Delivering ‘service of the highest legal quality’, the oil and gas offering from Campos Mello Advogados in cooperation with DLA Piper encompasses regulatory, M&A, litigation, environment, tax, banking and finance, and labour advice on issues affecting all segments of the value chain. A conscious focus on LNG projects, including regasification initiatives to supply gas for consumers and thermal power plants, is supplemented by proficiencies in energy transition matters, particularly in biorefining, carbon capture storage (CCS), and carbon markets. Rogerio Campos was brought in from Veirano Advogados in July 2023 to strengthen the team’s capabilities in offshore E&P. Former co-heads Alexandre Bittencourt Calmon, Marcelo Frazão, and João Marçal Martins left the firm in November 2024, along with a group of other partners and associates.
Testimonials
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'The firm proved to be very collaborative and ready to meet demands from the most diverse areas related to the business. The broad capacity of partners and their integration facilitates the routine of legal departments that increasingly need professionals capable of moving across the most diverse areas of expertise.’
‘Campos Mello is a renowned firm, with excellent professionals, who are always available to help clients and their demands. They work collaboratively with clients to overcome the challenges of specific cases.’
‘Campos Mello has an extensive network of lawyers that hold a great interdisciplinary ability, which provides a well-rounded approach to any matter in consideration. A swift response, a tailored advice and strong understanding of the oil and gas industry are areas where Campos Mello excels.’
‘Service of the highest legal quality and a highly available, practical and business-oriented team.’
Key clients
- Cobra O&G Group
- Perenco O&G
- Karoon Petróleo e Gás
- Total Energies
- MODEC
- BW LNG
- McDermott
- FS
- Misc Berhad
- Baker Hughes
- Sonangol
- Acelen
- SBM
- Origem Energia
- Enauta
- I Squared
- Yinson Production
- Karpowership
- Maritime Consortium of Thessaloniki Inc – MCT
- Wintershall DEA
- Great Holdings
- Ipiranga
- Chemical Markets Analytics (Dow Jones)
- Compagnie Maritime Monegasque (CMM)
Work highlights
- Advised Enauta on the acquisitions of the Uruguá and Tambaú Fields, in the total amount of $35m, and the FPSO Cidade de Santos – MV20, which is employed in the fields, in the total amount of $48.5m.
- Advised Karoon Energy on a $340m financing transaction to finance its acquisition of a participating interest in offshore E&P fields in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Advised Acelen Renováveis on the development of a biorefinery in the State of Bahia.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rogerio Campos