David Waltenberg
Global Guide 2024
Band 1 : Energy & Natural Resources: Power
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About
Provided by David Waltenberg
Practice Areas
Areas of Practice
Constitutional, Regulatory and Administrative Law
Career
Previous Experience
• Attorney and Legal Manager of large Brazilian power companies (Companhia Paulista de Força e Luz – CPFL, Companhia Auxiliar de Empresas Elétricas Brasileiras – CAEEB and Eletropaulo – Eletricidade de São Paulo S/A)
• Legal Coordinator of the Departamento Nacional de Águas e Energia Elétrica – DNAEE (National Department of Water and Electricity), predecessor of ANEEL
• Head of the Institutional Relations Department of the Energy Secretariat for the State of São Paulo
• Consultant of the Brazilian Power-Sector Restructuring Project – “Projeto RE-SEB” (FHC Administration)
• Consultant of the “Power-Sector Technical Assistance Project” – “Projeto ESTAL” – 1st Phase – New Institutional Model of the Brazilian Power Sector (Lula Administration)
• Head of the Energy Legal Team at Siqueira Castro Advogados
Education
Law School of São Paulo University - USP - São Paulo - Brazil
Bachelors Degree
1970 - 1974
Law School of Mackenzie University - São Paulo - Brazil
Specialization in Business Law
1985 - 1985
Experience
Emphasis:
• Structuring of institutional models in the electrical and natural gas sectors
• Tender offers, concession and administrative contracts in general
• Privatization of electrical energy concessionaires
• Implementation of water-based, thermal projects and power transmission facilities
• Mediation, arbitration and administrative litigation
Languages Spoken
Foreign Languages
• English
• French
Work Highlights
Other Emphasis:
• Awarded by “Análise Advocacia – The Most Admired in Law” in category “Lawyer – Infrastructure and Regulatory” (since 2006)
• Nominated by “Chambers Latin America” as “Leading and Star Individual” in “Energy and Natural Resources: Power” (since 2009)
• Nominated by “Chambers Global” as “Leading Individual – Band 1” in “Energy and Natural Resources – Brazil” (2012)
• Nominated by “Legal 500 Latin America” as “Leading Lawyer” in “Energy and Natural Resources: Electricity” (2012)
• Former chairman of the Energy Strategic Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce – AMCHAM/SP