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Mattos Filho Offices
Praia do Flamengo, 200 11º andar
Rio de Janeiro, RJ , CEP 22210-901
Brazil
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Giovani Loss
Work Department
Contracts and Project Development; Eletric Power; Infrastructure and Energy; Mining; Oil and Gas; Project Finance; Public Law; Aviantion; Admnistrative Law
Position
Partner
Career
Giovani focuses his practice on energy, oil & gas, and in particular, on merger and acquisition transactions, financing and regulatory issues involving these industries. He previously worked at the Houston office of Fulbright and Jaworski LLP (now Norton Rose Fulbright). Licensed to practice law in Brazil, England and New York, Giovani is a founding partner and vice-chairman of the Brazilian Institute of Energy Law Studies (IBDE), a former chairman of the Oil & Gas Law Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA), and the only Brazilian on the board of the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN).
Languages
Portuguese; English; Spanish
Education
Bachelor of Laws – Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG);
Master of Laws in Public Law – Universidade de São Paulo (USP);
Master of Laws (LL.M.) – Stanford Law School, USA;
Doctoral Degree in Energy Analysis and Planning – Universidade de São Paulo (USP).
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
(Hall of Fame)Full-service powerhouse firm Mattos Filho possesses market-leading capabilities across the full scope of matters pertaining to the oil and gas sector. With a strong presence in ‘the most complex issues and leading cases‘ in this space, the practice is singled out for its skills in high-end transactions, spanning stock and asset purchases, financings, issuance of debentures, and project implementation. Covering the entire value chain, the group is the first port of call for several exploration and production (E&P) and downstream clients and companies from the natural gas segment, as well as banks and private equity firms. The highly regarded Giovani Loss, a treble-qualified partner (in Brazil, England and Wales, and New York), has a wealth of experience in M&A, financing deals and regulatory issues in the hydrocarbons sector. Felipe Rodrigues Caldas Feres regularly works in M&A transactions and projects in the natural gas, biofuels and petroleum industries, and is also sought out for his contractual and regulatory expertise; these are also areas of activity for Bruno Chedid. Key practitioners also include senior associate Danielle Ludwig, whose international background is noteworthy, and Nilton Mattos.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Brazil > Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Hydrocarbons Brazil > Energy and natural resources
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Tax > Customs
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Labour and employment
- City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- Projects and infrastructure
- Real estate
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Tax > Tax litigation
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- Wealth and succession planning
- White-collar crime and investigations