TozziniFreire

Infrastructure & Energy

Partner

Partner at TozziniFreire in the Infrastructure and Energy practice, Laura Souza is widely recognized as a leading authority on legal matters related to the electric power sector and its operations. Her expertise encompasses strategic support in project structuring, guidance on mapping diverse business models within the industry, and advisory services for foreign companies entering the Brazilian market. She is also highly skilled in energy regulatory issues. Throughout her career, Laura has provided legal counsel to clients across the entire electricity value chain (generation, transmission, distribution, and trading), as well as to energy-intensive industries, major consumers, and organizations from various sectors that integrate energy generation into their operations.

Portuguese and English

Member of IBDE (Brazilian Institute of Energy Law)

LL.M. degree in Commercial Law from Fordham University School of Law, 2008. Postgraduate degree in Tax Law from Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil, 2003. Graduate of the Law School of Universidade Cândido Mendes, 1999.