Energy & Natural Resources: Power
Global Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 4
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Provided by Trench Rossi Watanabe
Trench Rossi Watanabe has been assisting traditional players and newcomers (consumers mainly) in the Brazilian power industry for decades. The firm guides companies in domestic and cross-border transactions and has worked around the clock to help clients navigate the Brazilian power industry and make investments viable within a short timeframe.
The firm's Energy Practice Group assists clients in an array of transactions, including privatizations and public tenders, energy auctions, private and public M&A, and project development. It assists on transmission, generation, distributed generation, and conventional distribution projects and deals. Its pioneer expertise proved valuable when companies outside this market started to acquire renewable energy and develop projects of their own. The firm developed contractual structures that eventually became market standards, such as the first corporate PPAs executed in Brazil.
Its renewables and clean technology lawyers work with Project Finance, Tax and Infrastructure groups to meet each client's needs and expectations. It provides clients with a holistic industry awareness, and a forward-looking approach on trends such as ESG, carbon credits, sustainability, hydrogen as an energy source, and corporate PPAs.
Thanks to clients' recognition, the firm´s Energy Practice has been at the forefront of market-leading transactions and projects in Brazil.
Chambers Review
Well-resourced firm Trench Rossi Watanabe provides advice to clients in the energy sector regarding transactional issues, including M&A and finance deals. The team is also able to act on regulatory affairs and contractual mandates, such as PPAs.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are excellent and skilled in dealing with complex issues and working as a team. They manage to provide assistance considering legal and key commercial points."
"They have an exemplary knowledge of the energy sector. Their work is outstanding."
"They are excellent and skilled in dealing with complex issues and working as a team. They manage to provide assistance considering legal and key commercial points."
"They have an exemplary knowledge of the energy sector. Their work is outstanding."
Notable Practitioners
José Roberto Martins offers expertise in the energy sector in regard to matters involving agreements, M&A and regulatory affairs.
"I highly regard him. He is in charge of the work and is clearly brilliant."
"José Roberto is a good professional and we like him. He brings a high level of seniority and experience, and that makes a difference."
Adam Milgrom demonstrates experience in dealing with transactional and contractual matters in the energy sector.
"He is a learned professional, empathetic and highly qualified. He is an expert in the energy sector."
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