João Paulo Pessoa

Practice Areas

João Paulo Pessoa is a lawyer specializing in public and regulatory law, with a strong focus on the infrastructure sector, particularly in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and concessions. He holds a Ph.D. in Law from PUC-SP, where he also teaches Constitutional Law, and is a Certified Professional in Public Procurement (CP3P). João Paulo serves in leadership roles at institutions such as FIESP, ABCD, and IBEJI, and is an active member of OAB-SP, CBAr, and the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF). He is the author and co-author of several publications on constitutional law, sanitation regulation, and access to public information.

Publications

Author of “As Disposições Transitórias no Direito Constitucional Brasileiro” (Lumen Juris, 2017).

Coauthor of “Tratado Sobre o Marco Regulatório do Saneamento Básico no Direito” (Contracorrente, 2017); “Acesso à informação pública” (Fórum, 2015); “Evaluación Medioambiental, Participación y Protección del Medio Ambiente” (Chile: Editorial Librotecnia, 2013).

Professional Memberships

Director of the Basic Sanitation Division of the Infrastructure Department (DEINFRA) at the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP).

Former Director and Board Member of the Brazilian Institute of Legal Studies in Infrastructure (IBEJI).

Director of the Brazilian Association of Democratic Constitutionalists (ABCD).

Member of the Constitutional Law Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association – São Paulo Chapter (OAB-SP).

Member of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF).

Member of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee (CBAr).

Member of the Constitutional Law Commission of the OAB-SP.

Education