SRS Legal

Energy; Finance; M&A

Pedro Rebelo de Sousa, Founding and Managing Partner of SRS, is considered a benchmark in Finance and M&A.

Pedro advises domestic and international clients on significant banking and finance matters, as well as structuring and executing big ticket M&A transactions.

With over 40 years of experience, Pedro has a unique banking and finance background having been a senior officer in an international investment bank in São Paulo and New York, and also as Chairman/CEO of a Portuguese bank.

Since 2009 – Managing Partner of SRS Advogados (formely Simmons & Simmons Rebelo de Sousa) 2001 to 2009 – Partner of Simmons & Simmons 2004 to 2009 – Member of the Board and PAC of Simmons & Simmons in London 1993 to 2009 – Partner of Simmons & Simmons Rebelo de Sousa - Sociedade de Advogados (formerly Grupo Legal Português) Since 1992 – Executive director and non-executive member of corporate bodies of various companies 1990 to 1991 – Chairman of the Board of Directors (responsible for reprivatisation) of Banco Fonsecas & Burnay, S.A 1988 to 1990 – Vice-President of the International Financial Markets Division of Citibank N.A., New York, USA 1985 to 1988 – Vice-President of the Loan Syndication and Restructuring Department of Citicorp Investment Bank, New York, USA

English, French, Spanish

Portuguese and Brazilian Bar Associations IBA (International Bar Association) NYSBA (New York State Bar Association) UIA (Union International des Avocats)

Masters of Business Administration, Getúlio Vargas Foundation – School of Business Administration, São Paulo, Brazil Specialisation (Postgraduate Diploma) in Commercial and Business Law, Universidade Pontifica Católica, Brazil Degree in Law, University of Lisbon School of Law (where he also worked as an assistant)