Rafael Baptista Baleroni

Lawyer information

Practice Areas

Project Finance, Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Oil & Gas, Shipping

Career

Bachelor of Laws and Master of International Law from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Master of Laws from the University of Chicago. Specialist in Oil & Gas Law. Partner since 2013. He represents domestic and foreign clients, including financial institutions, multilateral agencies, state and privately owned companies, sponsors and other investors in a wide array of important transactions in the industries of oil & gas, offshore, shipping and energy, as well as in regulatory matters, such as asset purchases, debt restructuring, privatizations, financing, drafting and negotiating of operation, offtake and supply agreements, inter alia.

Professional Memberships

Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), Norwegian Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (NBCC), Commission on Oil and Fuels of the Rio de Janeiro Bar Association, Brazilian Association of Consulting Engineers, Brazilian Association of Maritime Law and Founding-member of IBDMar – Brazilian Institute of the Law of the Sea.

Publications

Authored numerous articles and is a recurring speaker on topics of Oil & Gas, Project Finance, Foreign Investment and International Law.