Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Pinheiro Neto Advogados fields an energy team made up of seasoned practitioners in regulatory discussions, M&A, auctions and privatisations in the electricity sector. Drawing on the firm’s strong tax, environmental and real estate offerings, the group acts for a mix of investors and international corporations from the generation, distribution and transmission segments, as well as power trading companies, large consumers and financiers. High-value M&A involving power assets, distributed generation and self-production by equivalence projects feature heavily in the team’s workload, which also includes proceedings before ANEEL. With over two decades of experience in the energy sector, José Roberto Oliva Júnior stands out for his impressive track record in project finance, M&A and regulatory matters in the power sector; his expertise encompasses traditional and renewable sources, and he is regularly mandated by utilities, trading companies, and equity and debt investors. Senior associate José Carlos Altomari Teixeira offers key support in power-related M&A, complex contracts and administrative litigation.