Dr Maurício Teixeira dos Santos > Cescon Barrieu > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Bringing together ‘professionals with technical knowledge and extensive experience in financial markets and banking law‘, the banking and finance department at Cescon Barrieu handles an impressive volume of high-profile, and oftentimes innovative, financial transactions. The team handles a varied transactional workload, where structured finance, corporate lending, and acquisition finance feature alongside distressed debt and trade finance. On the regulatory front, the group is particularly skilled at assisting financial institutions, payment services and fintech clients on the negotiation of agreements with partners, authorisations with the Central Bank and banking regulations. Rio-based Maurício Teixeira dos Santos‘s notable areas of expertise include project and structured finance, debt restructuring, and financial services regulatory matters. Sitting in the Rio office, Amanda Arêas is especially active in acquisition finance, alternative lending and distressed assets, and has recently advised on a number of project finance deals in the infrastructure sector. Former co-head Daniel Laudisio is no longer at the firm.

Best known for its longstanding track record in project finance, the team at Cescon Barrieu is adept at advising on all stages of projects work, from tender proceedings to divestitures. The practice has a strong presence in all infrastructure and energy subsegments, including airports, roads, ports, sanitation, oil and gas, mining and renewable power. Maurício Teixeira dos Santos, whose areas of expertise span project finance, infrastructure divestment and project development, is regularly turned to by banks, corporations, investment funds and multilateral agencies. He oversees the department with Rafael Baleroni, who leads on project development and financing mandates involving the oil and gas, and mining sectors.

The industry specialists at Cescon Barrieu pool resources from across the firm’s regulation, M&A, capital markets, and tax practices to offer key power players across both traditional and non-traditional segments – like power trading and electrification – tailored solutions in transactions and regulatory matters. Financing is an established strength for the team, which advises consumers and generators on self-distribution projects and assists with the development of joint ventures for distributed generation. The power practice is led out of Rio de Janeiro by founding partner Maurício Teixeira dos Santos, who focuses on power deals, renewables, and energy transmission. Eduardo Lanna advises on M&A transactions and project implementation. Ana Carolina Katlauskas Calil, who brings a wealth of experience in regulatory issues in the power sector, recently joined from TozziniFreire Advogados. Former co-head Alexandre Leite is no longer at the firm.