioners
Eduardo Hayden Carvalhaes Neto is an experienced lawyer handling complex regulatory work in the field, PPP and administrative proceedings.
"He is a senior level partner and displays great strategic abilities."
"Eduardo provides knowledgeable, prompt and high quality legal services in the complicated Brazilian market."
Karen Coutinho guides clients through regulatory markets and handles the analysis and drafting of due diligence documents for companies in various sectors.
"Karen Coutinho shows great ability to understand the entire flow of our company, which is something very complex."
"Karen Coutinho is business oriented and always available."
Ranked Lawyers at
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