Public law and regulation specialist Eduardo Carvalhaes leads the public law team at Lefosse Advogados, which is often engaged in public procurement, government contracts, PPPs, concessions, and, more recently, privatisations. The practice is especially active in the water, sanitation, transport, energy and telecoms sectors. Recently promoted counsel Beatriz Ghosn has played a prominent role in major privatisations, bidding processes, administrative contracts and PPPs, while Karen Coutinho – a key port of call for concessionaires – is primarily noted for her regulatory expertise.
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Clients clés
- Aena Desarrollo Internacional S.M.E., S.A.
- Xp Infra IV Fundo de Investimento em Participações em Infraestrutura – XP Represented by its Asset Manager XP Vista Asset Management
- Enerfin do Brasil Sociedade de Energia Ltda. - Enerfin
- Winity II Telecom Ltda.
- Companhia Riograndense de Saneamento – CORSAN
- Labware Brasil Serviços de Informática Ltda.
- Tereos Açúcar e Energia Brasil S.A.
- Origem Energia S.A
- Zurich Airport International AG.
- Petrobras Transporte S.A. – Transpetro.
Points forts
- Assisting Sabesp with a potential follow-on share offering that would ultimately privatise the company.
- Acting as Brazilian special counsel to leading banks in Copel's primary and secondary public offering, facilitating the privatisation process through legal guidance across administrative and regulatory realms, including overseeing compliance, navigating inquiries, and managing agreements crucial for the transaction's success.
- Advised Transpetro on the renewal of its oil tanker fleet, a vital project for Brazil's naval industry revival, covering bidding process preparation and analysis of legal, tax, and regulatory aspects regarding vessel acquisition.
Avocats
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Responsable de la pratique
Eduardo Carvalhaes
Autres avocats clés
Beatriz Ghosn; Karen Coutinho