A key destination for engineering and construction clients, Duarte Garcia, Serra Netto e Terra Advogados‘ team handles all types of public contracts and administrative proceedings in the local, state, and federal spheres. The group is active in public bids and procurement, concessions, PPPs, and anti-corruption matters in the transport, sanitation, waste management, and energy sectors. Luis Eduardo Menezes Serra Netto, who is skilled in infrastructure projects, public concessions, regulatory issues and bidding processes, jointly heads up the practice alongside Paola M. Szanto Mendes dos Santos, who handles non-contentious matters and administrative proceedings, and Rodrigo Scalamandré Duarte Garcia, a name to note for public concessions and bidding processes.
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Key clients
- WTorre Entretenimento| e Participações Ltda.
- EcoUrbis Ambiental S/A
- BM Varejo (Associação SP Capital da Diversidade)
- JCDecaux do Brasil Ltda.
- Alstom Brasil Energia e Transporte Ltda.
- Contracta Engenharia Ltda.
- Ecopátio Logística de Cubatão Ltda.
- Viva o Vale Concessionária SPE S.A.
- Revee Real Estate Venues & Entertainment Participações Ltda.
- Cotia Ambiental S/A
- Rezek Concessões
- Construções e Comércio Camargo Correa
Work highlights
Advised EcoUrbis Ambiental S.A. on negotiations to extend the waste management contract with the Municipality of São Paulo for another 20 years.
Advised CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co. Ltd. on negotiations for the supply of rolling stock for use on Lines 1 and 2 of Belo Horizonte’s Metro.
Advised JCDecaux do Brasil Ltda. on an urban furniture and advertising panel bid.
Practice head
Luis Eduardo Menezes Serra Netto; Paola Martinelli Szanto Mendes dos Santos; Rodrigo Scalamandré Duarte Garcia
Other key lawyers
Raphael Bittar Arruda; Maria Beatriz Silva e Souza