Mr Leonardo Moreira Costa de Souza

+55 (11) 4083.7638 lmoreira@azevedosette.com.br View profile View profile

Work Department

Administrative Law, Infrastructure, PPP and Project Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate, Succession Planning, Corporate

Position

Partner

Career

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.

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), a member of the ABCON (Brazilian Association of Basic Sanitation Private Concessionaries), president and a member of the board of directors in agribusiness associations.

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

Leonardo is recommended in Chambers Latin America, Latin Lawyer 250, Leaders League, and The Legal 500 in Administrative Law, Project Finance and Infrastructure, Public Law, and Real Estate as “corporate, infrastructure and real estate expert”.