Ms Isabel Lustosa > Ulhôa Canto, Rezende e Guerra Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Ulhôa Canto, Rezende e Guerra Advogados Offices

AV. BRIGADEIRO FARIA LIMA, NO 1847
SÃO PAULO 01452-001
Brazil
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Ms Isabel Lustosa

Work Department
Power; Sanitation; Infrastructure and Project Finance
Position
Partner
Career
Isabel Lustosa joined Ulhôa Canto in 1997 and became a partner in 2005. Her practice focuses mainly on the power sector, and she has extensive experience in regulatory matters, administrative and judicial litigation, arbitration, biddings procedures, projects (including project finance) and mergers and acquisitions in the industry.
She was a foreign associate at Cleary Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton in New York, United States, between 1996 and 1997, and is the author of several articles and participates as a speaker in several conferences and seminars on the power sector.
Languages
Portuguese, English, French
Memberships
Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo Chapters of the Brazilian Bar.
New York Bar.
Education
Bachelor of Laws, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ, 1992.
Master of Laws, Harvard Law School, 1996
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
(Hall of Fame)Unparalleled in its mastery of electricity regulation, Ulhôa Canto, Rezende e Guerra Advogados navigates the intricacies of a plethora of issues faced by major players across distribution, transmission, generation, and trading. The generation and transmission segments are of prime purview, with energy auctions, self-generation projects, and sector-specific contract negotiations constituting recognisable team strengths. A work portfolio spanning administrative and judicial litigation, arbitration, projects, and M&A is further facilitated by deep-rooted relationships with regulatory bodies like ANEEL, and complementary collaboration with the firm’s tax, projects and infrastructure, corporate, and litigation practices. Industry veteran Isabel Lustosa heads the practice in São Paulo, and handles the gamut of regulatory matters, providing layered insights into disputes, bidding processes, project development and finance, and M&A. At the associate level, Luciana Yoshida coordinates large-scale transactions, and provides comprehensive assistance with regulatory compliance and due diligence.
Lawyer Rankings
- Electricity (and renewable energy) Brazil > Energy and natural resources
- Hall of Fame Brazil > Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)