Latin America - Brazil

Pinheiro Neto Advogados

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Pinheiro Neto Advogados is often engaged in complex and high-profile public law mandates in key industries, most notably life sciences, transport, sanitation and defence. The team is equipped to handle concessions, PPPs, government contracts and privatisations, as well as judicial and administrative disputes. Ricardo Pagliari Levy has a wealth of experience in public procurement matters, anti-corruption issues and administrative misconduct cases. Marcello Bernardes is a key contact for infrastructure projects and related litigation, while counsel Elina Cunha Friedl handles a mix of public biddings, concessions and litigation. At the associate level, Heloisa Figueiredo Ferraz and Samuel Lopes Parmegiani assist with public procurement and government contracts.

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Key clients

  • Pfizer
  • CCR
  • Amazon/AWS
  • CPFL
  • General Dynamics
  • Public Investment Fund (PIF)
  • Caixa Econômica Federal
  • Facebook
  • Alelo
  • Cleary Gottlieb

Work highlights

  • Advised Pfizer on the negotiations with the Brazilian government for the supply of Paxlovid, a SARS-CoV2 inhibitor.
  • Acted for Concessionária da Rodovia dos Lagos in two actions, seeking the annulment of the 8th and 10th amendments to the concession agreement of Rodovia dos Lagos (RJ-124).
  • Represented Concessionária do Rodoanel Oeste in a claim against the state of Pernambuco and ARTESP, the Transportation Agency of São Paulo, seeking the economic rebalance of a concession agreement.

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