Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Financing and infrastructure projects

Founding partner

Founding partner of Machado Meyer, is prominent in the Brazilian legal scenario, having provided legal assistance to countless clients and projects of infrastructure high complexity. Initiated his activities as specialist attorney in corporate and tax matters, starting later to work in the projects and infrastructure area in the areas of knowledge of energy and oil and gas. Participates in affairs related to concessions, private-public partnerships (PPP), privatizations and M&A in the regulated sector, also working in arbitration proceedings. Also has strong performance before the Public Administration.

Portuguese and English.

Admitted to the Brazilian Bar (OAB). Member of International Bar Association (IBA), Inter-American Bar Association, American Bar Association (ABA), Council member of the São Paulo Lawyers Institute (IASP). He is also member of the São Paulo Lawyers Association (AASP), in which he participated in the Board of Directors and Council for 9 years and a half; Board member of the Studies Center of Law Firms (CESA), in which he participated in the Council for some terms of office; Member of the Legal Council of FIESP. Council member of the Chamber of Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration of the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (CamFiesp). Member of the Advisory Council of the Cancer Hospital of São Paulo Member of the Administrative Council of the ICC Brazil – International Chamber of Commerce, as well of its respective Arbitration Committee Council member of Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A., of Suzano Holdings S. A. and of IPLF Holdings S.A. CEOs Council member of the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) Member of the International Committee of the Federal Council of the Brazilian Bar Association (Federal OAB). Arbitrator in the Arbitration Centre of AMCHAM, FIESP and CCBC Former arbitrator in the Chamber of Conciliation and Arbitration of Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) Former member of the Executive Council of the Brazilian Bar Association, São Paulo Section (OAB-SP). Former Legal Counselor and Chairman of the Legislative Committee of AMCHAM (from 1987 to 1989). Former Director of AMCHAM and the Legislative Committee of the Brazilian Association of Public Held Companies (ABRASCA).

Received his LL.B. from Universidade de São Paulo and a postgraduation in Taxation from New York University.