Pinheiro Neto Advogados

M&A, Oil and Gas and Telecommunications.

Partner.

Francisco Werneck de Albuquerque Maranhão advises domestic and international clients in several industries, with extensive experience in oil & gas matters. His areas of practice comprise regulatory matters, corporate restructurings, financing operations, joint ventures and M&A deals, especially in the oil & gas and infrastructure segments. Francisco has represented a broad range of investors in the oil & gas sector, including Trident Energy in acquiring ten oil fields in the Campos basin (the first finance transaction in Brazil similar to reserve based lending), and Perenco in acquiring three oil fields in the Campos basin (the first sale of mature fields signed by Petrobras). He was also deeply involved in recent privatization processes, having represented Energisa S.A. in the acquisition of two power distribution companies from Eletrobras.

International experience: Slaughter & May, UK.

Portuguese and English.

American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil (Amcham).

LL.M. from the University of London; Bachelor's Degree in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).