Juliana Deguirmendjian > Tauil & Chequer Advogados > São Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
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AV JUSCELINO KUBITSCHEK 1455
5TH, 6TH AND 7TH FLOORS
04543-011 SÃO PAULO, SP
Brazil
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Juliana Deguirmendjian
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Position
Juliana Deguirmendjian is a partner of the Public and Administrative Law practie in Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown.
Career
She advises foreign and national investors on regulatory aspects of concessions, public-private partnerships, and privatizations. Juliana also acts in regulatory due diligences in M&A and Finance transactions. Clients praise her for combining a diligent and business-oriented approach to Public Law.
Juliana has represented clients in unprecedented infrastructure deals, such as the country’s first privatization of a water and sewage state-owned company after the reform of the Basic Sanitation Act and the concession project of irrigated agriculture in Baixio de Irecê.
Languages
Portuguese and English
Education
- Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV/SP), Masters in Public Law
- Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV/SP), Specialization in Infrastructure Law
- Yale Law School, Latin American Linkage Program in Law
- Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV/SP), Bachelor of Laws (JD equivalent)
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Public law
(Rising stars)Tauil & Chequer Advogados assists private sector clients in public procurement matters at the federal, state and local levels. In addition to its extensive experience in concessions, privatisations, PPPs and competitive bids, the team excels in litigation involving administrative improbity, public contracts and regulatory matters. Led by Bruno Werneck, the department is frequently engaged in major projects in the sanitation, mining, energy, transport and logistics segments. Senior associate Juliana Deguirmendjian is noted for her broad practice, which encompasses administrative proceedings, government contracts, PPPs and concessions, while associate Julio Barboza is recommended for project development matters.
Brazil > Projects and infrastructure
Showcasing experience in the structuring, financing, construction and operation of large-scale projects in Brazil, Tauil & Chequer Advogados is seen with great regularity advising on matters in the power, renewable energy, oil and gas, and transport sectors. Besides its strong credentials in local projects, the team is also often engaged in cross-border mandates, drawing on its association with international firm Mayer Brown. Clients from the energy, oil and gas, and heavy industries routinely turn to Alexandre Chequer
for assistance in asset deals, project development and regulatory issues. In addition to a strong track record in M&A, concessions and privatisations, Bruno Werneck is a seasoned project finance and development practitioner. Banking and finance partner Eduardo Lima advises financial institutions, multilateral organisations, sponsors and corporate clients on the financing of energy and infrastructure projects, while Luis Montes specialises in project finance and construction law. Juliana Deguirmendjian, who has been particularly active in water and sewage concession projects, and Julio Barboza are names to note at the associate level.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Compliance
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Environment
- Public law
- Real estate
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- Projects and infrastructure
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Labour and employment
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation