About

Luciano Araújo Ferraz is the legal and regulatory director for TAESA (The Transmitting Electricity Alliance SA), one of the largest private electricity transmission groups by revenue in Brazil. With approximately 9,800km of transmission lines in operation, Ferraz and the legal team at TAESA are required to cover a wide range of legal needs. Said to have an ‘exceptional knowledge of corporate law’, Ferraz has supported the company during an array of ingoing and outgoing merger and acquisition work. During his time with TAESA he has had a significant impact on the strategic direction of the business, helping achieve milestone goals for the company such as early debt payments and the issuance of R$600m in promissory notes. One source praised Ferraz’ management skills and the operational changes that he has bought to TAESA: ‘He is a brilliant, high-performance lawyer with rare leadership qualities. He has implemented important changes in the legal department resulting in significant achievements for the company. His distinctive knowledge of the company´s field of activity provides outstanding and innovative support to legal strategies’.