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Dias Carneiro Advogados Offices

Dias Carneiro Advogados
AVENIDA PAULISTA, 1079
4º e 5º ANDARES
SAO PAULO, SP 01311-200
Brazil
Visit website 55 11 3087 2100 55 11 3898 1646

Dr Ricardo Sanches

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55 11 3087-2126 rws@diascarneiro.com.br View profile

Work Department

Anti-Corruption, Compliance and Internal Investigations Environmental Project Finance, Credit Operations, Banking Law and Capital Markets Public Law, Regulatory and Infrastructu

Position

Lawyer – Partner

Career

With more than eight years at Dias Carneiro Advogados, Ricardo Sanches is the head of the Public, Regulatory Law and Infrastructure practice, as well as a partner in the Anti-Corruption, Compliance and Internal Investigations and Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions practices.

His work in the area of projects and administrative law is highlighted by several specialized legal directories, such as Chambers and Partners, Legal 500 and Latin Lawyer 250. Moreover, three of the areas in which Ricardo operates received prominence in the 2018 ranking of the best law firms in Brazil, produced by the Leaders League group: Project Finance, Credit Operations, Banking Law and Capital Markets; Debt Restructuring and Insolvency; and Public Bids.

Ricardo’s professional activities include advice to national and international companies, investors, financial institutions, development banks and development agencies, multilateral organizations and investment funds. The main focus is transactions involving project financing, biddings, administrative contracts, concessions, Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and regulatory aspects of the electric power, ports and highways sectors, among others. He also assists clients in the negotiation of structured transactions, guarantees, works contracts, supply of equipment, and mergers and acquisitions in the infrastructure segment.

Ricardo also engages in compliance and investigations, advising national and international companies in operation in Brazil. He assists in the prevention, identification, monitoring and management of illegal potentials that may affect one’s activities, based on the national and foreign anticorruption legislation.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

  • Brazilian Bar Association, São Paulo Sectionv

Languages

English and Spanish

Memberships

Lawyer – Partner

Education

EDUCATION

  • Specialization in Corporate Law, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo – PUC-SP (1995)
  • Graduation in Law, University of São Paulo – USP (1993)

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Projects and infrastructure

Jointly led by project finance specialist Thiago Vallandro Flores and public law partner Ricardo Sanches, the ‘extremely competent and specialised‘ team at Dias Carneiro Advogados stands out for its extensive experience in all aspects of projects work in the power sector. With strong credentials in renewable matters, the group also acts for clients from the sanitation, mining, oil and gas, ports, telecoms and financial services industries in the financing of large-scale projects and M&A involving regulated assets. Gustavo Junqueira has a strong track record in financing and restructuring transactions in the worlds of energy, telecoms and ports. Paulo Leme, a key contact for sponsors and equipment suppliers, maintains a broad practice focused on financing, corporate and development mandates.

Brazil > Capital markets

Dias Carneiro Advogados offers a broad range of debt capital markets expertise, including advice to issuers on cross-border offerings. Practitioners have extensive experience in debenture issuances, and stands out for its skills in CRI offerings linked to the energy and renewables sectors. Thiago Vallandro Flores‘s notable areas of practice include debt offerings and debt restructuring transactions. Ricardo Sanches is the key regulatory contact, while Gustavo Junqueira handles energy-related deals.

Brazil > Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)

Dias Carneiro Advogados is a popular choice for conventional and renewable power companies looking for advice on a variety of transactional, commercial and regulatory issues. Singled out for its experience in agreements for the supply, installation and operation of wind turbines, the practice is also well placed to assist in project finance and development, M&A and commercial contracts covering hydro, thermal and solar energy, distributed generation, and transmission. Specialised in public law, anti-corruption and corporate law, Ricardo Sanches routinely acts for domestic and international clients in relation to project finance, public procurement and regulatory matters pertaining to the Brazilian electricity sector. He oversees the team with Thiago Vallandro Flores, who is proficient in M&A and financing transactions. Paulo Leme is another name to note for transactional work in this space.

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