Practice Areas
Regulated Industries
We provide assistance in all matters of administrative law, as well as in connection with regulations applicable to specific industries and in the implementation of public-private partnerships. Our team is formed by highly specialized attorneys, most of whom with post-graduate degrees and international experience acquired while obtaining masters degrees in the most prestigious U.S. and European institutions or working as International Associates at renowned law firms in New York and other major financial centers. Our regulated industries group works in coordination with attorneys from other areas of the firm such as tax, project finance, environmental law, competition law and corporate law. Souza, Cescon provides these services to financial institutions, utilities and governmental entities. We are experts in regulations issued by the main agencies, such as ANEEL, ANP, ANATEL, ANTAQ, ANT, ANAC and ANA, as well as state agencies and other local regulatory authorities. Our services include:
- general assistance in respect of rules and regulations applicable to specific industries, including for due diligence purposes;
- advice in competitive bidding procedures, including for concessions or permissions, from the formation of consortia or other specific means to structuring and submission of proposals, as well as negotiating the agreements to be entered into with the respective authority;
- assistance to public entities in structuring, implementing, and managing competitive bidding processes;
- assistance in structuring and implementing public-private partnerships;
- assistance in implementing public-interest projects or projects involving public entities, including drafting of contracts such as cooperation agreements and public consortia; and
- applications for the issuance and renewal of licenses.