Mr Elmano Sousa Costa > Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados Offices
RUA CASTILHO, 165
1070-050 LISBOA
Portugal
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Mr Elmano Sousa Costa
Position
Senior Lawyer
Career
Elmano has experience in structured finance and project finance, representing lenders and sponsors in several business areas such as energy production (wind farms, photovoltaic, mini hydro and biomass), infrastructure concessions (motorways, football stadiums and transports) natural resources, water and sewage concessions and hazardous waste recovery plants.
Qualified to practice in Brazil and has worked for 2 years in the São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro offices of Brazilian law firm Mattos Filho, in its infrastructure team working for local and international clients in O&G upstream and midstream deals, infrastructure financing and M&A and providing legal support to international groups with investments in Brazil.
He has also been active in real estate finance, negotiation of derivatives master agreements, debt issue transactions and banking debt restructure.
Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association. Brazilian Bar Association. Association of International Energy Negotiators.
Education
Law Degree (Católica Lisbon School of Law, 2007). International Oil & Gas Law, Contracts, and Negotiations – Upstream Issues and Agreements (Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, 2012). International Oil & Gas Law, Contracts, and Negotiations – Midstream Issues and Agreements (Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, 2013).
Lawyer Rankings
Mozambique > Foreign law firms
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados has a solid track record in acting for international clients on matters throughout Mozambique and Lusophone Africa, with particular expertise in project finance and development work. João Tiago Silveira focuses on administrative, environmental and energy law, and André de Sousa Vieira handles project development mandates for clients in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Claudia Santos Cruz has expertise in assisting with cross-border investments. João Honorato heads the oil and gas group, and has been kept busy assisting with energy transactions. Elmano Sousa Costa counts structured and project finance as key strengths.
Portugal > Banking and finance
(Leading associates)Elmano Sousa Costa – Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
Fielding a ‘highly skilled and professional team’, the banking and finance practice at Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados handles the full gamut of matters, including high-value structured lending, securitisations, project finance, and fintech-related issues. The team’s expertise is evident in its impressive client roster, featuring both renowned Portuguese banks and prominent international financial institutions. Key contact Luís Branco
is distinguished by his vast experience, while Filipe Lowndes Marques regularly advises clients on major financing deals of the market and on complex regulatory challenges. Elsewhere in the team, Claudia Santos Cruz is well versed in the full scope of banking transactions, focusing on the cross-border aspects of investments in Portugal and Lusophone Africa, and Elmano Sousa Costa is praised as a ‘great professional.’ Cláudia Castanheira Dos Santos is noted for her expertise in real estate financing.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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