The firm represents foreign clients in Brazil and Brazilian clients abroad, in all areas related to project development, including major infrastrcuture projects as the construction of refineries, power plants, roads, water and sewage systems, dessalinization plants, LNG terminals, gas treatment plants, gas liqufaction plants, pipelines, oil and gas rigs and other offshore floaters, ships, anda plethora of facilities and utilities.

Niche-oriented boutique highly specialised in Global projects in oil and gas (upstream, midstream, downstream), petroleum offshore industry, shipping, energy, mining, infrastructure (in particular Government relations and Government contracts, procurement law, RFP’s, construction law and project financing).

In this field, the firm takes care of project development, but also M&A, purchase and swap of assets, oil and gas exporation blocks, farm-ins/farm-outs, environmental licencing and due diligence, and the entire range of transac- tions inherent to the global oil and gas shipping, energy, mining, and infrastructure industries.

The firm stands out as a very specialised one-stop-shop for infrastructure clients. Clients rely on firm’s assistance in all aspects of construction law. Many firm’s lawyers have significant “hands on” experience in the engi- neering and construction industry.

The firm also has a dedicated practice of infrastructure contracts management, which encompasses claims management and litigation/arbitration. Based on the information comprised in Petrobras’s database of validate suppliers and service providers (‘RCC’), companies are invited companies to participate in tenders and direct purchase negotiation.

Recently considered as a mandatory step in Petrobras’s acquisitions, companies have been dis- qualified in Petrobras’ tenders due to the lack of RCC registration or out- of-date information regarding the inclusion of a particular product line or service.

The RCC registration is a long and complex procedure, where companies are required to submit literally more than a hundred in-depth detailed documents, information and certificates. The registration also involves some complicated issues, such as the Petrobras’s on-site inspection at Company’s sites, which may take several months to be scheduled.