Ulhôa Canto, Rezende e Guerra - Advogados

About Ulhôa Canto, Rezende e Guerra - Advogados

The department is best known for its work with complex transactions both in the domestic and international markets. As a mid-sized firm with presence in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, we are not, and do not aim to be the largest law firm measured by number of lawyers. Our commitment is to help our clients with their most challenging matters and offer original and groundbreaking solutions.

One characteristic that makes the department unique is our capability to deeply understand both the corporate and the tax aspects of a transaction, which we trace back to our firm's DNA: our founding partners personally contributed to the creation of the Brazilian taxation system and have instilled in all lawyers, corporate-focused or otherwise, the notion that advising efficiently on a M&A transaction requires a comprehensive and combined knowledge of corporate and tax laws, lest the client fails to obtain relevant financial or economic benefits.

Our expertise on the energy sector is another unique multidisciplinary characteristic that our department has, given the solid background in advising on distribution and generation agreements, with notable strength in the regulatory area. The team is led by Isabel Lustosa, who has been ranked in Band 1 in every year since Chambers Global and
Chambers Latin America began ranking law firms in the area of electric power. All this notorious legal expertise in the energy sector is reflected in our M&A transactions.

The operation of the now named BESA S.A., where we assisted IEP Itapiracem Empreendimentos e Participações S.A. and other former controlling shareholders of BESA (the Calmon de Sá Family), is an important landmark of our practice during the year of 2022. Not only due to its value, but because of its impact in the Brazilian financial sector.
Other recent M&A transactions that Ulhôa Canto was involved in 2022 involved other areas of expertise such as tech/internet, real estate, private clients, mining, education and financial services.

Key clients include Coca-Cola bottlers (Associação dos Fabricantes Brasileiros de Coca-Cola), Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN), Aliansce Sonae Shopping Centers, Votorantim Group, Gerdau, Ancar Ivanhoe, Catuaí Group, Continental Grain Company, 3G Capital, Omnicom, Gama Investimentos, Telesat Canada, Exterran Group and Guararapes.

Areas of expertise of Ulhôa Canto: Tax, Corporate Law and Capital Markets, Financial Market, Project Finance, Administrative Law, Antitrust and Consumer Protection, Compliance, Arbitration, Electric Energy, Telecommunications, Oil & Gas, Mining, Sanitation, Environmental Law, Entertainment and Sports, Real Estate, Wealth & Estate Planning and Aviation.

PRACTICE AREAS:
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Corporate Law
• Real Estate
• Wealth & Estate Planning
• Tax
• Financial Market
• Administrative Law
• Telecommunications
• Antitrust and Consumer Protection
• Compliance
• Electric Energy
• Oil & Gas