Areas of Practice

Government Contracting

Agribusiness

We provide guidance on the preparation of bids, the review of documents, and the management of the performance of government contracts, ensuring compliance with the applicable legislation and the optimization of opportunities in contracting with public entities. We have extensive experience in structuring concessions and public-private partnerships (PPPs) as strategic vehicles for land access in agro-industrial projects. Our team advises on the creation, structuring, and management of these instruments. We work to foster collaborative relationships between the private sector and public authorities, creating conditions that promote sustainable investment and regional development.

Work Highlights

We advised on the establishment of a PPP to secure access to public lands for sustainable cultivation. Our services included drafting the proposal, reviewing documents, and structuring the contract, ensuring legal compliance and economic feasibility. We facilitated dialogue with public authorities, fostering collaboration between the private sector and public authorities in the Southeastern and Northeastern states of Brazil

We advised a consortium formed by several companies in the sector on the use of public lands for agro-industrial projects. Our team guided the consortium in structuring the proposal, complying with legal requirements, and managing the contract

Bruna Rocha
Bruna Rocha

Partner

Isabela Morbach
Isabela Morbach

Partner

Decarbonization

We provide guidance on the preparation of proposals, the review of documents, and the management of the performance of government contracts, ensuring compliance with the law and the optimization of opportunities in contracting with public entities. We have extensive experience in structuring concessions and public-private partnerships (PPPs) as strategic vehicles for land access in agro-industrial projects. Our team advises on the creation, structuring, and management of these instruments. We work to foster collaborative relationships between the private sector and public authorities, creating conditions that promote sustainable investments and regional development.

Work Highlights

We advised on the establishment of a PPP to ensure access to public lands for sustainable cultivation. Our services included drafting the proposal, reviewing documents, and structuring the contract, ensuring legal compliance and economic feasibility. We facilitated dialogue with public authorities, fostering collaboration between the private sector and the government in the Southeast and Northeast states of the country

We advised a consortium formed by several companies in the sector seeking the use of public lands for agro-industrial projects. Our team guided the consortium in structuring the proposal, complying with legal requirements, and managing the contract

Bruna Rocha
Bruna Rocha

Partner

Isabela Morbach
Isabela Morbach

Partner

Life Sciences & Healthcare

We offer a comprehensive and specialized portfolio of legal services in this field, carefully designed to ensure effectiveness and compliance in public procurement proceedings, Productive Development Partnerships (PDPs), Project Development Partnerships (PDDs), and technology transfer arrangements. Our specialized team also provides full advice to companies on every aspect of bidding procedures, from preparing proposals and reviewing qualification documents to drafting requests for clarification, challenges, and appeals. We provide active support at public sessions held by the contracting agencies, ensuring that our clients feel prepared and confident at every stage of the process. We assist in negotiations with the Ministry of Health and the Sistema Único de Saúde regarding the direct purchase of medicines. We structure innovative contractual models, such as risk-sharing agreements, licensing, and performance-based payment, facilitating the incorporation and procurement of high-cost medicines and technologies by the Brazilian government, thereby promoting access and innovation in the sector. Our expertise also extends to forming strategic alliances and seeking project funding from institutions that promote innovation and research, ensuring that our clients obtain the resources needed to maximize the impact of their initiatives.

Work Highlights

We supported a multinational pharmaceutical company at every stage of the life cycle of its government contracts, helping it navigate the complex regulated public procurement process, enter new markets, develop strategic alliance agreements and partnerships, handle bid protests, comply with complex regulatory regimes, and draft contracts aligned with the market. We defended our client's position at the administrative and judicial levels without harming the long-term relationships that are essential in government contracts

We provided strategic support to one of the leading suppliers of diagnostic software in the healthcare field during negotiations with a public hospital in southern Brazil. These negotiations centered on the administrative agreement between our client and the hospital for the provision of medical imaging solutions. We also helped the client navigate administrative proceedings initiated by the hospital and bidding processes conducted by various public entities seeking medical imaging technology services and hospital management systems. Our assistance included legal guidance for the client's participation in bids, facilitating communication with public entities, drafting administrative appeals, preparing objections before regulatory authorities in cases of irregularities, and taking part in the negotiations before and during the performance of the contract

Bruna Rocha
Bruna Rocha

Partner

Real Estate Transactions

We provide guidance on preparing bids, reviewing documents, and managing the performance of government contracts, ensuring compliance with the legislation and optimizing opportunities in contracting with public entities. We have extensive experience in structuring concessions and public-private partnerships (PPPs) as strategic vehicles for access to land in agro-industrial projects. Our team advises on the creation, structuring, and management of these instruments. We work to foster collaborative relationships between the private sector and the government, creating conditions that promote sustainable investment and regional development.

Work Highlights

We advised on the establishment of a PPP to secure access to public land for sustainable farming. Our services included preparing the bid, reviewing documents, and structuring the contract, ensuring legal compliance and economic feasibility. We facilitated dialogue with public authorities, promoting collaboration between the private sector and the government in the Southeast and Northeast regions of the country

We advised a consortium formed by several companies in the sector on the use of public land for agro-industrial projects. Our team guided the consortium in structuring the bid, complying with legal requirements, and managing the contract

Bruna Rocha
Bruna Rocha

Partner

Isabela Morbach
Isabela Morbach

Partner

Infrastructure

Our public law practice for infrastructure projects involves legal advice on matters relating to public administration, contracts with government entities and the regulation of concessions and public-private partnerships (PPPs). We provide full support in the negotiation and performance of government contracts for large infrastructure works, such as highways, ports, airports and water and sewage projects, ensuring compliance with the applicable law and the legal certainty required for these ventures to succeed. We assist our clients in structuring PMIs (unsolicited proposal procedures), concessions and PPPs, and in public procurement, from the review of bid documents to the preparation of proposals and the conduct of administrative defenses. We also monitor contracts with public entities and analyze economic and financial rebalancing, ensuring compliance with contractual provisions and mitigating the risk of breach or legal challenges.

Work Highlights

We provided support in analyzing and building the case for a request for the economic and financial rebalancing of an intercity transportation concession agreement in the State of São Paulo. Through a detailed analysis of the financial and regulatory impacts, we ensured that the concessionaire was prepared to negotiate the necessary adjustments, preserving the project's viability.

We supported a company taking part in the bidding process for the concession of the Salvador Light Rail Vehicle (VLT), assisting with the legal and regulatory analysis as well as the preparation of competitive proposals. Our work ensured that the company complied with the requirements of the bid documents, increasing its chances of success in the process.

We prepared a strategic report for an association in the highway infrastructure sector, identifying bottlenecks and mapping opportunities for the development of highways in Brazil. The assessment served as a basis for the association to direct its efforts toward public policy and regulatory improvements to drive the sector forward.

Isabela Morbach
Isabela Morbach

Partner

Technology

We provide support in reviewing government contracts and in public procurement proceedings before public administration entities relating to Research, Development and Innovation (RD&I), including the development of technological solutions and the contracting of related services.

Work Highlights

We advised a multinational leader in medical technologies on contracting with public agencies for services related to Software as a Medical Device (SaMD). We acted at every stage of the process, from licensing through implementation, technical support and software maintenance. We worked on the execution of contracts, ensuring compliance with the applicable legislation and the development of robust service level agreements (SLAs). In addition, we provided support in managing public procurement processes, ensuring that the bids met all technical specifications and were competitive. We ensured the effective and secure implementation of the SaMD. We acted in administrative proceedings initiated to verify compliance with the requirements of the bid documents

Bruna Rocha
Bruna Rocha

Partner

Jessica Filka
Jessica Filka

Counsel

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