Mr Leonardo Moreira Costa de Souza > Azevedo Sette Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Azevedo Sette Advogados Offices
Avenida Juscelino Kubitschek, 1327 – 11th floor
04543-011
São Paulo - SP
Brazil
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Mr Leonardo Moreira Costa de Souza
Work Department
Administrative Law, Infrastructure, PPP and Project Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate, Succession Planning, Corporate
Position
Souza is partner and head of Azevedo Sette Advogados’ Infrastructure and Real Estate practices in São Paulo office. He draws upon more than 20 years’ experience advising clients in Corporate / M&A, Administrative Law, Real Estate, Infrastructure, PPP and Project Finance matters.
Career
Before joining Azevedo Sette, he was an associate in Corporate (1996–2003) in a boutique law firm, and legal assistant at Accenture / Andersen Consulting (1995-1996).
Languages
English and Portuguese
Memberships
Souza was professor of mergers and acquisitions at FACAMP. Partner is a member of the Legal Committee of the ABDIB (Brazilian Association of Infrastructure and Basic Industries), president and a member of the board of directors in agribusiness associations, a former member of the ABCON (Brazilian Association of Basic Sanitation Private Concessionaries).
Education
LL.B. from PUC/SP Law School, he was admitted to practice in São Paulo and Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 1998. Master in Business Law (LL.M., 2004) in the same university.
Leisure
He is recommended in Administrative Law, Project Finance and Infrastructure, Public Law, and Real Estate as “corporate, infrastructure and real estate expert” by Chambers Latin America, Latin Lawyer 250, Leaders League, and The Legal 500 guides.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Projects and infrastructure
A popular choice for local and foreign clients – including concessionaires – from the logistics, energy, waste management, water, sanitation and social infrastructure segments, Azevedo Sette Advogados is often engaged in public tenders, privatisations, PPPs and concessions. Drawing on its national footprint, the team is well positioned to advise on infrastructure projects across Brazil, but maintains a particularly strong base in Belo Horizonte and strategic presence in São Paulo. Frederico Bopp Dieterich and Bruna Bouissou are the key points of contact in Belo Horizonte for financing, corporate and contractual matters, while Leonardo Moreira Costa De Souza and Natasha Midori Hinata, the latter of whom was promoted to partner in January 2023, are based in the São Paulo office.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Dispute resolution
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Labour
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Natural resources and regulation
Firm Rankings
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A: Mid-market
- Tax > Customs
- International trade
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Tax
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax
- City focus - Recife > Leading firms
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Public law
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- Wealth and succession planning
- Environment
- Projects and infrastructure
- Real estate
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation