Expertise Based Abroad
Provided by Paulo Rage
Paulo Rage is a Partner of Mayer Brown in Dubai, London and Rio de Janeiro office and member of the Corporate and M&A, International Tax, Middle East and Africa (MEA) and Latin America (LATAM) practice groups.
Paulo has LL.B./J.D., LL.M. and Ph.D. Degrees in Law and is a triple-qualified lawyer: UAE (Dubai), EU (Portugal) and Brazil (RJ & MG). Clients turn to Paulo Rage for his significant practical experience in complex cross-border projects and M&As. Clients leverage his broad project development skills, from the planning and structuring phase (finance, tax, corporate, regulatory and labor planning) through implementation and divestment phases, mainly in the sectors of energy (oil & gas, power and hydrogen); infrastructure (construction & engineering); mining; and industrial (pharmaceutical and agroindustrial).
Paulo advises on projects in emerging LATAM (Latin America) and MEA (Middle East and Africa) markets, especially Sub-Saharan and Lusophone Africa (Angola, Mozambique and STP). Multinational companies seek Paulo’s guidance on transactions in different jurisdictions, such as Mozambique, Angola, South Africa, Malawi, Nigeria, Kenya, Botswana, STP, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Netherlands, Albania, UAE, China and India, among others.
Paulo is fluent in Portuguese, English, Spanish and French. He has advised several clients, including several National Oil Companies (from Angola, Mozambique, China, Thailand, Qatar and others), severalNational Regulatory Agencies and Ministries (from Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Kenya São Tomé and Principe, among others), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and its legal arm African Legal Support Facility (ALSF); and many of the major international energy and infrastructure companies, He also served most of the Brazilian multinational companies, such as Vale, Itaú, AB Inbev, BRF, Eurofarma, Odebrecht, Andrade Gutierrez, Camargo Correa, Concremat, U&M, Fidens, Egesa, CCR, A.R.G., Alpargatas, among others.
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Brazil-Mozambique Chamber of Commerce – CCIABM (since 2008).
Member, ABCI Institute, USA (since 2010).
Member, Committee of Young Businessmen of the American Chamber of Commerce - AmCham (2006-2016).
Director, Young Businessmen Council of the Commercial Association of Minas Gerais - ACMinas (2006-2010).
Member, Legal Committee of the Brazil-India Chamber of Commerce - CCBI (2010-2013).
Member, Brazilian Institute of Finance Executives - IBEF (2012-2013).
Board Member, Hospital de Olhos Foundation (2007 - 2015).
Coordinator, International Economic Law Group of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG (2009-2012).
Member, Young Leadership Forum of Minas Gerais (2006-2010).
Portuguese, English, Spanish and French.
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG
Philosophy Doctor (Ph.D.)
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG
Master of Laws (LL.M.)
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B./J.D.)
University of Chicago
Extension - Law & Economics
SENAC
Extension - Accounting
Aduaneiras
Extension - International Trade
Provided by Chambers
Paulo Rage is particularly focused on energy, mining and oil and gas projects in Mozambique, providing guidance on a range of financing, corporate and regulatory issues.
Provided by Chambers
Paulo Rage provides extreme competence, efficiency, precise comments and solid knowledge in relation to diverse legal issues.
Paulo Rage provides extreme competence, efficiency, precise comments and solid knowledge in relation to diverse legal issues.