Sofia Barbosa > Mattos Filho > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Mattos Filho
Al. Joaquim Eugênio de Lima, 447
São Paulo, SP, CEP 01403-001
Brazil

Work Department

Infrastructure and Energy; Electric Power; Energy Transition

Position

Sofia assists in matters related to the electricity sector in general, including administrative proceedings before the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (Aneel), regulatory matters, electricity purchase and sale agreements and other sector-specific contracts. She also advises local and international clients in M&A transactions, privatization auctions and auctions for the sale of energy.

Education

Bachelor of Laws – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP);

LL.M. – University of Chicago Law School, USA.

Lawyer Rankings

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

(Next Generation Partners)

Sofia BarbosaMattos Filho

Mattos Filho maintains a dominant position in the electricity market, having handled some of the largest projects and transactions in Brazil in recent years. In addition to the team’s unrivalled M&A capabilities, its practitioners are also seasoned in financing and capital markets deals, privatisations, regulatory matters and litigation. A go-to destination for power producers, distribution and transmission companies, traders, service providers and financiers, the department has recently experienced an uptick in mandates concerning US dollar-indexed power purchase agreements (PPAs), self-production and renewable energy projects. The group also offers representation in administrative proceedings before the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the main regulatory agencies in the country, including ANEEL. Fabiano Ricardo Luz de Brito is a prolific advisor in regulatory and transactional matters in the power sector, where he acts for clients across the entire value chain. Sofia Barbosa, who is highly recommended by clients, balances a broad practice in this space, handling matters across the generation, transmission, distribution and trading segments. Associate Bárbara Mendes Carnevalli excels in regulatory issues pertaining to the power industry.