Mr Eduardo Lanna > Cescon Barrieu > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

The ‘dedicated and competent team‘ at Cescon Barrieu is regularly engaged by clients from the generation, transmission, distribution and power trading segments, which seek advice on all manner of issues pertaining to the electricity sector, including M&A, capital markets, tax, litigation and regulatory issues. The group is well versed in the development of joint ventures for distributed generation projects, and often handles self-production mandates on both the generator and consumer side. Founding partner Maurício Teixeira dos Santos maintains a comprehensive practice covering the full array of matters that arise in power projects, with a special focus on renewables and energy transmission. He jointly heads the practice with Alexandre Leal Ribeiro Leite, whose ‘deep knowledge of the electricity sector‘ is rated by clients; Leite takes the lead on regulatory work, and is also active in project finance and development. M&A involving power assets is an area of expertise for Eduardo Lanna.

Combining regulatory, transactional and multijurisdictional capabilities, Cescon Barrieu houses an ‘extremely agile and committed’ corporate and M&A practice which is well positioned to handle a significant volume of large-cap deals on behalf of major public corporations, privately-held companies and financial institutions. Working in close collaboration with antitrust, tax, labour and securities experts, the team is active in an array of sectors, including telecoms, IT, consumer goods and energy – the latter being an area of particular strength. Maria Cristina Cescon, who is highly regarded for representing financial institutions, corporations and private equity funds in investment matters and high-value M&A, and Marcos Flesch, a name to note for joint ventures, restructurings and corporate governance, co-head the group. Tech companies, PE funds and financial services conglomerates regularly turn to Ronald Herscovici for advice on leveraged acquisitions, tender offers and M&A. Cristina de Freitas Bueno (who has a strong background in investment banking), Darkson Delmondes Galvão and Ana Carolina Castro Reis Passos are all experienced across the full range of corporate transactions; and Luciana De Castro Mares Torres is a key contact for energy, retail and agribusiness clients. Corporate governance and public M&A are among Fernanda Montorfano Gibson’s areas of expertise, while Eduardo Lanna is particularly recommended for his performance in power deals. Other individuals of note include Vitor Stern, Manoela Miranda (who is regularly instructed by clients from the pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, retail, and food and beverages sectors), and senior associate Isabel Trigueros. Matheus Fernandes was raised to the partnership in November 2022.