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André Luiz Freire
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Experiência
André Luiz advises in our Infrastructure & Energy and Project Finance practices, with a particular focus on Administrative law. As an expert in this area, he assists clients with structuring public concessions, public-private partnerships (PPPs), expression of interest procedures, public bids and auctions, administrative proceedings before regulatory agencies and cases involving audit courts and the Court of Audit of the Federal Government (TCU). André Luiz acts on behalf of construction companies, infrastructure investment funds, public service and construction work concessionaries and transportation, roadway, railroad, port and airport logistics, as well as sanitation, metallurgy and mining, base industry and asset management. A professor in the General Theory of Law Department at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), André Luiz is a member of the Deliberative Counsel of the Brazilian Institute of Administrative Law (IDAP), São Paulo Institute of Administrative Law (IDAP) and Brazilian Institute of Legal Infrastructure Studies (IBEJI).
Formação
Bachelor of Laws – Unicuritiba (PR)
Master of Laws in Administrative Law – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)
Master of Laws (LL.M.) – University of Virginia (USA)
Doctor of Laws in Administrative Law, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)
J.D in Philosophy of Law, – University of Virginia (USA)
Postdoctoral Degree in Democracy and Human Right, Ius Gentium Conimbrigae – University of Coimbra, (Portugal)
Reconhecimentos
Análise Advocacia – Regulatory (2018–2021), Concessionaires (2019–2021), Road Concessions (2016), São Paulo (2020)
IFLR – Highly regarded: Project Development (2022)
Latin Lawyer 250 – Administrative Law (2021;2023)
Leaders League – Public Law (2022); Projects & Infrastructure (2021)
The Legal 500 – Public Law (2019, 2022), Corporate and M&A (2019), Projects and Infrastructure (2022)
Brazil’s Administrative Improbity Law: changes published without vetoes
Brazil’s New Bidding Law: learn about the changes to public hiring and job position quotas
Assuntos:
São Paulo State Government to open bidding for concessions of 22 regional airports
Brazilian Government opens a public hearing regarding the Agreement on Government Procurement of WTO
Brazilian President signs law to help the aviation industry
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How the escalating pandemic threatens Brazil’s economic recovery
The escalation of the pandemic in Brazil is affecting sentiment among market participants, representing downside risks for the expected economic recovery this year, with potential impact on multiple segments.
Click here and read an article published by BNAmericas with the participation of our partner André Luiz Freire.
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Brazil’s water watchdog to focus on regulations to attract private investment
Brazil’s water and sanitation watchdog ANA will focus on reviewing new regulations and guidelines for the segment, which are considered key to provide more predictability and legal certainty for investors in the sector, after new legislation was approved by congress.
Click here and read the article published by BNAmericas with the participation of our partner André Luiz Freire.
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Mattos Filho nabs public law partner from Demarest
Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados has hired an administrative law partner from Demarest Advogados, in anticipation of more infrastructure work in 2020. Click here and learn more.
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