Rhein Schirato & Meireles Advogados

Managing Partners:Vitor Rhein Schirato, Renata Nadalin Meireles

Overview

Rhein Schirato Meireles is a law firm specialized in Administrative Law, Infrastructure, and Regulated Industries. The firm offers highly specialized and tailored services to both domestic and international companies operating directly in the infrastructure sector or other regulated segments of the industry.

Founded by Professor Vitor Rhein Schirato, Associate Professor of Administrative Law at the University of São Paulo Law School, and attorney Renata Meireles, the firm is composed of partners and associates with solid academic backgrounds and extensive professional experience in the legal market.

The firm has a prominent presence in Public Law, with strong expertise in projects and sectors such as urban mobility, ports, airports, highways, sanitation, energy, and natural resources. It also has a robust litigation practice in Public Law, defending clients' interests in disputes against Public Administration, particularly in matters related to public procurement, public contracts, and administrative misconduct.

Rhein Schirato Meireles is also well-regarded in the public infrastructure project structuring market, advising public agencies and entities, as well as private stakeholders, in privatization processes, concessions, and public-private partnerships (PPPs).

Beyond litigation and institutional representation, the firm has broad advisory experience in areas such as concessions, authorizations, PPPs, public contracting, procurement, economic regulation, antitrust, and regulatory agencies. It is also active in infrastructure financing projects (project finance), oversight procedures before audit courts, urban regulation, development policies, administrative misconduct and corruption issues, as well as compliance programs involving interactions with the public sector.

Languages

English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese

Clients

Brazilian public sector bodies and entities, multilateral credit and consulting institutions for the public sector, infrastructure investment companies, public service providers, and investment funds.

Office

Rhein Schirato Meireles Advogados

Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, nº 3015 – 5th Floor – Jardim Paulistano – São Paulo/SP – ZIP Code 01452-000

+55 11 3074-2390

Public Law

The team is widely recognized for its ability to handle complex and strategic public procurement matters, bringing expertise, knowledge, and commitment to every case. The firm is particularly sought after by clients who demand high-quality, customized legal services.

The team has in-depth knowledge of Regulatory Agencies and Economic Regulation, as well as extensive experience navigating the complexities of government incentives.

With a strong focus on delivering results-oriented solutions, the firm has a proven track record in advising clients on urban regulation and urban concession matters.

The firm is well-equipped to provide top-tier legal services to domestic and international clients with projects and legal needs involving the Brazilian public sector.