Energy & Natural Resources: Power
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 3
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Provided by Trench Rossi Watanabe
Trench Rossi Watanabe has been assisting traditional players and newcomers (consumers mainly) in the Brazilian power industry for decades. The firm guides companies in domestic and cross-border transactions and has worked around the clock to help clients navigate the Brazilian power industry and make investments viable within a short timeframe.
The firm's Energy Practice Group assists clients in an array of transactions, including privatizations and public tenders, energy auctions, private and public M&A, and project development. It assists on transmission, generation, distributed generation, and conventional distribution projects and deals. Its pioneer expertise proved valuable when companies outside this market started to acquire renewable energy and develop projects of their own. The firm developed contractual structures that eventually became market standards, such as the first corporate PPAs executed in Brazil.
Its renewables and clean technology lawyers work with Project Finance, Tax and Infrastructure groups to meet each client's needs and expectations. It provides clients with a holistic industry awareness, and a forward-looking approach on trends such as ESG, carbon credits, sustainability, hydrogen as an energy source, and corporate PPAs.
Thanks to clients' recognition, the firm´s Energy Practice has been at the forefront of market-leading transactions and projects in Brazil.
Chambers Review
Well-resourced firm Trench Rossi Watanabe provides advice to clients in the energy sector regarding transactional issues, including M&A and finance deals. The team is also able to act on regulatory affairs and contractual mandates, such as PPAs.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The firm was very proactive, facilitating the negotiations, proposing effective solutions and anticipating risks."
"The firm's energy practice has professionals with an excellent and solid knowledge of the energy sector. They are also people who are focused on doing business."
"The firm was very proactive, facilitating the negotiations, proposing effective solutions and anticipating risks."
"The firm's energy practice has professionals with an excellent and solid knowledge of the energy sector. They are also people who are focused on doing business."
Notable Practitioners
José Roberto Martinsoffers expertise in the energy sector in regard to matters involving agreements, M&A and regulatory affairs.
"My experience with José Roberto was also very satisfying. His approach and knowledge of the market always are an added value in functional and innovative solutions."
"He has outstanding technical skills. He is diligent and innovative."
Adam Milgrom demonstrates experience in dealing with transactional and contractual matters in the energy sector.
"Adam has always been an excellent professional, demonstrating a lot of technical knowledge in the area of M&A and energy. Very proactive and always responsive in responses."
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