With a strong presence in the water, sanitation, transport, energy, and telecoms sectors, Lefosse Advogados‘ public law team is consistently involved in public procurement, government contracts, PPPs, concessions, and has seen a recent uptick in privatisation mandates. The group is also equipped to advise domestic and foreign investors on the acquisition of equity stakes in companies that provide services to the public sector. Practice head Eduardo Carvalhaes excels in administrative contracts, PPPs and concessions. Beatriz Ghosn, recently promoted to counsel, plays a significant part in assisting clients with deals involving the public administration, most notably privatisations and concessions in the transport and sanitation sectors. Karen Coutinho focuses on bidding procedures, administrative litigation and concessions.
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Work Department
Public Law and Regulation
Position
Partner
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Eduardo is a partner in Public Law and Regulation at Lefosse.
Eduardo has solid experience in licensing, bidding, dispute resolution in administrative proceedings and legal advice in regulated markets. He is a member of the OAB-SP Infrastructure Commission and director of the ABDTIC (Associação Brasileira de Direito da Tecnologia da Informação e das Comunicações – Brazilian Association of Information Technology and Communications Law).
Eduardo graduated from PUC-SP (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo). He has a master’s and doctoral degree in State Law from USP (Universidade de São Paulo).
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‘Lefosse's involvement in the transaction I led for the bank was crucial in the contract negotiation stages, support in structuring the transaction, and coordination of the conclusion of the conditions precedent of the contracts. The firm was always excellently represented by excellent partners and staff, who supported the project from the beginning.’
‘Eduardo Carvalhaes and Karen Coutinho possess a solid know-how in a sector with new regulations and ongoing consolidation. Great customer service and partner engagement.’
Key clients
- Sabesp - Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo
- Banco PAN
Work highlights
Lefosse Advogados has been engaged by Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo – Sabesp to assist the Company in the follow-on share offering, that ultimately privatized the company.