Fabiano Brito > Mattos Filho > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Mattos Filho Offices
Al. Joaquim Eugênio de Lima, 447
São Paulo, SP, CEP 01403-001
Brazil
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Fabiano Brito
Work Department
Electric Power; Infrastructure and Energy; Project Finance; Mining; Energy Transition
Position
Partner
Career
Fabiano assists clients in the electricity sector with complex regulations and transactions. He represents domestic and foreign companies in M&A transactions and energy-related contracts, administrative proceedings before the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency (Aneel), as well as in other disputes.
Fabiano is also experienced in advising infrastructure companies regarding project development, auctions, public-private partnerships, and general public law matters. He is a member of the of the Brazilian Bar Association – São Paulo Chapter’s Power Committee and co-head of the Renewable Projects Commission at the Brazilian Institute for Energy Studies (IBDE).
Languages
Portuguese and English
Education
Bachelor of Laws – Universidade de São Paulo (USP);
Master of Business Administration – Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa (Insper);
Master of Laws (LL.M.) – Northwestern University School of Law.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
(Leading individuals)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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Electricity (and renewable energy) Brazil > Energy and natural resources
- Leading individuals Brazil > Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Tax > Customs
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Labour and employment
- City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- Projects and infrastructure
- Real estate
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Tax > Tax litigation
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- Wealth and succession planning
- White-collar crime and investigations