Cescon Barrieu
Standing out for the breadth of its services, Cescon Barrieu‘s offshore, shipping and maritime team is seen with great regularity advising on high-end financing transactions and regulatory issues. Dry shipping contractual matters, including shipbuilding and charter agreements, are core areas of activity for the firm, which is also skilled in assisting offshore drilling contractors in deals with shipyards and oil companies. The multidisciplinary team, which is able to call upon the firm’s strong network of corporate, tax and litigation practitioners, is led by the ’hands-on, commercial and solution-oriented‘ Rafael Baleroni. Baleroni specialises in project finance, M&A and restructurings, with a special focus on the infrastructure sector.
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Testimonials
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- 'We have worked mainly with Rafael Baleroni and would describe him as very hands-on, commercial and solution-oriented.'
Key clients
- Bourbon Offshore Marítima
- Empresa de Navegação Elcano
- Norskan Offshore
- Seadrill Limited and its Brazilian subsidiaries
- OOG-TKP Produção de Petróleo, a joint venture between Altera Infrastructure and Ocyan
- Log-in Logística Intermodal
- Yinson Boronia Production and its Brazilian subsidiary
- ICBC Financial Leasing
- DBN Bank
- Sparebank 1 SR-Bank ASA
- Intermarítima Portos e Logística
- Bank of America
- Nordic Trustee
Work highlights
- Advised Bourbon Offshore on its business combination with MLOG group.
- Represents DOF Group in lawsuits against Petrobras regarding maritime torts and contractual matters.
- Acts for Log-in in a lawsuit before the Federal Supreme Court involving the construction project of the Porto das Lajes, a terminal that is intended to be built near the meeting of the rivers Negro and Solimões in the Amazon rainforest.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rafael Baleroni