Alexandre Chequer > Tauil & Chequer Advogados > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

A heavy hitter in the field of oil and gas, Tauil & Chequer Advogados is a one-stop shop for key players across the upstream, midstream, and downstream segments seeking comprehensive assistance with complex regulatory and transactional matters and integrated cross-border mandates. A deep bench of fully dedicated professionals service a broad repertoire of M&A transactions, high-value operational agreements, project development, bids and concessions, as well as litigation and tax advice. Practice head and market reference Alexandre Chequer, who splits his time between Rio de Janeiro and Houston, fields extensive experience in M&A, project development, regulatory negotiations, and dispute resolution. Bruno Belchior leverages corporate and M&A expertise in assisting with E&P asset acquisitions, midstream and downstream project development, and joint venture formation, and Victor Galante is particularly proficient in project development and M&A. Tiago Macedo focuses his practice on regulatory, contractual, and corporate issues affecting the oil, natural gas, and hydrogen sectors, while Luciana Sodré excels in the corporate elements of key industry transactions. Senior associate Henrique Rojas assists with cross-border M&A, asset acquisitions, and project development, and Leandro Duarte supports on the analysis, review, and negotiation of upstream and downstream contracts. Maritime and petroleum law specialist Juliana Senna joined the team in September 2023 from Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados. Joyce Jacobsen left the firm in July 2023.

Public and private entities, as well as investment banks, private equity funds, pension funds and investors regularly turn to Tauil & Chequer Advogados for advice on big-ticket M&A transactions. Benefitting from access to an extensive international workload, the firm is well positioned to handle cross-border deals, with a special focus on the energy and infrastructure sectors. In addition to merger, spin-offs, and consolidations, the group is also skilled in corporate restructurings and governance issues. Carlos Motta, who has handled numerous deals in the infrastructure, energy, education, sports and technology segments, jointly leads the practice with Victor Galante, who brings together experience in M&A and project development, and energy specialist Alexandre Chequer. A key contact for companies, funds and financial institutions, Christian Roschmann ‘is highly accessible, easy to work with and has great experience both in Brazil and abroad‘. Lilian Toscani stands out for her knowledge of the agribusiness space. Associate Stefano Braga’s ‘effective performance and assertive contributions bring great quality to the negotiations carried out‘.

Tauil & Chequer Advogados fields the ability to advise clients on all stages of large-scale infrastructure projects, from initial contract preparation through to project financing, construction and operational issues. The team is particularly proficient in the financing of projects via capital markets instruments, and in the development of projects in the transport, sanitation, renewable energy, and oil and gas sectors. The projects and infrastructure department is led by a capable quartet: Alexandre Chequer is the name to note for projects in the hydrocarbons space; Bruno Werneck handles project development, M&A, concessions, PPPs and privatisations in the infrastructure, energy and mining segments; and Eduardo Lima and Luis Montes focus on project finance. Alexandre Arlota joined from Mattos Filho in early 2025.

Mayer Brown has an energy and resources focused practice, which is centred in Houston and successfully leverages the firm’s direct presence in Mexico and engagment with Brazil through its associated firm Tauil & Chequer Advogados; the two firms recently combined to advise multinational steel conglomerate ArcelorMittal on its $2.2bn acquisition of the entire capital stock of Brazilian steel company Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP). The US-based Latin America team features a number of Latin American natives and others that have deep cultural links to the region. Houston partners Pablo Ferrante and Jose Valera come from Argentina and Peru respectively, and have extensive records in energy-related transactions in Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina and the Dominican Republic; the two continue to work on headline oil-and gas-transactions, along with deals in the broader energy sector. Rebecca Seidl and Gabriel Salinas are also key partners in Houston; the latter joined the firm from Shearman & Sterling (now A&O Shearman), in 2023. Carlos Motta and Alexandre Chequer are prominent figures in the Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro offices, providing further expertise on inbound and outbound Brazil transactions.