Lefosse Advogados’ power practice advises major power players on high-value transactions, regulatory matters, and self-production and distributed generation projects, offering end-to-end support from structuring to contract drafting and negotiation. The team acts for both energy consumers and generators, and also handles administrative litigation before ANEEL, judicial and arbitration proceedings, and privatisation processes. Practice head Raphael Gomes specialises in regulatory, transactional and contentious matters, with vast experience in project structuring. Regulatory expert Pedro Dante has extensive experience in energy purchase contracts and judicial and arbitration proceedings, while Bruno Crispim, also experienced in litigation, focuses on regulatory and consulting matters, with additional experience in M&A and project development. Associate Renato Edelstein assists with M&A, capital markets transactions,  privatisation processes and project implementation.
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Key clients

  • Eletrobras
  • Chlorum
  • Ascenty
  • Companhia Energética de Brasília - CEB
  • Associação Brasileira das Empresas de Transmissão de Energia -ABRATE
  • Ventos São Zacarias
  • Souza Cruz – BAT
  • Valgroup
  • Assaí
  • QAIR
  • Sylvamo
  • Czarnikow
  • WEG
  • Vitol
  • CGN
  • EVOLTZ
  • Sykué
  • Norte Energia
  • Unipar
  • LightSource BP

Work highlights

Advising AES Corporation on a business combination with Auren, converting AES Brasil into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Auren and merging their shareholder bases.
Advised Serena Geração S.A. on a wind power self-production project by lease via a consortium with eight BRK Ambiental companies.
Representing ABEEólica in two administrative proceedings before ANEEL, one seeking to annul a regulation changing the Network Procedures of the ONS, the other aiming remove the requirement for associated generation plants to provide an additional financial guarantee for CUST-contracted energy.

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Leading associates

Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Renato Edelstein

Practice head

Raphael Gomes

Other key lawyers

Pedro Dante; Bruno Crispim; Renato Edelstein