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Rafael Vanzella

Rafael Vanzella

Brazil 2026

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About

Provided by Machado Meyer

Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Practice Areas

Infrastructure and energy / Public and regulatory law

Career

Vanzella is specialist in regulated contracts, structured acquisitions and financings, complex guarantees, and public administration business conducted in the sectors of transports and logistics, energy, urban mobility and cities, basic sanitation, and solid waste. He provides legal assistance to investors, main contractors, suppliers of capital goods, financial institutions, and governmental agencies on a range of steps of an infrastructure project, such as private-public partnerships modeling and concessions, negotiation of joint venture agreements, participation in tenders, establishment of special purpose companies and of their shareholders’ agreements, structuring construction contracts, supply and off-takes, paying in of capital structure, and disvestiture transactions. He also engages activities in expression of interest procedures, pre-litigation procedures of administrative contracts, regulatory analysis and diagnosis, and drawing up studies on sectors and public policies.

Professional Memberships

Brazilian Bar Association; Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst Alumni.

Languages Spoken

Portuguese and English.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors

Public Law: The Elite - Brazil

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Rafael Vanzella is a practitioner well regarded for devising complex public law pre-litigation strategies for high-value regulatory disputes. He offers additional capabilities in legal opinions.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Rafael Vanzella showed a deep understanding of the legal framework governing the nuances of public law. His role in drafting the technical opinion on our contract was crucial, providing us with a robust legal foundation in our case.

    Public Law: The EliteChambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors
  • Rafael Vanzella stands out for his helpfulness and good understanding of our sector, our business and the regulatory environment in which we operate. He's approachable and participates in discussions with a practical vision.

    Public Law: The EliteChambers Brazil: Industries & Sectors

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