LAWYER PROFILE

Felipe Feres

Brazil 2026

Mattos Filho

Ranked in 1 practice area

Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas

Brazil

15 years ranked

About

Provided by Mattos Filho

Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Practice Areas

Administrative Law; Infrastructure & Energy; Oil and Gas; Electric Power; Energy Transition.

Career

Felipe advises clients on M&A transactions and projects in the petroleum, natural gas, biofuels and electric power industries. He specializes in transactional, contractual and regulatory work covering all segments of these industries. Felipe previously worked as a foreign lawyer at DLA Piper LLP in the United States. He has been chairman of the Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association’s Rio de Janeiro chapter (OAB-RJ) since 2019.

Education

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)

Bachelor of Laws

Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV Direito-RJ)

Postgraduate degree in Corporate Law and Capital Markets

University of Chicago, USA

Master of Laws (LL.M.)

Languages Spoken

Portuguese;

English;

Spanish.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas - Brazil

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Felipe Rodrigues Caldas Feres is a very well-established oil and gas practitioner, particularly in the field of transactional and commercial matters.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Felipe is exceptional and does a wonderful job every time he's called upon.
Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & GasChambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors
Feres provides excellent service. He is responsive, hands-on and very easy to work with, including with international stakeholders. He understands the bigger picture of the deal and ensures smooth coordination across other aspects affecting the transaction. He articulates well during negotiations. A true deal-maker.
Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & GasChambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors
Felipe brings business acumen combined with legal expertise. Feres helps build the company's products and doesn't limit himself to just technical legal expertise, but translates it into something that works for our business. He has the sensitivity to add what I need to know.
Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & GasChambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors
Felipe stands out for his solid technical expertise and extensive experience in complex negotiations in the natural gas market. He demonstrates strategic vision and a strong business orientation in advising the company, acting from risk assessment to the agile and effective management of contractual negotiations.
Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & GasChambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors