Juliana Pizzolato Furtado Senna

Practice Areas

Ports & Maritime, Energy

Career

Juliana Senna is a partner in the Shipping practice at Tauil & Chequer Advogados in assocation with Mayer Brown, in the Rio de Janeiro office. In addition to Maritime Law, Juliana has solid experience in Oil and Gas, Infrastructure, Energy, Corporate Law, Regulatory Law and Contracts. Juliana has over 20 years’ experience working in law firms focused on Shipping and has specializations in Maritime Law, Commercial Law and Petroleum Law.

She stands out in the market for her expertise advising clients on contractual and regulatory issues, and has been highlighted – since 2015 – by several international publications, including Chambers and Partners in Shipping and Oil & Gas as well as in Best Lawyers.

Juliana is a member of several professional associations, such as the International Bar Association (IBA), the Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA Brasil); the Oil and Gas Regulation Committee of Fundação Getúlio Vargas - FGV/RJ; the Oil, Natural Gas and Biogas Commission of the OAB/RJ; and the OAB/RJ Infrastructure and Economic Development Commission.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Oil and Gas Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association – Rio de Janeiro (OAB/RJ) since 2021

Member of the Infrastructure Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association – Rio de Janeiro (OAB/RJ) since 2022

Associate Member of AIEN – Association for International Energy Negotiators since 2023

Associate Member of WISTA – Women in Shipping and Transport Association (Founding Associate) since 2019

SOBENA – Participation in Decommissioning and Recycling since 2019

Member of the International Bar Association (IBA) since 2018

Member of the Oil and Gas Regulation Committee of the Regulation in Numbers project at FGV Direito Rio since 2023

Languages Spoken

Portuguese and English

Education