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More than 26 years’ experience Leading
highly complex projects.

We are a benchmark in Public Law, Real Estate Law and Corporate Law, with a focus on project structuring, real estate business, contract management and dispute resolution

We provide legal advisory services in the areas of concessions, public-private partnerships (PPPs), public procurement processes, administrative contracts, real estate transactions, and financing, as well as any disputes arising from such activities, serving both private companies and the public sector.

Our work is guided by ethics, innovation and leadership, delivering legal solutions that combine security, efficiency and strategic vision. 

Practice Areas

We work on the main infrastructure and real estate projects in Brazil and on highly complex arbitration disputes.

Public and Administrative Law

We provide legal support in concessions, public-private partnerships (PPPs), public procurement processes, administrative contracts, regulatory proceedings, and infrastructure projects, serving both private companies and the public sector.

Dispute Prevention and Resolution

We act in judicial and arbitration proceedings of national and international scope, with recognized expertise in strategic and complex litigation. We also offer extrajudicial advice on resolving conflicts, with mediation and dispute boards.

Real Estate

Legal support on the acquisition and sale of land and assets, with the structuring of appropriate legal models, strategic partnerships, incorporation of companies, corporate reorganizations, and structuring of guarantees

Corporate Law

We structure and review business contracts, corporate transactions, tax matters, compliance, data protection, and corporate governance, with a focus on risk mitigation and transactional security.

Areas of expertise

Infrastructure Project Structuring

We structure infrastructure projects involving concessions, PPPs, public procurement processes, and structured financing, from initial feasibility studies through contract execution.

Concessions and Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)

We advise on concession and PPP projects, covering public procurement processes, administrative contracts, risk allocation rules, sector-specific regulation, and support throughout each phase of the project.

Domestic and International Public Tender

We advise bidders participating in domestic and international public tenders, providing in-depth analysis of bidding documents, contracts, and risk rules, as well as representation in related administrative and judicial disputes.

Litigation and Arbitration

We represent clients in judicial, arbitral, and administrative proceedings, as well as in mediations and dispute boards, handling high-complexity corporate, public projects, and real estate disputes in Brazil and abroad.

Real Estate

We structure real estate transactions, developments, and subdivisions, handle the acquisition and sale of land and legal due diligence processes, and advise on property acquisitions at judicial and non-judicial auctions, as well as asset planning and protection.

Contract Management

We provide advisory services on public and private contracts, including contract review, risk analysis, contractual rebalancing, and support throughout contract execution, with in-depth expertise in the infrastructure and real estate sectors.

Compliance

We advise on compliance matters, conduct risk mapping, develop action plans, and support the design and implementation of compliance programs.

Data Privacy and Protection

We advise on data privacy and personal data protection matters and support the design and implementation of privacy and data protection compliance programs, with a focus on risk mitigation and compliance with Brazil’s General Data Protection Law (LGPD).

Corporate

We provide specialized advisory services to companies and investment funds, preparing documents such as memoranda, shareholders’ agreements, consortium agreements, and meeting minutes, as well as advising on corporate restructuring transactions involving mergers, consolidations, spin-offs, the formation of holding companies, and robust governance structures.

Tax

We provide specialized tax advisory services in the infrastructure and real estate sectors, with in-depth knowledge of sector-specific taxation, as well as tailored studies to support adaptation to Brazil’s tax reform.

Our Lawyers

Mauricio Boudakian Moysés
Partner • OAB/SP 221.705

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Ariovaldo Barbosa Pires Jr.
Partner • OAB/SP 214.089

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Fernanda Dorota de Mello
Partner • OAB/SP 268.406

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João Paulo Trancoso Tannous
Partner • OAB/SP 215.799

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Marina Fochesato Cintra
Partner • OAB/SP 195.413

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Rafael Viana Rangel de Paula
Partner • OAB/SP 292.310

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Raquel Batista de Souza Franca
Partner • OAB/SP 243.100

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Maurício Boudakian Moysés
Partner • OAB/SP 221.705

Bachelor of Laws – University of São Paulo (USP); Specialist in Tax Law – Brazilian Institute of Tax Law; Master’s degree in Commercial Law – University of São Paulo (USP).

More than 23 years of experience in the structuring of concession projects, PPPs, public contracting, structured project finance, advisory to companies and governments in procedures of expression of interest and bids.

Coordinated the legal advisory of many infrastructure projects in Brazil, including the concessions of all federal airports, concessions of new roads, port leases, international contracts and PPPs for the supply of trains, several PPPs in the sector of public sanitation, solid waste, hospitals, prisons, citizen service stations, public lighting, among others

Language: English
E-mail: mmoyses@moysespires.com.br

Ariovaldo Barbosa Pires Junior
Partner • OAB/SP 214.089

Bachelor of Laws – Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC/SP); Specialist in Administrative Law – Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV/SP).

More than 24 years of experience in the structuring of concession projects, PPPs, public contracting, structured project finance, advisory to companies and governments in expression of interest procedures and bids.

Coordinated the legal advisory of many infrastructure projects in Brazil, including international contracts and PPPs for the supply of trains, all federal airports public concession, new roads public concessions, port leases, several PPPs in the sector of public sanitation, solid waste, hospitals, prisons, citizen service stations, public lighting services, among others.

Language: English and Spanish
E-mail: apires@moysespires.com.br

Fernanda Dorota de Mello
Partner • OAB/SP 268.406

Bachelor of Laws – Mackenzie Presbyterian University;

Specialist in Civil Procedural Law – Mackenzie Presbyterian University; and in Real Estate Law – Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV/SP).

Over 19 years of experience in land acquisition and title regularization, real estate development, and construction projects, providing legal counsel throughout the entire development cycle, with a special emphasis on risk mitigation and legal certainty.

Coordinated legal services for real estate companies, developers, construction firms, and investors, working closely on business strategy, structuring, and feasibility.

Also served as the coordinator of the real estate and corporate departments for a major developer and construction company, leading initiatives in new business structuring, asset regularization, corporate governance, risk management, and legal advisory across all project stages.

Language: English
E-mail: fdorota@moysespires.com.br

João Paulo Trancoso Tannous
Partner • OAB/SP 215.799

Bachelor of Laws – Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC/SP); Master of Laws (LL.M.) – Queen Mary University of London; Specialist in Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution; Specialist in Civil Procedural Law – Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC/SP – COGEAE).

Coming from some of the largest law firms in the country, he has over 23 years of experience in resolving complex disputes, both in business and with the public administration. He has acted as a lawyer in several national and international arbitrations.

Specialist in Civil Procedural Law and holds a master’s degree (LL.M.) in Arbitration and alternative forms of dispute resolution from Queen Mary, University of London, and is on the CAM AMCHAM reference list for acting in arbitration, mediation and dispute boards.

Language: English
E-mail: jptannous@moysespires.com.br

Marina Fochesato Cintra
Partner • OAB/SP 195.413

Bachelor of Laws – Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC/SP); Specialist in Administrative Law – Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV/SP).

More than 23 years of experience in the structuring of concession projects, PPPs, public contracting, structured project finance, advisory to companies and governments in expression of interest procedures and bids.

Coordinated the legal advisory of many infrastructure projects in Brazil, including international contracts, all federal airports public concession, new roads public concessions, port leases, several PPPs in the sector of public sanitation, solid waste, hospitals, prisons, citizen service stations, public lighting services, among others

Language: English and Italian
E-mail: mcintra@moysespires.com.br

Rafael Viana Rangel de Paula
Partner • OAB/SP 292.310

Bachelor of Laws – Mackenzie Presbyterian University; Specialist in Administrative Law – Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC/SP).

More than 17 years of experience in the structuring of concession projects, PPPs, public contracting, structured project finance, advisory to companies and governments in expression of interest procedures and bids.

Coordinated the legal advisory of many infrastructure projects in Brazil, including the concessions of all federal airports, concession, new roads public concessions, port leases, several PPPs in the sector of public sanitation, solid waste, hospitals, prisons, citizen service stations, among others.

Language: English
E-mail: rviana@moysespires.com.br

Raquel Batista de Souza Franca
Partner • OAB/SP 243.100

Bachelor of Laws – Milton Campos School of Law, Belo Horizonte/MG; Specialist in Economic and Business Law – Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV/SP).

She has over 26 years of experience in civil and real estate litigation, acting in strategic and highly complex cases, including possessory, contractual and corporate disputes, judicial reorganization proceedings, and credit recovery.

She also has solid advisory experience, with particular emphasis on contracts and real estate transactions, as well as judicial and extrajudicial auctions.

She was a partner at renowned law firms with nationwide reach, representing clients before several courts, including the higher courts.

Language: English
E-mail: rfranca@moysespires.com.br