Mr Marcelo Viveiros de Moura > Pinheiro Neto Advogados > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Pinheiro Neto Advogados’ versatile practice has a strong reputation for handling complex and high-value transactions involving oil and gas assets. The firm, which is present in all hydrocarbons segments, also attracts instructions from domestic and foreign players in relation to regulatory matters concerning the reorganisation of the Brazilian oil and gas industry in the wake of Petrobras’s divestment plan. Marcelo Viveiros de Moura has worked on several multi-jurisdictional and local transactions on behalf of major IOCs. The ‘brilliant‘ Marcello Lobo is a key point of contact for clients from the hydrocarbons sector, who are engaged in M&A, joint ventures and financing deals with regulatory implications. Other names to note include Francisco Werneck Maranhão, who brings together expertise in regulatory issues, corporate reorganisations and financings, and Raphael Moraes Paciello, another reference in the team for M&A and joint ventures in the oil and gas space.

The ‘extremely competent, attentive and technical team’ at Pinheiro Neto Advogados attracts instructions from an impressive corporate client base in relation to their largest and most critical domestic and cross-border transactions. M&A involving publicly-traded companies is a key strength for the department, which is skilled at handling both buy and sell-side mandates. A popular destination for investment banks, venture capital firms and private equity funds, the group is present in all of Brazil’s major industries, having recently experienced an uptick in transactional activity in the technology, agribusiness, education, energy and healthcare sectors. With over three decades’ experience in the M&A and private equity spheres, Carlos Alberto Moreira Lima Jr heads up the corporate group. Alexandre Bertoldi, whose notable areas of practice include M&A, and banking and finance, and his successor as managing partner, Fernando Alves Meira, a veteran in multijurisdictional deals, are also core members of the team. Henry Sztutman is counsel of choice for several private equity firms seeking advice on their investments in Brazil, while private equity deals, corporate reorganisations and M&A are among Miguel Tornovsky’s specialisms. Other noteworthy M&A practitioners include: Joao Marcelo Pacheco; the ‘brilliant’ Eduardo Paoliello Jr.; Andre Vertullo Bernini, who excels in distressed acquisitions and PE investments; Joamir Müller Romiti Alves, a key advisor to private and public companies; Roberta Demange; Camila Carvalho Gomes, who shines in cross-border deals; Cauê Rezende Myanaki; and Tiago Eler Silva Marcelo Viveiros de Moura, who specialises in M&A in the oil and gas and telecoms sectors, is a key individual in Rio de Janeiro. At associate level, Rodolfo Schreuders is active in cross-border M&A and private equity investments.