CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
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Partner: Pedro G. Seraphim
Office: São Paulo
Email: pseraphim@tozzinifreire.com.br
Tel.: (55 11) 5086-5396
Fax: (55 11) 5086-5555

Practice Areas:

Energy
Bioenergy/Ethanol
Project Finance
Mergers & Acquisitions

Professional Experience:

Working with TozziniFreire Advogados since 1990, Pedro Seraphim is the head of its Energy Practice Group.  He leads the firm’s services in connection with infrastructure projects (roads, ports, etc.), project finance and PPPs.  Pedro has also specialized in transactions involving renewable energy, including small hydro plants, wind power, ethanol and bio-diesel projects.  He also conducts mergers & acquisitions transactions for our clients, specially those related to companies in the energy sector.

In addition, Pedro was a foreign associate at the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP from 1996 to 1998.  He is also a director of the Brazilian Independent Power Producers Association (APINE).

Bar Admissions:

Federal District - 2001
São Paulo State - 1992

Education:
  • Studied at the Academy of American and International Law, organized by the Center for American and International Law, in Dallas, Texas, in 1995.
  • Graduated from the Law School of Universidade de São Paulo (USP) in 1991.
Professional Activities:
  • Member and director of the Brazilian Independent Power Producers Association (APINE).
  • Partner of the Brazilian Institute of Energy Law Studies (IBDE).
Publications:
  • BRIC or Break? – Will Brazil's New Energy Model help achieve its economic goals? chapter from the book Latin America Energy Report.  Concord: WorldTrade Executive, 2005.
Languages:
  • English