Mrs Bruna Bouissou > Azevedo Sette Advogados > Belo Horizonte, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Azevedo Sette Advogados
RUA PARAIBA, 1000
Rua Paraíba, 1000, térreo
Belo Horizonte MG 30130-145
Brazil

Work Department

Corporate, Administrative Law, Infrastructure, Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) and Project Finance

Position

Bouissou is partner of Azevedo Sette Advogados’ Infrastructure practice in Belo Horizonte. She draws upon more than 15 years’ experience advising clients in complex transactions in concessions, public private partnerships, administrative law, regulatory law, privatizations, finance, infrastructure projects, contracts and corporate law.

Career

Before joining Azevedo Sette, Bouissou was a legal consultant at the PPP unit of the State Department of Economic Development of Minas Gerais (2008). She is Member of the Committee of the Ethics and Disciplinary Court in Infrastructure section.

Languages

English and Portuguese

Memberships

Bruna is Member of the Committee of the Ethics and Disciplinary Court in Infrastructure section, and Member and Mentory at InfraWomen.

Education

LL.B. from Faculdade Milton Campos Law School, she was admitted to practice in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2002. Bruna is specialized in Business and Economic Law at FGV (2004), and Master’s Degree in Law at Georgetown University (LL.M., 2006). Partner is certified as CP3P-F (since 2017).

Leisure

Bouissou is recommended in Projects and Infrastructure as “a lawyer with widely expertise in Project Finance and Contracts and corporate law” by The Legal 500 guide. In LL 250 guide is listed as leading lawyer in Project Finance & Infrastructure and Administrative Law. In Análise Advocacia and Análise Advocacia Mulher is considered one of the most admired lawyers in Minas Gerais state in Civil Law, and reference to Steel and Mining sector.

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > City focus - Belo Horizonte > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Azevedo Sette Advogados’ commercial, corporate, and M&A group is a powerhouse in the Minas Gerais market. The locally established firm has a full-service offering, which covers M&A, joint venture agreements, and equity sales of local, national and international scale. The practice is capable of handling transactional matters on behalf of clients from a variety of industry sectors, such as mining, real estate, and energy. Leading the team are Fernando Azevedo Sette, a key name for mining, construction, and engineering clients, Luis Ricardo Miraglia, noted for his expertise in the mining and energy sectors, and Ana Paula Terra Caldeira, who is especially active in the mining and technology segments. All three practice heads are renowned for their deep expertise in complex M&A deals, commercial and financial contracts, succession planning, and foreign investments. Other key names in the group include Frederico Bopp Dieterich, who focuses on the financing and development of infrastructure projects, and Roberto Ribas Wilson, who is recognised for his work on M&A, contracts, and corporate matters. The team also benefits from the knowledge of Bruna Bouissou who concentrates on concessions, public-private partnerships (PPPs), and privatisations.

Brazil > Public law

A key destination for construction, mining, telecoms, and financial companies, Azevedo Sette Advogados‘ public law department is sought out for its extensive experience in public tenders, concessions, privatisations, regulatory issues and PPPs. Water, sanitation, energy and transport are core sectors of focus for the team, which is under the joint leadership of Frederico Bopp Dieterich, whose broad practice encompasses regulatory and administrative law, infrastructure projects and corporate transactions, and Leonardo Moreira Costa De Souza, a reference for PPPs and proceedings before regulatory agencies. Bruna Bouissou is another name to note for concessions, PPPs and privatisations.