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ture in the toll road sector. The transaction had a monetary value of about R$3.3 billion.


Campos Mello Advogados


2012 Firm Overview Cross-border experience


Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela


Most active disciplines Disputes: Financial and corporate, Public, Tax Financial and corporate: Banking, Equipment/asset finance, Investment funds, M&A, Private equity, Project finance Public: Competition, Construction, Employment, Environmental, Land, Projects, Regulatory Tax: Corporate tax, Indirect tax


Key energy sectors Mining and metals, Oil and gas, Renewables, Traditional power


Key infrastructure sectors


Airports and aviation, Defence, Education, Healthcare, Ports and shipping, Rail, Roads, Water and sewage


Key partners Fabio Campos Mello, Daniella Raigorodsky Monteiro


Campos Mello Advogados is a multi-disciplinary firm that has, over the last three years, expanded its practice into energy and infrastructure. In 2012, Campos Mello began working across the table from global firm DLA Piper and has been working in several cross-border transac- tions in various industries – representing both foreign investors and Brazilian companies. The firm has represented First Reserve Corporation/Barra Energia


in the ongoing development of oil projects B-S4 and B-M-S8. In March 2012, Campos Mello represented SN Power, a Norwegian hy- dropower development company, in the purchase of a nearly 41% stake in Brazilian renewable energy company Desenvix.


Cascione Pulino Boulos & Santos Advogados


2012 Firm Overview Most active disciplines


Disputes: Public Financial and corporate: Banking, Commodities trading and energy derivatives, Equipment/asset finance, Investment funds, M&A, Private equity, Project finance Public: Competition, Construction, Employment, Environmental, Land, Projects, Regulatory Tax: Corporate tax, Indirect tax, Transfer pricing


Key energy sectors


LNG, Mining and metals, Oil and gas, Power networks and distribution, Renewables, Traditional power


Key infrastructure sectors Airports and aviation, Healthcare, Ports and shipping, Rail, Roads, Water and sewage


Key partners Bruno Aurélio, Marcos Pulino, Marcelo Rechtman


In February 2012, Cascione Pulino Boulos & Santos Advogados ad- vised a public concession worth about R$17.7 billion ($8.9 billion) of the International Airports of Brasília, Campinas and Guarulhos. The concession of the airports was the first initiative involving the transfer of the administration of major Brazilian airports to the private sector. The firm has also advised OHL Ambiental on the R$95.5 million fi-


nancing for the implementation of a wastewater treatment station in the city of Campos do Jordão.


KLA-Koury Lopes Advogados


2012 Firm Overview Most active disciplines


Disputes: Public Public: Regulatory


Key energy sectors Power networks and distribution, Traditional power


Key infrastructure sectors Airports and aviation, Education, Healthcare


Key partners Maury Lima e Silva, Paulo Prado


KLA-Koury Lopes Advogados has been operating in the Brazilian legal market for a little over a decade. Founded in 2002, KLA represents clients in 42 countries, and has a staff of nearly 200 people. In November 2012, KLA advised Wal-Mart on a power purchase


agreement between the company and COMERC valued at $13.5 mil- lion. The firm is also advising some of its clients in bids promoted by COB (Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro) to hire specific services and/or products, mostly related to advertising/marketing and technical areas, for the upcoming 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Over the last few years KLA also advised some international law firms on matters such as the split of an entire division of Dow Chemical and also several FCPA procedures. In July 2012, the firm represented Aditya Birla who took legal action against expropriation of transmission lines worth $3 million.


Machado Meyer Sendacz & Opice Advogados


2012 Firm Overview Most active disciplines


Disputes: Financial and corporate, Public, Tax Financial and corporate: Banking, Commodities trading and energy derivatives, Equipment/asset finance, Investment funds, M&A, Private equity, Project finance Public: Competition, Construction, Employment, Projects, Regulatory Tax: Corporate tax, Indirect tax, Transfer pricing


Key energy sectors


Mining and metals, Oil and gas, Power networks and distribution, Renewables, Traditional power


Key infrastructure sectors Airports and aviation, Education, Healthcare, Ports and shipping, Rail, Roads, Water and sewage


Key partners


Antônio Côrrea Meyer, Ana Karina Esteves de Souza, José Ribeiro do Prado Junior, José Virgilio Lopes Enei


For four decades, Machado Meyer Sendacz & Opice has developed its infrastructure department specialising in mining, transportation, ports, energy, oil & gas, aeronautic, waste and water treatment, sanitation, ethanol and biofuels, administrative law, Project finance, public services concessions and PPP (public-private partnership) projects. The firm has advised CPFL Energia on all transactional and regula-


tory matters regarding the acquisition of Grupo Rede. The transaction closed last year with an obligation to divert at least R$1.8 billion ($906.5 million) to the distribution concessionaries. In September


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