Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 2
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Provided by Veirano Advogados
Old friends are the best. Even before the Brazilian market opened to private investors, our team was already on the oil and gas scene. From advising on risk-sharing contracts in the 1970s to deep-water E&P projects, we help sector players get results.
Privatizations, sophisticated transactions, complex regulatory discussions and the evolving energy transition challenges are all within the team’s remit. In this sense, we advise and support companies involved in every link of the value chain:
- Upstream exploration and production
- Midstream transportation, shipping and logistics
- Downstream refining and distribution
- Service providers
We defend clients’ interests, facilitate deals and mitigate risks in different areas of law. Our multidisciplinary team of specialists has strong expertise in contractual, corporate, tax, labor and environmental issues in connection with the industry, offering a full range of services, advising on:
- Mergers, acquisitions and the purchase of interest in onshore and offshore concessions (farm-in/farm-out transactions)
- Project development, particularly in connection with oil and gas production, evacuation, transportation, and distribution infrastructure
- LNG importation, regasification and gas-to-power projects
- Petrobras’ procurement processes
- Tax regimes in Brazil, particularly the REPETRO customs regime for the export and import of goods used in the oil and gas sector
- Administrative and judicial proceeding
- Hiring employees and contractors and obtaining visas
Chambers Review
Widely respected full-service firm Veirano Advogados is noted for representing oil and gas clients operating in the upstream and downstream markets. The firm is frequently instructed to advise on high-value M&A transactions and project development mandates, in addition to assisting service providers with bids for the supply and operation of oil and gas assets.
Work Highlights
- Veirano Advogados assisted Comgás with the drafting and negotiation of a long-term sale and purchase agreement for the supply of natural gas to Comgás by Petrobras.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Excellent. Veirano has professionals with an impeccable level of excellence, and the team is extremely capable and available for services. I would certainly recommend Veirano to other companies."
"The team is knowledgeable, business-oriented and collaborative. They can provide timely complex advice and understand the needs of a multinational company and the oil and gas industry very well."
"Excellent. Veirano has professionals with an impeccable level of excellence, and the team is extremely capable and available for services. I would certainly recommend Veirano to other companies."
"The team is knowledgeable, business-oriented and collaborative. They can provide timely complex advice and understand the needs of a multinational company and the oil and gas industry very well."
Notable Practitioners
Ali El Hage Filho has strength across a range of transactions in the oil and gas space. He regularly handles project development work, bids for supply contracts and other commercial agreements.
"Ali is a true business partner. He fully understands our needs, is responsive, leads his team very well and delivers on time with excellent quality."
"Ali knows a lot about oil and gas, is always proactive and understands the market."
Lívia Medeiros Amorimoffers expertise across a range of assets including oil and gas pipelines, refineries and LNG terminals. She has additional strength advising on regulatory issues and handling contract negotiations.
"She's a power house; an amazing professional. Livia is a local gas expert, knows exactly what she's talking about and has a broad experience."
"It was a pleasure working with Livia, she is very strong on LNG-related matters."
Associate-to-watch Tito Rosa focuses his practice on representing clients active in the oil and gas industry.
"He worked efficiently. He instills confidence about his knowledge on the subject."
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