Pinheiro Guimarães, praised for its ‘superior’ service and quality of work, advises on project development, implementation, and financing across various infrastructure segments, demonstrating particularly strong expertise in energy. The practice is led from Rio de Janeiro by André Sigelmann, praised for his ’above-average technical knowledge’, especially in the energy and oil and gas industries, and Roberta Giamattey Pimentel Fonseca Kelley, who is skilled in complex, multijurisdictional transactions, including infrastructure-related M&A, project finance, capital markets and debt restructuring.
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Testimonials
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- 'Cristiane Selbach has all the characteristics to be the best lawyer to work with clients in this type of case; the technical quality of her work is superior, she negotiates well, represents the client well and is extremely present.’
- 'Paloma Lima is excellent, one of the best project finance lawyers in Brazil.'
Key clients
- EDF Renewables
- Rio Energy
Work highlights
Advised IFC on the loan granted to Passa Tempo MG 1085 Geração de Energia 646 Ltda. by International Finance Corporation for the development, engineering, construction, installation, and operation of twenty-two solar power plants in the states of Pará, Minas Gerais, Maranhão and Pernambuco, Brazil, with an aggregate installed capacity of 90 MWp.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
André Sigelmann; Roberta Giamattey Pimentel Fonseca Kelley
Other key lawyers
Paloma Lima; Marcela Taquette Vaz; Cristiane Selbach