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Mattos Filho
​​Praia do Flamengo, 200 11º andar
Rio de Janeiro, RJ , CEP 22210-901
Brazil

Work Department

Oil and Gas; Corporate/M&A; Admnistrative Law; Infrastructure and Energy; Electric Power; Energy Transition

Position

Partner

Career

Felipe advises clients on M&A transactions and projects in the petroleum, natural gas, biofuels and electric power industries. He specializes in transactional, contractual and regulatory work covering all segments of these industries. Felipe previously worked as a foreign lawyer at DLA Piper LLP in the United States and is a New York State Bar Association member, allowing him to practice in New York. He has been chairman of the Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association’s Rio de Janeiro chapter (OAB-RJ) since 2019, and was recently reappointed to serve until 2024.

Languages

Portuguese; English; Spanish

Education

Bachelor of Laws – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio);

Postgraduate degree in Corporate Law and Capital Markets – Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV Direito-RJ);

Master of Laws (LL.M.) – University of Chicago, USA.

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons

(Leading individuals)

Felipe Rodrigues Caldas FeresMattos Filho

Full-service powerhouse firm Mattos Filho possesses market-leading capabilities across the full scope of matters pertaining to the oil and gas sector. With a strong presence in ‘the most complex issues and leading cases‘ in this space, the practice is singled out for its skills in high-end transactions, spanning stock and asset purchases, financings, issuance of debentures, and project implementation. Covering the entire value chain, the group is the first port of call for several exploration and production (E&P) and downstream clients and companies from the natural gas segment, as well as banks and private equity firms. The highly regarded Giovani Loss, a treble-qualified partner (in Brazil, England and Wales, and New York), has a wealth of experience in M&A, financing deals and regulatory issues in the hydrocarbons sector. Felipe Rodrigues Caldas Feres regularly works in M&A transactions and projects in the natural gas, biofuels and petroleum industries, and is also sought out for his contractual and regulatory expertise; these are also areas of activity for Bruno Chedid. Key practitioners also include senior associate Danielle Ludwig, whose international background is noteworthy, and Nilton Mattos.