Ana Carolina Katlauskas Calil
Cescon BarrieuThe industry specialists at Cescon Barrieu pool resources from across the firm’s regulation, M&A, capital markets, and tax practices to offer key power players across both traditional and non-traditional segments – like power trading and electrification – tailored solutions in transactions and regulatory matters. Financing is an established strength for the team, which advises consumers and generators on self-distribution projects and assists with the development of joint ventures for distributed generation. The power practice is led out of Rio de Janeiro by founding partner Maurício Teixeira dos Santos, who focuses on power deals, renewables, and energy transmission. Eduardo Lanna advises on M&A transactions and project implementation. Ana Carolina Katlauskas Calil, who brings a wealth of experience in regulatory issues in the power sector, recently joined from TozziniFreire Advogados. Former co-head Alexandre Leite is no longer at the firm.
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Testimonials
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- ‘They have a good team which has assisted us in distributed energy project finance. We appreciate their practical approach, ability to anticipate problems, propose solutions and their commitment to our deadlines.’
- ‘Always available, very knowledgeable, business-oriented and agile in responses.’
- ‘The firm went deeper than its competitors into regulatory issues and the commercialisation of electrical energy. They were even responsible for issuing debentures that carry a risk spread over small consumers, a theory that is expected to grow in the coming years following the opening of the free market.’
- ‘The office is able to adapt to the reality of companies, considering forms of remuneration for services provided with predictability.’
Key clients
- Enel Brasil
- Copel - Companhia Paranaense de Energia
- Corporación Interamericana para el Financiamiento de Infraestructura
- BlackRock
- Helexia
- Neoenergia
- Equatorial Energia
- Banco BTG Pactual
- EDP Energias do Brasil
- Banco Santander (Brasil)
- White Martins Gases Industriais
Work highlights
- Advised White Martins as an offtaker of self-production projects, one with Eneva and another with Omega – two of the largest projects/PPAs in the market, totalling over R$3.2bn.
- Advised BTG Pactual, Sumitomo Mitsui Brasileiro and Santander (Brasil) on a transaction to provide letters of credit to guarantee obligations contracted by Kairós Wind 1 Energia, Kairós Wind 2 Energia and Kairós Wind 6 Energia.
- Advised BlackRock, manager of Climate Finance Partnership (CFP) fund, on its investment in Brasol, a distributed generation company, representing CFP’s first investment in Latin America.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Maurício Teixeira dos Santos