
Energy boutique Julião Coelho Advocacia is particularly noted for its experience in complex regulatory matters and litigation before the superior courts. The firm, which is active in all segments of the power sector, including renewable energy, has handled major energy cases in recent years, while also assisting foreign energy players seeking to enter the Brazilian market. Several team members bring valuable insight from previous roles at ANEEL, contributing to the firm’s reputation for ‘technical sector knowledge and strategic vision’. The practice is co-led by litigator Julião Silveira Coelho, the firm’s founding partner, Camila Alves Angoti de Moraes, who is also active in consultancy matters, and Pedro Henrique Maciel Fonseca, another name to note for judicial and administrative proceedings. Other key partners include Guilherme Leite Chamum Aguiar, who focuses on civil procedure and constitutional law, and Marcos Serejo de Paula Pessoa, who specialises in administrative and judicial litigation. All practitioners are based in Brasília.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Testimonials
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- ‘Julião Coelho is a partner with a strategic vision of the higher courts and knowledge of the electricity sector.’
- ‘Technical sector knowledge and strategic vision are what set the firm apart.’
Key clients
- Raízen Energia
- Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (CBA)
Work highlights
Assisting ABRACE (the Brazilian association of large industrial energy consumers and free consumers) in filing a lawsuit challenging undue expenses in energy development tariff charges.
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Practice head
Julião Silveira Coelho; Camila Alves Angoti de Moraes; Pedro Henrique Maciel Fonseca
Other key lawyers
Guilherme Leite Chamum Aguiar; Marcos Serejo de Paula Pessoa


