Mrs Maria Fernanda Soares > Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados Offices
RUA LAURO MULLER, 116, 17TH FLOOR
TORRE RIO SUL
RIO DE JANEIRO, RJ, 22290-160
Brazil
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Mrs Maria Fernanda Soares
Work Department
Infrastructure and Energy / Oil and Gas / Energy / Contracts and Complex Negotiations / Public and Regulatory Law
Position
Partner
Career
Maria Fernanda is specialist in infrastructure projects, especially in the O&G industry. Her practice is mainly focused on clients interested in the development of natural gas projects, being actively engaged in the discussions and developments related to the opening of Brazilian gas market, involving both private companies and public authorities. Her experience includes legal assistance for the structuring, negotiation, review and implementation of projects and transactions, as well as assistance with regulatory matters involving the agents of such industry. In addition, her expertise in maritime law is also synergic and strategic for the needs of the offshore industry.
Memberships
Member of the Maritime and Transport Law Committee of IBA
Member of WISTA – Woman’s International Shipping and Trading Association, Brazilian Bar Association and IBA – International Bar Association
Education
- Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brazil (LL.B., 2009).
- IMO International Maritime Law Institute, Malta (LL.M. in International Maritime Law, 2017).
- ESEADE, Argentina (Master Juris in Corporate Law, 2013).
- IBMEC, Brasil (LL.M. in Corporate Law, 2012).
- International Foundation for the Law of the Sea – International Maritime Tribunal – Hamburg – 2017 (International Law of The Sea and Maritime Law Summer Academy)
- Colorado College – 2008 (Especialization em Political Sciences)
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
(Next Generation Partners)Maria Fernanda Soares – Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Under the leadership of Daniel Szyfman, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados has played a key role in the recent opening up of the Brazilian gas and refinery markets through its involvement in Petrobras’s major divestment plan. M&A in the upstream segment remains a core area of focus for the team, which has been increasingly engaged in energy transition mandates. Practice head Szyfman stands out for his involvement in decarbonisation projects – including carbon capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen and biofuels – and complex transactional and regulatory matters. A key contact for natural gas clients, Maria Fernanda Soares has been instrumental in discussions related to the reshaping of the domestic gas market; her broad practice covers transactions, projects and regulatory matters. With over 15 years of experience in the oil, natural gas and biofuels sector, Fernando Xavier takes the lead on E&P and downstream mandates, including deals and administrative proceedings. At the associate level, Mariele Milhorance focuses on natural gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and energy transition, while Raphael Barboza Correia is particularly active in the onshore, shallow-water and mature fields sectors.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Brazil > Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Hydrocarbons Brazil > Energy and natural resources
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Labour and employment
- City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- TMT: Telecoms
- Projects and infrastructure
- Public law
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Transport: Aviation
Firm Rankings
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Environment
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Insurance
- Real estate
- Wealth and succession planning
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Compliance
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- Venture capital
- Life sciences
- White-collar crime and investigations
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax
- TMT: Telecoms