Fernando Osorio Construction Lawyer of the Year Brazil

About Fernando Osorio Fernando Osorio Ricardo Fernandes

Fernando Osorio, his partner Ricardo Fernandes and his team of 7 specialist lawyers have been rendering legal services for Brazilian and Foreign Groups carrying out a wide range of heavy construction and concession businesses in Brazil, from tax consulting to many different aspects of the construction contracts, which also includes all types of services and goods supplied by local and international subcontractors. Over the years, the team has provided legal services not only to contractors but also to owners and project management companies, which has allowed them to acquire a much more comprehensive

knowledge of the interests involved in an infrastructure project. Their practice includes power and thermal plants, tollways, heavy industries, steel plants, refineries, ports and airports. Airports, for example, has become one of Fernando Osorio´s areas of expertise as Brazil has been undertaking an ambitious privatization plan for the country’s biggest airports, starting 2012. Mr Osorio is currently board member of Worldwide Airports

Lawyers Association and

Chairman of the recently founded Brazilian Airport Law Association. He has been called upon extensively to provide advice on the wording of the new legislation and has produced many legal opinions on different aspects of emerging legislation on airports. His experience in consortia operations to execute EPC and BOT contracts led him and his team to advise on different projects in 2013 in Brazil, ranging from O&G vessels to refineries.

Areas of Expertise • Tax Consultancy • Consortia • Airports

Airports have become

one of Fernando Osorio´s areas of expertise as Brazil has been undertaking

an ambitious privatization plan for the country’s biggest airports, starting 2012.

Notable Legal Work

Fernando Osorio and his team are advising consortia on the construction of Abreu e Lima Refinery in Pernambuco (RENEST), EPC contractors on the construction of the Rio de Janeiro Petrochemical Complex (COMPERJ), subcontractors of Brasilia (BSB) and São Paulo (GRU) international airports new terminals, O&G vessels ordered by Petrobras and tax incentives for different industries and for the construction of the first executive airport to be based in São Paulo

Contact

Fernando Osorio Tel:

(+5521) 21 11 45 45 Rio de Janeiro (+5521) 39 58 87 24 São Paulo

Email: fernando.osorio@ofma.com.br Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2013 69

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