Pinheiro Neto Advogados

Pinheiro Neto Advogados combines expertise across a breadth of legal spheres in advising oil and gas clients from the well to the stations, covering upstream, midstream, and downstream, and assisting service providers and equipment suppliers with both transactional and regulatory matters. The reorganisation of the sector as a result of Petrobras’ divestment plan has also been of keen interest to the team. Marcelo Viveiros de Moura is a key point of reference for international players with vested interests in the Brazilian market. Ricardo Coelho is frequently retained by major domestic and foreign companies, as well as international financial institutions, for support on ethanol and biofuel projects and financing. Francisco Werneck Maranhão excels in corporate reorganisations, financing transactions, joint ventures, and M&A, while Marcello Lobo specialises in M&A, joint ventures, and the regulatory aspects of financing. Luis Cláudio Furtado Faria is a civil and commercial litigator with extensive experience in oil and gas disputes, and Raphael Moraes Paciello advises ethanol and biodiesel producers in regulatory proceedings before the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP).