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Rodrigo Machado Moreira Santos

Rodrigo Machado Moreira Santos

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Energy & Natural Resources: Power

Brazil

7 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Regulatory & Public Law

Energy

Infrastructure

Project Finance

Career

Rodrigo Machado focuses on regulated sectors, especially in the electricity sector, with emphasis on regulatory and transactional issues. His experience ranges from designing complex generation and transmission projects, to supporting transactions involving companies in the sector.

Representing national and foreign companies, he works in areas such as generation, trading, transmission and distribution. In addition, Rodrigo offers advice on administrative proceedings before the National Agency of Electric Power (ANEEL) and other related litigation matters. His expertise also extends to supporting infrastructure companies in project development, renewable energy, auctions, public-private partnerships, and general public law issues.

Professional Memberships

• Member of the Deliberative Council of the Brazilian Institute of Energy Law Studies (IBDE)

• Brazilian Association of Infrastructure and Basic Industries (ABDIB)

• Member of the Infrastructure Committee of the France-Brazil Chamber of Commerce (CCIFB)

• Member of the International Chamber of Commerce's Committee on Environment and Energy (ICC Brasil)

• Association of the Energy Cogeneration Industry (COGEN)

Personal

• Master's degree in Business Law from Escola de Direito de São Paulo da Fundação Getúlio Vargas

• Master in Comparative Development Studies from the École des Hautes Études in Social Sciences – EHESS (France)

• LL.B. from Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Energy & Natural Resources: Power - Brazil

Band 3
Individual Editorial

Rodrigo Machado Moreira Santos is a power lawyer regularly called upon to advise on regulatory matters, M&A and bidding procedures in this field.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Rodrigo Machado has a great professional approach and is quite engaged to find solutions.

    Energy & Natural Resources: PowerChambers Global Guide

  • I really enjoy working with Rodrigo. He is practical in his viewpoints and attentive to our demands. He has a high level of technical knowledge, which makes it easier to solve issues.

    Energy & Natural Resources: PowerChambers Global Guide

  • I recommend Rodrigo Machado's work. He's a professional who is very knowledgeable about the sector and an excellent negotiator.

    Energy & Natural Resources: PowerChambers Global Guide

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