BRAZIL Law and Practice Contributed by: Débora Yanasse, Bruno Salzano and Luisa Tortolano Barreto, Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown
Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown is a full-service law firm, offering cli- ents in-depth local knowledge combined with global reach. Founded in 2000, Tauil & Chequer grew rap- idly, forming an association with Mayer Brown in De- cember 2009. Today, the firm has approximately 180 lawyers, including 49 partners, in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Vitória and Brasilia, with a team of specialists in several areas of business law in Brazil, who advise
in operations ranging from the routine to the highly complex and sophisticated. The firm offers clients the full range of legal services and has a particularly strong and long-standing presence in the energy, oil and gas, and infrastructure industries. It offers a full- service alternative energy and power practice, pro- viding legal advice to domestic and international cli- ents, financial institutions and government agencies.
Authors
Débora Yanasse is a partner of the global energy group at Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown. Débora is widely recognised for her power and gas regulatory expertise and has been
Luisa Tortolano Barreto is a senior associate in the energy practice at Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown in Brazil. She focuses her practice on the power sector, including drafting
involved in high-profile M&A, privatisations, joint ventures, project development, project financing and arbitrations in Brazil, Africa and the Middle East. After completing her Bachelor’s degree at the University of São Paulo, she completed her Master’s degree at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC. She is Co-ordinator of the Renewables Committee in the Brazilian Institute of Energy Law (IBDE) and a member of the São Paulo Bar Association Special Energy Committee (CEELE- OAB/SP).
and negotiating contracts related to project implementation (eg, EPC/EPCM, owner’s engineering, operation and maintenance, and equipment supply), power purchase agreements and advice on regulatory issues, as well as co-ordination of projects within the power sector, especially M&A and due diligence. After completing her Bachelor’s degree at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Luisa obtained a License en Droit from Université Lumière Lyon 2 and a Master’s degree in commercial law at the University of São Paulo.
Bruno Salzano is a partner in the corporate and M&A practice at Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown. Bruno has supported many clients in cross- border M&A, corporate restructurings,
inbound and outbound investments and other co-operative ventures involving international and Brazilian companies, as well as in legal due diligence processes. Bruno completed postgraduate studies in management and administration at Fundação Getulio Vargas and completed his Master’s degree in financial, business and international law at King’s College London in 2013.
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