Mattos Filho’s ‘highly qualified, multidisciplinary team’ is regularly turned to by domestic and international financial institutions, investment funds, project owners and contractors for assistance with the financing and development of large-scale projects. Praised for its ’specialised technical knowledge’, the team is well equipped to structure and negotiate construction agreements, investments in regulated sectors, as well as handle related litigation, public law and regulatory mandates across a range of segments, notably transport, energy, sanitation and healthcare. Key figures in the ‘technically excellent’ team include Thiago Moreira, a name too note for project development and construction contracts; Pablo Sorj, noted for his ’deep knowledge’ of the sector and expertise in project development and finance mandates; and project finance specialist Marina Anselmo and Bernardo Môcho, both recognised for their ‘creativity’ and ’deep technical expertise’. Alexandre Arlota left the practice in January 2025.
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Work Department
Infrastructure & Energy; Electric Power; Project Finance; Oil and Gas; Mining; Shipping & Ports; Finance; Energy Transition; Digital Infrastructure
Position
Partner
Career
As a partner at Mattos Filho, Pablo Sorj represents companies, investment funds and financial institutions with a wide range of transactions in the infrastructure and energy sectors. He advises on transactions concerning project finance, structured finance, and acquisition finance and assists with purchases and sales of infrastructure and energy assets.
Pablo has worked on over twenty ‘Deal of the Year’ transactions. He is consistently recognized as a leading lawyer in Project Finance by Chambers and Partners (Band 1) and Who’s Who Legal (Thought Leaders: Global Elite Project Finance), as well as in Projects and Infrastructure by the Legal 500 (Leading Lawyer) and IFLR (Market Leader).
Pablo previously worked at New York’s Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as a foreign attorney.
Languages
Portuguese and English
Memberships
He is currently the chairman of the Brazilian Bar Association’s (OAB-RJ) Project Finance Committee, co-president of the Stanford Law School Alumni Association in Brazil, and sector vice-president of the Brazilian Mediation and Arbitration Center (CBMA). A graduate of Rio de Janeiro’s Pontifical Catholic University (PUC-RJ), Pablo holds an executive MBA from the Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets (IBMEC-RJ) and an LL.M. from Stanford Law School.
Education
Bacharel em Direito, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ)
Mestre em Direito (LL.M.), Stanford Law School (EUA)
MBA Executivo, Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais (Ibmec)
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‘The firm I trust the most. They are technically excellent and have mastery over the sanitation sector. They think outside the box and have creative solutions to make complex structures viable. Impeccable client service.’
‘The team has recognised analytical skills, legal logic and in-depth knowledge of topics related to projects and infrastructure. The firm stands out for its specialised technical knowledge and fast, high-quality service.’
Key clients
- Via Appia Concessões
- VINCI Highways
Work highlights
Assisting Acelen, a Mubadala Capital energy company, with the project development and project finance for a new biorefinery in Bahia, Brazil.