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About
Provided by Rafael Baptista Baleroni
Practice Areas
Oil & Gas; Infrastructure and Project Finance; Banking and Finance; Restructuring and Insolvency; ESG & Impact
Career
Represents domestic and foreign clients, including financial institutions, multilateral agencies, state and privately owned companies, sponsors and other investors in a wide array of transactions and regulatory matters in the industries of oil & gas, offshore, shipping & maritime and energy, such as structured, project and asset-backed financings; M&As, asset purchases and divestments, and joint ventures; privatizations; debt restructuring and other special situations; project development; commercial contracts (such as construction, offtake and supply, operation and maintenance, charter and services agreements, inter alia). His ESG & Impact practice involves sustainable finance and energy transition matters.
In 2010, Rafael worked as an international associate at one of the most prestigious law firms of New York. He has authored numerous articles and is a recurring speaker on topics of Oil & Gas, Project Finance, Foreign Investment and International Law.
Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B.) - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)
Specialist in Oil & Gas Law (Merit-based scholarship from the Brazilian Oil Agency)
Master of Laws Degree (LL.M.) - University of Chicago Law School
Master of Laws Degree (LL.M.) - Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)
Professional Memberships
Member of AIEN – Association of International Energy Negotiators
Member of IBA – International Bar Association, Oil & Gas Committee
Member of the Legal Committee of NBCC – Norwegian Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, and former chair and vice-chair
Member of the Oil, Gas and Biofuels Law Committee of the Rio de Janeiro Bar Association
Member of ABDM – Brazilian Association of Maritime Law
Founding-member of IBDMar – Brazilian Institute of the Law of the Sea
Member of the Brazilian Institute of Studies in Energy Law (IBDE)
Former Director of ABCE – Brazilian Association of Consulting Engineers
Chambers Review
Brazil: Transactional
Rafael Baptista Baleroni concentrates his projects practice on matters arising in the financing field, such as structuring and capital raises. Additionally, Baleroni leads development projects that entail negotiation of EPC contracts and regulatory matters.
Rafael Baptista Baleroni concentrates his projects practice on matters arising in the financing field, such as structuring and capital raises. Additionally, Baleroni leads development projects that entail negotiation of EPC contracts and regulatory matters.