With industry experience that is recognized nationally and internationally due to decades of practice in the market’s largest energy projects, our great expertise allows us to integrate creativity in problem-solving with the legal certainty that the client needs.

Our origin was in the oil and gas sector, in literally all links of the chain, from production to the sale of liquid fuels and natural gas, including transport by pipeline, trucks or boats.

Today, our practice has evolved, and we have been working in new forms of energy generation based on renewable sources (wind, solar, hydro and biomass).

We are prepared to advise our clients on a wide range of services involving this industry, such as:

• preparation of inquiries and special requests before regulatory agencies;
• advice on energy industry regulation;
• advice on oil and natural gas industry regulation;
• advice on auctions carried out by ANEEL;
• advice on auctions carried out by ANP;
• obtaining consents and registrations before regulatory agencies and advice on compliance with routine obligations set forth in applicable regulation (provision of information, etc.);
• advice on environmental licensing of energy sector projects;
• structuring and financing of new projects;
• tax planning for energy sector projects;
• acquisition and sale of companies and assets in the energy sector;
• creation of consortia and joint ventures for the energy sector;
• advice on applicable regulation and taxation;
• contracts typical for the oil and gas industry (Joint Bidding Agreement, Joint Operating Agreement, Unitization Agreement, Lifting Agreement, Drilling Agreement, among others);
• energy sale and purchase agreements;
• procurement of pipeline transport of natural gas;
• business disputes;
• sanctioning administrative proceedings;
• defense in tax assessments related to taxation of operations specific to the energy sector;
• advice on the legislative process of bills related to the energy sector; and
• advice on public consultation proceedings related to changes in the regulation of regulatory agencies.