Alexandre Chequer

Energy, Corporate and M&A, Private Equity & Venture Capital

Alexandre R. Chequer is a partner at the global firm Mayer Brown. He is global head of the Energy Team and also is a member of the firm’s Management Advisory Board. He focuses his practice on oil and gas and energy transactions, regulatory and project development, with more than 25 years of experience representing oil and gas and energy companies in Brazil, Latin America, Africa and Asia. He is located both Houston and Rio de Janeiro.

For over a decade, Alexandre R. Chequer has maintained his position as a top-ranked legal expert in the Oil & Gas sector and has been ranked by prestigious legal publication Chambers Brazil and Chambers Global every year since 2007. His exceptional work in the Oil & Gas sector has recently earned him further accolades, including his induction into The The Legal 500: Latin America’s "Hall of Fame" for the ‘Hydrocarbons’ ranking.

Alex’s experience highlights his versatility and flexibility. The broad range of his work includes mergers and acquisitions, regulatory and project development of large infrastructure projects, including LNG, GTL, Gas to Power, pipelines, FPSOs and refineries, unitizations, exploration, development, and production operations, production sharing contracts, host government negotiations and dispute resolution (litigation, arbitration, and expert testimony.

Hall of Fame - Energy and Natural Resources: Hydrocarbons

The Legal 500

2025

Lawyer of the Year M&A Energy

The Latin American Lawyer Energy & Infrastructure Awards

2024