Azevedo Sette Advogados
Lawyers
Leonardo Moreira Costa de Souza
- Phone+55 (11) 4083.7638
- Email[email protected]
- Profilewww.azevedosette.com.br
Work Department
Administrative Law, Infrastructure, PPP and Project Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate, Succession Planning, Corporate
Position
Souza is partner and head of Azevedo Sette Advogados’ Infrastructure and Real Estate practices in São Paulo office. He draws upon more than 20 years’ experience advising clients in Corporate / M&A, Administrative Law, Real Estate, Infrastructure, PPP and Project Finance matters.
Career
Before joining Azevedo Sette, he was an associate in Corporate (1996–2003) in a boutique law firm, and legal assistant at Accenture / Andersen Consulting (1995-1996).
Languages
English and Portuguese
Memberships
Souza was professor of mergers and acquisitions at FACAMP. Partner is a member of the Legal Committee of the ABDIB (Brazilian Association of Infrastructure and Basic Industries), president and a member of the board of directors in agribusiness associations, a former member of the ABCON (Brazilian Association of Basic Sanitation Private Concessionaries).
Education
LL.B. from PUC/SP Law School, he was admitted to practice in São Paulo and Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 1998. Master in Business Law (LL.M., 2004) in the same university.
Leisure
He is recommended in Administrative Law, Project Finance and Infrastructure, Public Law, and Real Estate as “corporate, infrastructure and real estate expert” by Chambers Latin America, Latin Lawyer 250, Leaders League, and The Legal 500 guides.