Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Oil and gas / Power / ESG and impact businesses / M&A and private equity / Contracts and complex negotiations / Public and regulatory law

Partner

Daniel Szyfman is an Infrastructure, ESG & Energy partner focused on Energy (Oil, Gas, Power and Energy Transition), with a strong M&A/transactional practice and deeply involved in decarbonisation projects (e.g. hydrogen, CCS, biofuels). Szyfman leads the team in Rio de Janeiro and works with clients across the industry’s value chain, including investors coming to Brazil for the first time. As Chair of the Oil & Gas Committee at the IBA (International Bar Association), Daniel leads two global initiatives focused on creating standard contracts and regulatory policies to implement and deliver the Energy Transition. He coordinates work on both transactional (e.g. M&A) and regulatory fronts.

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Chair of the Oil & Gas Committee Law of the International Bar Association (IBA), championing Energy Transition projects regarding model clauses and regulation Officer of the Federal Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) Oil & Gas Committee Member of AIEN (Association of International Energy Negotiators) Brazilian Bar Association

Received his LL.B. from Pontifícia Universidade Católica in São Paulo, post-graduate degree in Administrative Law from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and master’s degree in International Finance from King’s College of London.