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
Chambers Review
Global
David Waltenberg advises clients on complex regulatory matters and administrative proceedings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is an authority in the energy sector."
"He is an authority in the energy sector."