Ms Ana Carolina Barretto > Veirano Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

A host of key stakeholders with operations in the energy, oil and gas, port, roads and logistics sectors frequently turn to the infrastructure and projects team at Veirano Advogados for assistance with the financing and development of large-scale projects. Ana Carolina Barretto stands out for her strong track record in project finance, while Daniel Engel routinely advises on project contracts, financings, M&A and regulatory issues in the power, airports, sanitation and urban mobility segments. Both practitioners lead the department alongside Marcos Ludwig, who is noted for his expertise in project development in the transport space.

Financial institutions, development agencies and major corporate borrowers from a variety of industries regularly turn to Veirano Advogados for assistance with the negotiation of a host of financing agreements. Noted for its ‘highly responsive and pragmatic approach‘, the team is particularly active in high-profile mandates involving project, acquisition and asset finance. Ana Carolina Barretto, who stands out for her experience in project and corporate finance, and João Paulo Servera, a key contact for asset-based lending in the aviation sector, jointly oversee the group. Elisa Rezende is singled out for her involvement in a multitude of domestic and cross-border transactions, including syndicated lending and project finance deals.

Veirano Advogados concentrates its power offering in transactions and project development, assisting a diverse array of clients with M&A, PPAs, construction agreements, project financing, and regulatory issues. Transmission and generation are key areas of work, with the team demonstrating proficiency in energy auctions, self-production, distributed generation, and solar and wind projects. The São Paulo practice is chaired by Daniel Engel, whose ‘unique knowledge of energy projects’ encompasses renewable generation, M&A, and financing, Ana Carolina Barretto, who excels in project finance and development, and Alberto Büll, who shines in regulatory matters, administrative litigation, and energy auctions. The team was strengthened in October 2023 by the addition of Souto Correa Advogados’ former co-heads Fabio Di Lallo, whose is noted for his experience in project structuring in the power sector, and Lívia Amorim in Rio de Janeiro, who advises on asset transactions and regulatory issues, as well as Juliana Melcop, whose expertise spans regulation, contracts, and M&A. Public law specialist Mauro Hiane de Moura in Porto Alegre leads on litigation, while associates Paola Oliveira Lima and Luisa Tortolano Barreto in São Paulo support on regulatory, construction, and transactional matters, and Rio de Janeiro’s Arthur Lardosa specialises in renewables.