Ranking tables
Project Development | Global
Brazil
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Band 3
Band 4
- Lefosse Advogados 1 Years Ranked
- Pinheiro Guimarães 1 Years Ranked
- TozziniFreire Advogados 1 Years Ranked
- Dias Carneiro Advogados
- Lobo de Rizzo Advogados
- Toledo Marchetti Advogados
Band 5
- Demarest Advogados 1 Years Ranked
- Aroeira Salles Advogados
- Azevedo Sette Advogados
Band 2
- Ana Carolina Barretto Veirano Advogados15 Years Ranked
- Guilherme de Figueiredo Forbes Stocche Forbes Advogados17 Years Ranked
- Maurício Teixeira dos Santos Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados18 Years Ranked
- Mauro Bardawil Penteado Machado Meyer11 Years Ranked
- Pablo Sorj Mattos Filho15 Years Ranked
Band 3
- André Sigelmann Pinheiro Guimarães18 Years Ranked
- Bruno Werneck Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown13 Years Ranked
- Jose Ribeiro do Prado Júnior Machado Meyer18 Years Ranked
- Júlio César Bueno Pinheiro Neto Advogados15 Years Ranked
- Miriam Fernanda Macagnan Signor Lefosse Advogados10 Years Ranked
- Thiago Fernandes Moreira Mattos Filho8 Years Ranked
- Leonardo Toledo da SilvaToledo Marchetti Advogados
Band 4
- Marina Anselmo Schneider Mattos Filho12 Years Ranked
- Rafael Baptista Baleroni Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados3 Years Ranked
- Ricardo SanchesDias Carneiro Advogados
Band 5
- Alexandre Sales Cabral Arlota Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown2 Years Ranked
- Bruno Francisco Cabral Aurélio Demarest Advogados10 Years Ranked
- Bruno Gandolfo Damico Stocche Forbes Advogados3 Years Ranked
- Daniel Engel Veirano Advogados3 Years Ranked
- Frederico Moura Stocche Forbes Advogados8 Years Ranked
- Frederico Bopp DieterichAzevedo Sette Advogados
- Luis Antonio Semeghini de SouzaSole Practitioner
- Marcelo Vincentini MarchettiToledo Marchetti Advogados
- Rodnei IazzettaLobo de Rizzo Advogados
Up and Coming
- Mariana MiragliaAroeira Salles Advogados
- Natália BastosToledo Marchetti Advogados
Associates to watch
- Ana Clara Viola Ladeira Stocche Forbes Advogados1 Years Ranked
- Bruno Vianna Espírito SantoAzevedo Sette Advogados
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Machado MeyerProject Development2025 | Band 1 | 1 Years RankedMachado Meyer maintains leading project development and project finance departments. Major banks and blue-chip companies rely on its deep bench to assistance with complex finance deals. The firm has a strong track record of acting on EPC agreements, regulatory work and structuring PPPs, as well as handling complex port projects.
1 Mattos FilhoProject Development2025 | Band 1 | 1 Years RankedMattos Filho is a powerhouse capable of handling some of the most sophisticated projects, from greenfield contracts to cross-border project finance deals. The team further benefits from the firm's formidable full-service capabilities, managing negotiation of project-related agreements, such as O&M and EPC. Leading representatives of the infrastructure, logistics and transportation industries rely on the firm's advice.
Band 2
2 Cescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto AdvogadosProject Development2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedCescon, Barrieu, Flesch & Barreto Advogados offers high-end advice on infrastructure, energy and construction mandates. The team is often retained by multinational clients to handle project finance mandates, such as issuance of green bonds and commercial notes. It is also experienced in handling construction projects, supply agreements and the structuring of PPPs.2 Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer BrownProject Development2025 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedTauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown boasts particular expertise in acting on project development and project finance mandates, mainly structuring big-ticket privatisations and contractual amendments, as well as advising financial institutions as lenders. It maintains a sound track record in the oil and gas and transportation spheres. The firm offers additional capabilities handling projects involving power plants and renewable energy matters.
Band 3
3 Pinheiro Neto AdvogadosProject Development2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedPinheiro Neto Advogados relies on its top-notch full-service capabilities to provide an all-encompassing service for sophisticated clients in the project development and project finance arenas. The firm is seen handling high-profile EPC agreements, public-private partnership deals and regulatory analysis. It is particularly noted for handling high-end project finance deals, having a sound track record in top energy, rail and road project deals.
3 Stocche Forbes AdvogadosProject Development2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedStocche Forbes Advogados has developed a noteworthy practice featuring on some of the country's most important project deals. The team is equipped to handle all project-related matters, including project development, but it has forte in its project finance advice. With an enviable wealth of experience representing both lenders and borrowers, Stocche Forbes receives strong admiration from market sources and is becoming increasingly visible and admired in this area. The firm is also often sought out to negotiate sophisticated EPC contracts.
3 Veirano AdvogadosProject Development2025 | Band 3 | 1 Years RankedVeirano Advogados offers full-service legal assistance to companies involved in all stages of project development, from EPC contracts to privatisation. The firm is also highly respected for handling complex project finance deals. High-profile infrastructure investors, including development banks, rely on the firm for key matters.
Band 4
4 Lefosse AdvogadosProject Development2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedLefosse Advogados is an admired full-service practice often acting on infrastructure project developments and bank guarantee issuances in project finance mandates. Clients mainly come from the transportation and energy industries. The team is additionally experienced in refinancing debts and the issuance of non-convertible debentures. Lefosse also has a solid track record of handling EPC and O&M agreements and assistance with bidding proceedings.
4 Pinheiro GuimarãesProject Development2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedPinheiro Guimarães is a traditional RJ-based firm with origins in the finance sector and a solid track record of handling project development and project finance mandates. Its client portfolio comprises players from the power, construction and transportation sectors. Additionally experienced advising on supply agreements, EPC contracts, and acquisition of power plants and sugarcane production.
4 TozziniFreire AdvogadosProject Development2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedTozziniFreire Advogados is a well-regarded practice equipped to assist clients with a range of project-related matters. Experienced in handling infrastructure, public bidding and project finance mandates. Retained by players from the energy, mining and technology sectors. Additional capabilities acting on transactional, EPC and O&M contracts and regulatory issues.
Band 5
5 Demarest AdvogadosProject Development2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedDemarest Advogados is a full-service firm that packs a noteworthy department mainly involved in infrastructure-related project finance and project developments deals. Equipped to assist with the transportation, energy and logistic sectors, and benefits from its experience representing both domestic and foreign clients. Additional capabilities acting on PPPs and the corporate and regulatory structuring aspects of a project.