Mattos Filho

Mattos Filho is an industry powerhouse renowned for its experience in matters pertaining to the full breadth of the upstream, midstream, and downstream value chain. E&P companies, natural gas distributors, service providers, private equity firms and banks alike rely on the team for a host of transactional and regulatory advice, ranging from stock and asset purchases, to financings and issuance of debentures, project implementation and dispute management. Giovani Loss, licensed to practice in Brazil, England and Wales, and New York, brings a valuable business perspective to M&A transactions, financing deals, and regulatory issues, and is commended for being ‘very honest, transparent, and fight[ing] for the client until the end’. Felipe Feres demonstrates a high degree of ’not only technical knowledge on the subject, but also vision about the business’ in supporting M&A, and projects in the petroleum, natural gas, and biofuels spaces, while Bruno Chedid assists with transactional and contractual matters specific to the sector. At the senior associate level, Iasmim Lisbôa has distinguished herself in acquisitions of onshore assets in the context of Petrobras’ divestment process, and Arthur Barbosa has been active in financing matters and joint ventures. Danielle Ludwig left the firm in October 2023.

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Testimonials

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‘The firm has extensive experience in all sectors of the oil and natural gas chain – upstream, midstream and downstream – and promptly meets all demands. Furthermore, they are always monitoring proposed regulatory changes and market movements.’
‘Felipe Feres is extremely technical, but also has market experience. The difference is also knowing the downstream part, where there are still few qualified professionals like him, and also knowledge of other areas of law.’
‘Even in situations where the client wanted to follow a course of action that would lead to litigation, meaning more billable hours for them, they advised a different path, with a creative solution, that turned out to be a better path for the company. This kind of honest attitude is one of the things that really builds long lasting relationships between client and law firm.’
‘I met Giovani Loss in a negotiation table against me around 10 years ago. I was really impressed by his skills and professionalism and since then I wanted to have him on my side and not against me.’
‘Bruno Chedid is a leader in the oil and gas area and a complete legal adviser.’
‘Giovani Loss is a unique professional. In addition to having a lot of experience in the oil and gas sector, giving us a lot of confidence and security in all the projects we work on together, he has a very striking characteristic: he is very honest, transparent, and fights for the client until the end, even if this also means fighting with the client when they understand that we are not taking the best path.’
‘Felipe Feres demonstrates not only technical knowledge on the subject, but also vision about the business.’
‘It is probably the full-service firm with the greatest experience in oil and gas, whether in regulatory, contractual matters or in sophisticated M&A. The fact that they participate in the most varied transactions gives Mattos Filho a unique experience that allows them to provide clients with a holistic view of everything that is going on around the energy sector.’

Key clients

Seacrest
Exxon
Enauta
Chevron
BP
3R Petroleum
Total Energies
CNPC
Atem
Shell
Equinor
Rosneft
Bharat
Trident
Karoon
Sinochen
Gas Bridge
BW Energy
Ceiba
GNA

Work highlights

Advised the Seacrest Group on the acquisition of the Norte Capixaba Cluster for $427m from Petrobras.
Assisted Acelen with the implementation of a new biorefinery, valued at R$12bn, for the production of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel in the area of the Mataripe refinery.
Assisted 3R Petroleum with obtaining R$1bn worth of financing for funding its oil and gas infrastructure projects at the Potiguar and Recôncavo clusters.

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