Ranking tables
Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas | Brazil: Industries & Sectors
Brazil
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
Senior Statespeople
Star Individuals
Band 1
Band 2
- Daniela Ribeiro Davila Vieira Rezende18 Years Ranked
- Danielle Gomes de Almeida Valois Trench Rossi Watanabe17 Years Ranked
- Felipe Feres Mattos Filho14 Years Ranked
- Paulo Valois Pires Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira & Agel18 Years Ranked
- Rogério Sobral de Miranda Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira & Agel18 Years Ranked
Band 3
- Alexandre Bittencourt Calmon COSRO18 Years Ranked
- Ali El Hage Filho Veirano Advogados4 Years Ranked
- Bruno Belchior Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown9 Years Ranked
- Felipe Tavares Boechem Lefosse Advogados3 Years Ranked
- João Luis Ribeiro de Almeida Demarest Advogados8 Years Ranked
- Lívia Medeiros Amorim Veirano Advogados5 Years Ranked
- Maria Fernanda Soares Machado Meyer5 Years Ranked
Band 4
- Alexandre Santos de Aragão Alexandre Aragão Advogados1 Years Ranked
- Bruno Chedid Mattos Filho5 Years Ranked
- David Meiler Demarest Advogados11 Years Ranked
- Fernando Xavier Machado Meyer5 Years Ranked
- Gabriela Bezerra Fischer Trench Rossi Watanabe4 Years Ranked
- Luis Fernando Ayres de Mello Pacheco Eick, Haber, Binari & Pacheco Sociedade de Advogados17 Years Ranked
- Marcello Lobo Pinheiro Neto Advogados4 Years Ranked
- Marcelo Frazão Costa Rodrigues COSRO2 Years Ranked
- Nilton Mattos Mattos Filho13 Years Ranked
- Rafael Baptista Baleroni Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados13 Years Ranked
- Tiago do Monte Macêdo Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown1 Years Ranked
Up and Coming
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Machado MeyerEnergy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas2025 | Band 1 | 11 Years RankedMachado Meyer maintains a key oil and gas practice with accumulated experience advising important players in the sector, including local and international client requiring assistance with M&A, joint venture formation and various sector-related agreements as well as with project development and an array of regulatory issues.
1 Mattos FilhoEnergy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas2025 | Band 1 | 15 Years RankedMattos Filho has an exceptional oil and gas practice group holding a leading position in the market through its continued representation of major E&P companies operating in Brazil's highly productive offshore reserves. The firm is instructed to advise on both the transactional and regulatory aspects. It is frequently seen advising on sector-specific M&A deals and asset transactions. The firm also advises on high-end finance deals to back long-term projects and oilfield acquisitions. It is highly sought-after for its knowledge of project development and participation in the National Petroleum Agency's bidding rounds.
1 Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer BrownEnergy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas2025 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedTauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown has an outstanding department renowned for its expertise in a wide range of transactional and regulatory oil and gas matters. The team caters to a host of impressive domestic and international clientele in need of representation in complex sector-related corporate and M&A transactions. The team also benefits from long-standing experience assisting clients with the development of high capacity LNG projects, as well as with the acquisition of offshore blocks through ANP's bidding rounds. The firm is particularly active in the upstream and midstream production chains.
Band 2
2 Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira & AgelEnergy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas2025 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedSchmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira & Agel has a prestigious department boasting seasoned oil and gas lawyers. The firm is sought-after to perform due diligence work and act on high-level M&A transactions. Its practitioners often advise on all stages of mining project development. from exploration and production to refining.
2 Veirano AdvogadosEnergy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas2025 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedVeirano Advogados is noted in the oil and gas sector for representing clients operating in the upstream and downstream markets. The firm is frequently instructed to advise on high value M&A transactions and project development mandates, in addition to assisting service providers with bids for the supply and operation of oil and gas assets.
Band 3
3 Lefosse AdvogadosEnergy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas2025 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedLefosse Advogados is recognised in the market its growing expertise in oil and gas. The firm has experience of work advising clients on transactional mandates, including M&A. The firm also handles contractual issues, including EPC, leasing and transportation agreements. Additional capabilities include representation in judicial and arbitration cases, as well as administrative proceedings before ANP.
3 Trench Rossi WatanabeEnergy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas2025 | Band 3 | 18 Years RankedTrench Rossi Watanabe maintains a strong oil and gas department with a track record of assisting players in the market with complex regulatory issues, high profile transactions and litigation work. The firm is particularly noted for providing strategic regulatory advice for companies from the upstream and midstream segments, as well as for its involvement in discussions relating to the new Brazilian gas market. Clients further benefit from the team's expertise in ESG matters.
3 Vieira RezendeEnergy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas2025 | Band 3 | 18 Years RankedVieira Rezende has an established department recognised for its strong track record in the oil and gas arena. The team is noted for advising clients on the structuring of new businesses and for assisting with regulatory mandates. It also remains active assisting upstream companies and offshore service providers with the acquisition of oil and gas assets and services. Clients further benefit from the lawyers' expertise in gas-to-power projects.
Band 4
4 Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto AdvogadosEnergy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas2025 | Band 4 | 14 Years RankedCescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados is full-service with a noteworthy oil and gas practice. The team is regularly sought-after by energy companies and financial institutions to assist with M&A and financing deals. It also handles regulatory matters and assists clients with participation in ANP bidding rounds.
4 COSROEnergy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedCOSRO fields a team of seasoned oil and gas lawyers with strong credentials in regulatory and contractual matters. The team has a recognised expertise in work related to decarbonisation and natural gas storage.
4 Demarest AdvogadosEnergy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas2025 | Band 4 | 7 Years RankedDemarest Advogados regularly handles transactional oil and gas matters, such as M&A for E&P companies. It also advises on contractual matters, including service agreements. The team provides expert regulatory advice to its clients, as well as offering experience in bidding deals. Its capabilities span the upstream and midstream sectors.
4 Pinheiro Neto AdvogadosEnergy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas2025 | Band 4 | 9 Years RankedPinheiro Neto Advogados is a legal powerhouse with a notable offering in oil and gas matters involving regulatory and transactional aspects. The firm is further capable to offer advice on administrative procedures. It is able to advise clients from the downstream to the upstream segments of operations.
4 Stocche Forbes AdvogadosEnergy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedStocche Forbes Advogados is a well-reputed firm, singled out in the market due to its growing expertise in oil and gas matters. The firm is commendably active in regulatory and tax structuring of projects in this field, with a strong offering in EPC contracts.