Mr Gonçalo Falcão > Tauil & Chequer Advogados > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Tauil & Chequer Advogados Offices
RUA TEIXEIRA DE FREITAS 31
7TH, 8TH AND 9TH FLOOR
20021-350 RIO DE JANEIRO, RJ
Brazil
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Mr Gonçalo Falcão
Position
Gonçalo Falcão is a partner in the Rio de Janeiro office of Tauil & Chequer Advogados´ International Tax Matters and Corporate & Securities practices.
Career
Gonçalo Falcão represents clients around the globe and particularly throughout Africa, including Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, and São Tomé & Príncipe. Much of his work in these countries involves representing oil and gas exploration and production companies and service providers. Gonçalo also has substantial experience in oil and gas, corporate, foreign investment, labor and immigration, and foreign exchange matters. He is licensed to practice law in both Brazil and Portugal.
Before joining that firm, he practiced law for five years at offices in Portugal and Brazil as a member of the Miranda Law Firm. He also practiced in Portugal from 1998 to 2004 with several other firms, including KPMG (as Tax Manager), Castro Silva & Associados and Arthur Andersen. Gonçalo is fluent in English and Spanish as well as Portuguese.
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish
Memberships
Member, Brazilian Bar Association (OAB)
Member, Portuguese Bar Association (OAP)
Education
Portuguese Catholic University , Graduate of Law (JD equivalent), 1997
Lawyer Rankings
Angola > Foreign firms
Mayer Brown focuses its Angola practice on the Oil and Gas sector, notably infrastructure, project development, and construction matters. Gonçalo Falcão is well-versed in oil and gas, foreign investment, labour, immigration, and foreign exchange issues, while Alexandre Chequer advises energy companies across Brazil, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Together, Chequer and Falcão lead the Angola practice from Rio de Janeiro and Houston.
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Firm Rankings
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Compliance
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Environment
- Public law
- Real estate
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- Projects and infrastructure
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Labour and employment
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation