Mr Leonardo Miranda > TozziniFreire Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

‘Highly qualified and dedicated professionals‘ make up TozziniFreire Advogados‘ energy team, which is adept at assisting clients from the generation, transmission, distribution and trading segments, as well as institutional investors and large consumers in a broad spectrum of transactional matters in the power sector. The department has considerable experience in industry-related stock and asset deals, and is often engaged in the structuring and implementation of distributed generation and self-production projects. Also noteworthy is the group’s strong performance in the renewable energy space, covering biomass, biomethane, wind and solar power. Leonardo Miranda, who combines corporate and regulatory expertise, is seen with great regularity advising on M&A deals in the power sector. Ana Carolina Katlauskas Calil, who has in-depth knowledge of long-term PPAs and self-production structures, and Karin Yamauti Hatanaka, who is skilled in project finance, are also part of the core team.

Commended for its ‘dedication, involvement and availability‘, the infrastructure group at TozziniFreire Advogados attracts regular instructions from a variety of sponsors, multilateral agencies and investors. The firm, which is well placed to assist with public bids, financings and project development in the energy, water, waste, mobility and logistics sectors, has been particularly active in the purchase and disposal of infrastructure projects and companies. The team is under the joint leadership of two seasoned partners: Leonardo Miranda, who handles a mix of corporate, regulatory, financing and development work, and Jun Makuta, who heads up the Japan desk and routinely advises on transactions in the energy, chemical and infrastructure segments. Among the other names to note, Karin Yamauti Hatanaka specialises in project finance; Ana Carolina Katlauskas Calil has in-depth knowledge of power regulations; and Caio Loureiro – who joined from Cascione Pulino Boulos Advogados in March 2022 – focuses on government projects, including concessions and PPPs. Senior associate Erica Makiyama is often engaged in M&A deals involving regulated assets.