Founding partner. Over thirty years of experience in public, economic and regulatory law. He works in advisory and litigation (judicial and arbitration) and advises investors in the regulated sectors of railway and road transport, gas, information technology, ports and airports, telecommunications, energy and health. He also represents clients in litigation before higher courts, provides legal opinions and lectures in Brazil and abroad.
Areas
Summary
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Professional Experience
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Academic Background and Teaching Experience
Full Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of São Paulo (USP) and professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV/RJ).
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Additional Activities
He served as Director of the Faculty of Law at the University of São Paulo (USP) and the Electoral Judicial School.
Latest posts
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Books
Co-author of Administrative Law in Action - Cases and Readings for Debates (Curso de Direito Administrativo em Ação - Casos e Leituras para Debates), 2024.
Co-author of Comments on the Economic Freedom Law - Law 13.874/2019 (Comentários à Lei de Liberdade Econômica - Lei 13.874/2019), 2024.
Co-author of Publicists - Administrative Law under Pressure (Publicistas - Direito Administrativo sob Tensão), 2023.
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Book Chapters
Author of Principle of competitiveness and competition in clauses prohibiting market concentration in the basic sanitation sector. In: Principle of competitiveness and competition in clauses prohibiting market concentration in the basic sanitation sector (Princípio da competividade e concorrência nas cláusulas de vedação à concentração de mercado no setor de saneamento básico. In: Princípio da competividade e concorrência nas cláusulas de vedação à concentração de mercado no setor de saneamento básico), 2025.
Author of What Does the State Do With Its Assets? State and Private Exploitation of Public Assets. In: Course on Administrative Law in Action: Cases and Readings for Debate (O Que o Estado Faz Com Seu Patrimônio? Exploração Estatal e Privada de Bens Públicos. In: Curso de Direito Administrativo em Ação: Casos e Leituras para Debates), 2024.
Author of What is the role of the Brazilian State in the Economy? Public and Private in Interactions Between the State and the Market. In: Course on Administrative Law in Action - Cases and Readings for Debate (Qual o Papel do Estado Brasileiro na Economia? Público e Privado nas Interações Entre Estado e Mercado. In: Curso de Direito Administrativo em Ação - Casos e Leituras para Debates), 2024.
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Academic Articles
Co-author of Administrative Coordination: The Unknown One, (Coordenação Administrativa: Essa Desconhecida). Revista de Direito Público da Economia, 2023.
Author of My Itinerary To and Through Administrative Law (Meu Itinerário para e pelo Direito Administrativo). Revista Estudos Institucionais, 2023.
Author of A Law That Matters for What It Repeals – An Overview of Law No. 14,133/2021 (Uma Lei que Vale pelo que Revoga - Uma Panorâmica Sobre a Lei nº 14.133/2021). Revista do Advogado, 2022.
Author of 21 books, over 90 book chapters, and numerous specialized articles.
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Press
When the regulator loses self-regulation, everyone loses (Se o regulador se desregula, todos perdem). JOTA – 04.06.2025.
When the regulator loses self-regulation, everyone loses
Motoapp: it should be regulated, not prohibited (Motoapp: regular, não proibir). JOTA INFO – 13.03.2025.
Motoapp: it should be regulated, not prohibited
The Supreme Court and the Dynamics of Competition in and for the Sanitation Sector (O Supremo e a competição pelo e no mercado no Saneamento). JOTA – 09.12.2024.The Supreme Court and the Dynamics of Competition in and for the Sanitation Sector
Awards and recognitions
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Chambers and Partners
Chambers and Partners
- Band 1 - Public Law: Industries & Sectors - Brasil (2025)
- Band 1 - Public Law: Legal Opinions - Brasil (2025)
- Band 2 - Telecommunications: Industries & Sectors - Brasil (2025)
- Band 1 - Public Law: Industries & Sectors - Brasil (2024)
- Band 2 - Telecommunications: Industries & Sectors - Brasil (2024)
- Band 1 - Public Law: Industries & Sectors - Brasil (2023)
- Band 1 - Telecommunications: Industries & Sectors - Brasil (2023)
- Band 1 - Public Law: Industries & Sectors - Brasil (2022)
- Band 1 - Telecommunications: Industries & Sectors - Brasil (2022)
- Band 1 - Public Law: Industries & Sectors - Brasil (2021)
- Band 1 - Telecommunications: Industries & Sectors - Brasil (2021)
- Band 5 - Project Development - América Latina (2020)
- Band 1 - Public Law: Industries & Sectors - América Latina (2020)
- Band 1 - Telecommunications: Industries & Sectors - América Latina (2020)
- Band 4 - Project Development - América Latina (2019)
- Band 1 - Public Law: Industries & Sectors - América Latina (2019)
- Band 1 - Telecommunications: Industries & Sectors - América Latina (2019)
- Band 4 - Project Development - América Latina (2018)
- Band 1 - Public Law: Industries & Sectors - América Latina (2018)
- Band 1 - Telecommunications: Industries & Sectors - América Latina (2018)
- Band 1 - Public Law: Industries & Sectors - América Latina (2017)
- Band 1 - Telecommunications: Industries & Sectors - América Latina (2017)
- Band 1 - Public Law: Industries & Sectors - América Latina (2016)
- Band 1 - Telecommunications: Industries & Sectors - América Latina (2016)
- Band 1 - Public Law: Industries & Sectors - América Latina (2015)
- Band 1 - Telecommunications: Industries & Sectors - América Latina (2015)
- Band 1 - Public Law: Industries & Sectors - América Latina (2014)
- Band 1 - Telecommunications: Industries & Sectors - América Latina (2014)
- Band 1 - Public Law: Industries & Sectors - América Latina (2013)
- Band 1 - Telecommunications: Industries & Sectors - América Latina (2013)
- Band 1 - Telecommunications: Industries & Sectors - América Latina (2012)
- Band 1 - Public Law: Industries & Sectors - América Latina (2012)
- Public Law: Industries & Sectors - América Latina
- Telecommunications: Industries & Sectors - América Latina
- Telecommunications: Industries & Sectors - América Latina
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Legal 500
Legal 500
- Tier 1 - Public law > Hall of Fame - Brasil (2025)
- Tier 1 - TMT: Technology, Media and Telecoms > Leading partners - Brasil (2025)
- Tier 1 - Public law > Hall of Fame - Brasil (2024)
- Tier 2 - TMT: Technology, Media and Telecoms > Leading Partners - Brasil (2024)
- Tier 1 - Public law > Hall of Fame - Brasil (2023)
- Tier 1 - TMT: Technology, Media and Telecoms > Leading partners - Brasil (2023)
- Tier 1 - Public law > Leading partners - Brasil (2022)
- Tier 1 - TMT: Technology, Media and Telecoms > Leading partners - Brasil (2022)
- Tier 1 - Public law > Leading partners - Brasil (2020)
- Tier 1 - TMT: Technology, Media and Telecoms > Leading partners - Brasil (2020)
- Tier 1 - Public Law > Leading partners - Brasil (2019)
- Tier 1 - TMT: Technology, Media and Telecoms > Leading partners - Brasil (2019)
- Tier 1 - Public Law > Leading partners - Brasil (2018)
- Tier 1 - TMT: Technology, Media and Telecoms > Leading partners - Brasil (2018)
- Tier 1 - Public Law > Leading partners - Brasil (2017)
- Tier 1 - TMT: Technology, Media and Telecoms > Leading partners - Brasil (2017)
- Tier 1 - Public Law > Leading partners - Brasil (2016)
- Tier 1 - TMT: Technology, Media and Telecoms > Leading partners - Brasil (2016)
- Tier 1 - Public Law > Leading partners - Brasil (2015)
- Tier 1 - TMT: Technology, Media and Telecoms > Leading partners - Brasil (2015)
- Tier 1 - Public Law > Leading partners - Brasil (2014)
- Tier 1 - TMT: Technology, Media and Telecoms > Leading partners - Brasil (2014)
- Tier 1 - Public Law > Leading partners - Brasil (2013)
- Tier 1 - TMT: Technology, Media and Telecoms > Leading partners - Brasil (2013)
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Análise Editorial
Legal Analysis
- Band 5 – Specialty: Arbitration (broad category) – Brazil (2022)
- Band 5 – Specialty: Corporate Contracts (broad category) – Brazil (2022)
- Band 1 – Specialty: Regulatory (broad category) – Brazil (2022)
- Band 2 – Economic Sector: Concessions (broad category) – Brazil (2022)
- Band 3 – Economic Sector: Construction & Engineering (broad category) – Brazil (2022)
- Band 2 – Economic Sector: Environmental Services & Sanitation (broad category) – Brazil (2022)
- Band 2 – Economic Sector: Telecommunications (broad category) – Brazil (2022)
- Band 4 – Economic Sector: Transport & Logistics (broad category) – Brazil (2022)
- Band 2 – State: São Paulo (broad category) – Brazil (2022)
- Band 1 – Specialty: Regulatory (broad category) – Brazil (2021)
- Band 2 – Economic Sector: Construction & Engineering (broad category) – Brazil (2021)
- Band 2 – State: São Paulo (broad category) – Brazil (2021)
- Band 1 – Specialty: Regulatory (broad category) – Brazil (2020)
- Band 3 – Economic Sector: Construction & Engineering (broad category) – Brazil (2020)
- Band 4 – Economic Sector: Telecommunications (broad category) – Brazil (2020)
- Band 1 – Economic Sector: Transport & Logistics (broad category) – Brazil (2020)
- Band 1 – State: São Paulo (broad category) – Brazil (2020)
- Band 1 – Specialty: Regulatory (broad category) – Brazil (2019)
- Band 1 – Economic Sector: Concessions (broad category) – Brazil (2019)
- Band 1 – Economic Sector: Construction & Engineering (broad category) – Brazil (2019)
- Band 5 – Economic Sector: Electric Power (broad category) – Brazil (2019)
- Band 3 – Economic Sector: Telecommunications (broad category) – Brazil (2019)
- Band 1 – Economic Sector: Transport & Logistics (broad category) – Brazil (2019)
- Band 1 – State: São Paulo (broad category) – Brazil (2019)
- Band 3 – Specialty: Antitrust (broad category) – Brazil (2018)
- Band 1 – Specialty: Regulatory (broad category) – Brazil (2018)
- Band 1 – Economic Sector: Concessions (broad category) – Brazil (2018)
- Band 1 – Economic Sector: Construction & Engineering (broad category) – Brazil (2018)
- Band 3 – Economic Sector: Transport & Logistics (broad category) – Brazil (2018)
- Band 1 – State: São Paulo (broad category) – Brazil (2018)
- Band 1 – Specialty: Regulatory (broad category) – Brazil (2017)
- Band 2 – Economic Sector: Water & Sanitation (broad category) – Brazil (2017)
- Band 2 – Economic Sector: Concessions (broad category) – Brazil (2017)
- Band 1 – Economic Sector: Construction & Engineering (broad category) – Brazil (2017)
- Band 2 – Economic Sector: Maritime (broad category) – Brazil (2017)
- Band 2 – Economic Sector: Telecommunications (broad category) – Brazil (2017)
- Band 3 – Economic Sector: Transport & Logistics (broad category) – Brazil (2017)
- Band 1 – State: São Paulo (broad category) – Brazil (2017)
- Band 1 – Specialty: Regulatory (broad category) – Brazil (2016)
- Band 2 – Economic Sector: Construction & Engineering (broad category) – Brazil (2016)
- Band 3 – Economic Sector: Telecommunications (broad category) – Brazil (2016)
- Band 1 – State: São Paulo (broad category) – Brazil (2016)
- Band 1 – Specialty: Regulatory (broad category) – Brazil (2015)
- Band 3 – Specialty: Corporate (broad category) – Brazil (2015)
- Band 1 – Economic Sector: Water & Sanitation (broad category) – Brazil (2015)
- Band 1 – Economic Sector: Highway Concessions (broad category) – Brazil (2015)
- Band 1 – Economic Sector: Construction & Engineering (broad category) – Brazil (2015)
- Band 3 – Economic Sector: Electronics (broad category) – Brazil (2015)
- Band 3 – Economic Sector: Technology (broad category) – Brazil (2015)
- Band 2 – Economic Sector: Transport & Logistics (broad category) – Brazil (2015)
- Band 1 – State: São Paulo (broad category) – Brazil (2015)
- Band 1 – Specialty: Regulatory (broad category) – Brazil (2014)
- Band 3 – Economic Sector: Food, Beverages & Tobacco (broad category) – Brazil (2014)
- Band 1 – Economic Sector: Highway Concessions (broad category) – Brazil (2014)
- Band 1 – Economic Sector: Construction & Engineering (broad category) – Brazil (2014)
- Band 3 – Economic Sector: Financial (broad category) – Brazil (2014)
- Band 3 – Economic Sector: Oil & Gas (broad category) – Brazil (2014)
- Band 3 – Economic Sector: Transport & Logistics (broad category) – Brazil (2014)
- Band 1 – State: São Paulo (broad category) – Brazil (2014)
- Band 1 – Specialty: Regulatory (broad category) – Brazil (2013)
- Band 1 – Specialty: Regulatory (broad category) – Brazil (2012)
- Band 1 – Specialty: Regulatory (broad category) – Brazil (2011)
- Band 1 – Specialty: Regulatory (broad category) – Brazil (2010)
- Band 1 – Specialty: Regulatory (broad category) – Brazil (2009)
- Band 1 – Specialty: Regulatory (broad category) – Brazil (2008)
- Band 1 – Specialty: Regulatory (broad category) – Brazil (2007)
- Band 1 – Specialty: Regulatory (broad category) – Brazil (2006)
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Leaders League
Leaders League
- Leader - Conflict Resolution: Legal Opinions - Brazil (2025)
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Lexology (Who's who)
Lexology (Who's who)
- Global Elite Thought Leader - Global Elite Thought Leader > Telecoms & Media - Global (2025)
- Recommended - Public Procurement - Global (2025)
- Recommended - Telecoms & Media - Global (2025)
- Thought Leaders Brasil - Thought Leaders - Brazil > Administrative Litigation - Brasil (2025)
- Thought Leaders Brasil - Thought Leaders - Brazil > Government Contracts - Brasil (2025)
- Thought Leaders Global - Thought Leaders > Telecoms & Media - Global (2025)
- Global Elite Thought Leader - Thought Leaders Global Elite - Telecoms & Media - Global (2024)
- Recommended - Brazil > Administrative Litigation - Brasil (2024)
- Recommended - Brazil > Data - Brasil (2024)
- Recommended - Government - Government Contracts - Global (2024)
- Thought Leaders Brasil - Thought Leaders - Brazil > Administrative Litigation - Brasil (2024)
- Thought Leaders Brasil - Thought Leaders - Brazil > Data - Brasil (2024)
- Thought Leaders Brasil - Thought Leaders - Brazil > Government Contracts - Brasil (2024)
- Thought Leaders Global - Thought Leaders - Data > Telecoms & Media - Global (2024)
- Recommended - Brazil > Administrative Litigation - Brasil (2023)
- Recommended - Brazil > Data - Brasil (2023)
- Recommended - Brazil > Government Contracts - Brasil (2023)
- Global Elite Thought Leader - Global Elite Thought Leader > Telecoms & Media - Global (2023)
- Recommended - Government - Government Contracts - Global (2023)
- Recommended - Telecoms & Media - Global (2023)
- Thought Leaders Brasil - Thought Leaders - Brazil > Administrative Litigation - Brasil (2023)
- Thought Leaders Brasil - Thought Leaders - Brazil > Data - Brasil (2023)
- Thought Leaders Brasil - Thought Leaders - Brazil > Government Contracts - Brasil (2023)
- Thought Leaders Global - Thought Leaders - Data > Telecoms & Media - Global (2023)
- Global Elite Thought Leader - Thought Leaders Global Elite - Telecoms & Media - Global (2022)
- Recommended - Brazil > Administrative Litigation - Brasil (2022)
- Recommended - Brazil > Data - Brasil (2022)
- Recommended - Brazil > Government Contracts - Brasil (2022)
- Global Elite Thought Leader - Global Elite Thought Leader > Data - Telecoms & Media - Global (2022)
- Global Elite Thought Leader - Global Elite Thought Leader >Telecoms & Media - Global (2022)
- Recommended - Government - Government Contracts - Global (2022)
- Recommended - Telecoms & Media - Global (2022)
- Thought Leaders Brasil - Thought Leaders - Brazil > Administrative Litigation - Brasil (2022)
- Thought Leaders Brasil - Thought Leaders - Brazil > Data - Brasil (2022)
- Global Elite Thought Leader - Thought Leaders Global Elite - Data - Telecoms & Media - Global (2021)
- Recommended - Brazil > Administrative Litigation - Brasil (2021)
- Recommended - Brazil > Data - Brasil (2021)
- Recommended - Brazil > Government Contracts - Brasil (2021)
- Recommended - Data - Telecoms & Media - Global (2021)
- Recommended - Government - Government Contracts - Global (2021)
- Thought Leaders Brasil - Thought Leaders - Brazil > Administrative Litigation - Brasil (2021)
- Thought Leaders Brasil - Thought Leaders - Brazil > Data - Brasil (2021)
- Thought Leaders Brasil - Thought Leaders - Brazil > Government Contracts - Brasil (2021)
- Thought Leaders Global - Thought Leaders - Data > Telecoms & Media - Global (2021)
- Recommended - Brazil > Government Contracts - Brasil (2020)
- Recommended - Brazil > Administrative Litigation - Brasil (2020)
- Recommended - Brazil > Data - Brasil (2020)
- Recommended - China > Data - China (2020)
- Recommended - Data > Telecoms & Media - Global (2020)
- Recommended - Government Contracts - Global (2020)
- Thought Leaders Brasil - Thought Leaders - Brazil - Brasil (2020)
- Recommended - Brazil > Administrative Litigation - Brasil (2019)
- Recommended - Brazil > Data - Brasil (2019)
- Recommended - Brazil > Government Contracts - Brasil (2019)
- Recommended - Data - Telecoms & Media - Global (2019)
- Recommended - Government Contracts - Global (2019)
- Thought Leaders Global - Thought Leaders > Data - Global (2019)
- Recommended - Brazil > Data - Brasil (2018)
- Recommended - Brazil > Government Contracts - Brasil (2018)
- Recommended - Data - Telecoms & Media - Global (2018)
- Recommended - Government Contracts - Global (2018)
- Recommended - Brazil > Government Contracts - Brasil (2017)
- Recommended - Brazil > TMT - Brasil (2017)
- Global Elite Thought Leader - Global Elite Thought Leader: Thought Leaders - Government Contracts - Global (2017)
- Recommended - Government Contracts - Global (2017)
- Thought Leaders Global - Thought Leaders > Government Contracts - Global (2017)
- Recommended - Brazil > Government Contracts - Brasil (2016)
- Recommended - Brazil > TMT - Brasil (2016)
- Recommended - Government Contracts - Global (2016)
- Recommended - Brazil > Government Contracts - Brasil (2015)
- Recommended - Brazil > TMT - Brasil (2015)
- Recommended - Government Contracts - Global (2015)
- Recommended - TMT - Telecoms & Media - Global (2015)
- Recommended - Brazil > Public Procurement - Brasil (2014)
- Recommended - Brazil > TMT - Brasil (2014)
- Recommended - Public Procurement - Global (2014)
- Recommended - Telecoms & Media - Global (2014)
- Recommended - Brazil > Public Procurement - Brasil (2013)
- Recommended - Public Procurement - Global (2013)
- Global Elite Thought Leader - Global Elite Thought Leader > Banking - Global (2005)
Associations
- CNJ - National Council of Justice - Member of the Advisory Council of the Department of Judicial Research
- SBDP - Brazilian Society of Public Law - Vice-President and Member of the Executive Board
- Law Degree Program, Ministry of Education - Member of the National Curriculum Guidelines Committee
- Law Review of the Chamber of Deputies - Member of the Editorial Board
- Zerbini Foundation - Member of the Advisory Board
- CAIEP - Arbitration Chamber of Industries of the State of Paraná - Member of the Advisory Board