Mr Rafael Contin > Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados Offices
Ed. Seculum II - Rua José Gonçalves de Oliveira, nº 116, 5th floor
Itaim Bibi
São Paulo
01453-050
Brazil
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Mr Rafael Contin
Work Department
Infrastructure and energy / Contracts and complex negotiations / Public and regulatory law / M&A and private equity / Corporate / Automotive / Pulp and paper / Telecommunications
Position
Partner
Career
Rafael represents clients engaged in project finance transactions, debt restructurings, local and international financial transactions, mergers and acquisitions (mainly in regulated sectors), complex contractual negotiations and regulatory matters regarding Brazilian ports, dry ports, railways and airports. He is able to assist both buyers and sellers (M&A) as well as the companies of the projects and their respective shareholders and lenders (project finance).He has previous experience in projects and transactions in the sectors of ports, oil & gas, energy, automotive, railways, commercial aviation and venues for sporting events.
Languages
Portuguese and English
Memberships
Admitted to the Brazilian Bar.
Education
University of Oxford, Lady Margaret Hall (LMH), England, United Kingdom (Masters in Law and Finance, 2016).
Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Faculdade de Direito do Largo São Francisco, São Paulo, Brasil (Master´s Degree in Commercial Law, 2015).
(Dissertação: “A Cessão Fiduciária do Direito do Acionista ao Dividendo no Direito Privado Brasileiro” // Dissertation: “Security Interest over Dividends Rights under Brazilian Law”)
Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), Escola de Direito de São Paulo (EDESP), São Paulo, Brasil (Bachelor in Law, 2009).
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Projects and infrastructure
‘First-class full-service firm‘ Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados is home to a market-leading projects team that brings together expertise in corporate, regulatory and administrative law to advise on the financing and development of consequential infrastructure and energy projects in Brazil. M&A involving regulated sectors and public bid procedures concerning concessions and public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the transport and sanitation segments are other core areas of activity for the group. José Virgilio Lopes Enei – a veteran in project finance, M&A and PPPs in the transport, energy, sanitation, urban and social infrastructure spaces – spearheads the practice. Mauro Bardawil Penteado is the trusted adviser to major financial institutions, private companies, pension funds and private equity firms in relation to project finance and development, concessions and private investments in regulated sectors. José Ribeiro do Prado Júnior specialises in financial transactions, PPPs, and administrative law, while Alberto Faro is singled out for his experience in project finance and construction contracts. Rafael Contin ‘is an excellent lawyer for complex contracts and litigation preparation‘.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Labour and employment
- City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- Projects and infrastructure
- Public law
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Transport: Aviation
Firm Rankings
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Environment
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Insurance
- Real estate
- Wealth and succession planning
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Compliance
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- TMT: Telecoms
- Venture capital
- Life sciences
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax