Mr Ali El Hage Filho > Veirano Advogados > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Veirano Advogados
Av. Bartolomeu Mitre
770 – Leblon
22431-004
Brazil

Work Department

Oil, Gas & Biofuels and Infrastructure & Projects

Position

Partner

Career

An experienced energy attorney with an extensive track record advising on multi-billion-dollar international oil and gas projects and operations, Ali Hage is a partner of the Firm’s Oil, Gas & Biofuels and Infrastructure & Projects practices, based in Rio de Janeiro.

Ali has worked across different businesses segments within the oil and gas industry, from natural gas distribution and transportation to the full life cycle of the upstream, from early licensing and exploration to production and decommissioning. He is extremely familiar in providing strategic advice to oil and gas businesses, leveraging on his strong legal and operational knowledge of the industry to add value on how transactions should be structured and how risks should be managed.

Ali has led and coordinated legal support to a variety of matters relevant to the oil and gas industry, from financing, M&A transactions and project development to critical issues closer to companies’ operations, including disputes, compliance, emergency response and procurement.

Prior to joining the Firm Ali worked for circa 13 years in senior in-house legal counsel roles for BG Group, based initially in São Paulo, then in Rio de Janeiro and lastly in Aberdeen, UK. More recently, he was the Vice President leading the Legal, Compliance and Contracts and Procurement areas of one of the most important business divisions of BG Group, responsible for the company’s UK and Norway oil and gas production.

Languages

English and Portuguese

Memberships

  • Brazilian Bar Association (OAB), Rio de Janeiro Chapter – Oil, Gas and Biofuels Commission
  • AMCHAM – Oil and Gas Committee
  • International Bar Association (IBA)
  • Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN)
    • The Law Society of England and Wales

Education

  • LL.M, Corporate Law, INSPER, São Paulo, 2007
  • LL.M, International Economic Law, The   University of Warwick, United Kingdom, 2003
  • Post Graduation in Banking, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo, 2002
  • LL.B, Universidade Paulista (UNIP), São Paulo, 2000

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons

(Leading individuals)

Ali El Hage Filho  – Veirano Advogados

At Veirano Advogados, the oil, gas and biofuels team acts for a varied client roster, ranging from refineries and distribution companies to midstream players, E&P clients and service providers. Though prepared to assist in the full array of matters relating to the hydrocarbons sector, the team is particularly adept in transactional and regulatory mandates. Ali El Hage Filho, a ‘partner in the oil and gas area with extensive in-house experience‘, manages a diverse workload where regulatory advice features alongside deals and commercial agreements. Associate Tito Rosa is another name to note for contractual matters, administrative proceedings and regulatory issues. The team was reinforced by the addition of Livia Amorim and Fabio Di Lallo from Souto Correa Advogados in October 2023. Former practice head Rogerio Campos left the firm in July 2023.