With a proven history in financial and corporate transactions involving oil and gas companies and assets, Stocche Forbes Advogados is also primed to assist upstream, midstream, and downstream clients with public bids, divestment processes, and interactions with regulatory agencies. São Paulo’s Guilherme Forbes, a veteran in M&A and financings, leads the practice alongside Rio de Janeiro’s Frederico Moura and Bruno Gandolfo, both project finance, capital markets, and M&A experts, as well as Mariana Saragoça and Marco Saliba in São Paulo, who respectively deal with administrative and regulatory law components of oil and gas matters, and infrastructure and project finance. From the associate ranks, Julia Barker in Rio de Janeiro focuses on public procurement, administrative agreements, and regulatory issues, while Ana Clara Viola, based in Belo Horizonte, counts among her strengths project development and contract management.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The firm follows the projects we work on with them very closely. Many times, they ask us proactively to learn more about the internal progress of M&A projects and show genuine interest in concluding the deal.’

  • ‘They are very flexible and understand our demands and our business in general. We were able to see good integration between teams, so that Stocche Forbes quickly connects different areas to assist us in our M&A projects.’

Key clients

  • Origem Energia
  • Forbes & Manhattan Resources
  • Eneva
  • Engie Group

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Guilherme Forbes, Frederico Moura, Bruno Gandolfo, Mariana Saragoça, Marco Saliba

Other key lawyers

Julia Barker, Ana Clara Viola