Mattos Filho

Mattos Filho maintains a dominant position in the electricity market, having handled some of the largest projects and transactions in Brazil in recent years. In addition to the team’s unrivalled M&A capabilities, its practitioners are also seasoned in financing and capital markets deals, privatisations, regulatory matters and litigation. A go-to destination for power producers, distribution and transmission companies, traders, service providers and financiers, the department has recently experienced an uptick in mandates concerning US dollar-indexed power purchase agreements (PPAs), self-production and renewable energy projects. The group also offers representation in administrative proceedings before the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the main regulatory agencies in the country, including ANEEL. Fabiano Ricardo Luz de Brito is a prolific advisor in regulatory and transactional matters in the power sector, where he acts for clients across the entire value chain. Sofia Barbosa, who is highly recommended by clients, balances a broad practice in this space, handling matters across the generation, transmission, distribution and trading segments. Associate Bárbara Mendes Carnevalli excels in regulatory issues pertaining to the power industry.