David A. M. Waltenberg
Cristiana Macedo de Arruda Reis
André Fabian Edelstein
Gerusa de Souza Côrtes Magalhães
Ana Amélia Santos Galli
Ana Martha Aguiar de Castro
Viviane de Oliveira Soares
Dilson Wagner Rodrigues Lessa
Karina Martins Araújo dos Santos
 David A. M. Waltenberg
(david@waltenberg.com.br)
Founder of Advocacia Waltenber
Areas of Practice
Constitutional, Regulatory, Administrative and Business Law
Emphasis:
• structuring of institutional models in the electrical and natural gas
• tender offers, concession and administrative contracts in general
• privatization of electrical energy concessionaires
• implementation of water-based, thermal projects and power transmission facilities
• mediation, arbitration and administrative litigation
Other Emphasis:
• awarded by "Análise Advocacia – The Most Admired in Law" in category "Lawyer – Infrastructure and Regulatory" (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010)
• nominated by "Chambers Latin America" as "Leading Individual – Band 1" in "Energy and Natural Resources: Power" (2009, 2010 and 2011)
• former chairman of the Energy Strategic Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce – AMCHAM/SP
Previous Experience
• Attorney and Legal Manager of large Brazilian power companies (Companhia Paulista de Força e Luz – CPFL, Companhia Auxiliar de Empresas Elétricas Brasileiras – CAEEB and Eletropaulo – Eletricidade de São Paulo S/A)
• Legal Coordinator of the Departamento Nacional de Águas e Energia Elétrica – DNAEE (National Department of Water and Electricity), predecessor of ANEEL
• Head of the Institutional Relations Department of the Energy Secretariat for the State of São Paulo
• Consultant of the Brazilian Power-Sector Restructuring Project – "Projeto RE-SEB" (FHC Administration)
• Consultant of the "Power-Sector Technical Assistance Project" – "Projeto ESTAL" – 1st Phase – New Institutional Model of the Brazilian Power Sector (Lula Administration)
Background
•• Lawyer graduated by the Law School of Universidade de São Paulo – USP (Largo de São Francisco) in 1974
• Specialist in Business Law by the Law School of Universidade Mackenzie in 1985
Foreign Languages
• English
• French
Cristiana Macedo de Arruda Reis
(cristiana@waltenberg.com.br)
Member of Advocacia Waltenberg since 2008
Areas of Practice
Regulatory, Administrative and Contract Law
Emphasis:
• legal assistance and advice on generation, transmission, distribution, commercialization and consumption of electrical energy, including renewable sources
• privatization and other transactions involving power concessionaires, including legal due diligence
• specific sector-related contracts, including free and regulated power purchase agreements, access and use of transmission and distribution systems
• assistance to discussion of transmission and distribution tariff methodologies
• legal assistance on tariff procedures with ANEEL
• administrative and court litigation
Previous Experience
• Regulation Director at LIGHT – Serviços de Eletricidade S/A
• Legal Superintendence of LIGHT – Serviços de Eletricidade S/A
• Attorney at LIGHT – Serviços de Eletricidade S/A
• Practiced in other law firms
Background
• Lawyer graduated by the Law School of Universidade Cândido Mendes in 1982
• MBA in Business Law by Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV in 1999
Foreign Language
• English
André Fabian Edelstein
(andre@waltenberg.com.br)
Member of Advocacia Waltenberg since 2001
Areas of Practice
Tax, Regulatory and Administrative Law
Emphasis:
• assistance and advice in tax and administrative law to the power industry
• studies on sector-related tax and charges levied on intra-sector contracts and projects that involve implementation of new undertakings
• administrative litigation, including defenses, appeals and arguments at regulatory agencies' meetings
• mediation, arbitration and court litigation
Other Emphasis:
• consultant of the Tax Group of the Associação Brasileira de Grandes Consumidores Industriais de Energia e Consumidores Livres – ABRACE
• member of the Legal and Tax Committee of the Associação Brasileira de Concessionárias de Energia Elétrica – ABCE
• member of the Tax Committee of the Instituto Brasileiro de Direito da Energia – IBDE
• member of the "Tax Task Force" of the American Chamber of Commerce – AMCHAM/SP
• former administrative magistrate of the Tribunal de Impostos e Taxas – TIT of the State of São Paulo, in the term 2006/2007
Previous Experience
• practiced in law firms dealing with tax, tender offer, concession and administrative contract matters involving preventive and consulting practice, and administrative and court litigation
Background
• Attorney graduated by the Law School of Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo in 1998
• Specialist in Tax Law by Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo in 2001
• Master in Business Administration – MBA by Instituto de Empresa Business School, Madrid, Spain in 2010
Foreign Language
• English
• Spanish
 Gerusa de Souza Côrtes Magalhães
(gerusa@waltenberg.com.br)
Member of Advocacia Waltenberg since 2002
 Areas of Practice
Regulatory, Administrative and Contract Law
Emphasis:
• legal assistance and advice on generation, transmission, distribution, commercialization and consumption of electrical energy, including renewable sources
• privatization and other transactions involving power concessionaires, including legal due diligence
• specific sector-related contracts, including free and regulated power purchase agreements, access and use of transmission and distribution systems
• legal assistance to discussion of power transmission and distribution tariff methodologies
• legal assistance and advice in issues involving natural gas, including tariff methodologies
• arbitration and administrative and court litigation
Other Emphasis:
• speaker at Power Business Management Courses held by Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV since 2006
• nominated by "Chambers Latin America" as "Up-and-coming individual" (2009) and "Band 4" (2010) in "Energy and Natural Resources: Power"
Previous Experience
• Attorney of Service Provider of the Wholesale Power Market – ASMAE, predecessor of the Câmara de Comercialização de Energia Elétrica – CCEE
• Practiced in law firms dealing with civil litigation, regulatory and business law, and worked on privatization of gas, power, sanitation, transportation and telecommunications
Background
• Lawyer graduated by the Law School of Universidade Mackenzie in 1998
• Specialist in Economy and Business Law by Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV in 2006
• Course "Contractual and Legal Aspects in Hydropower Development" provided by the International Centre for Hydropower – ICH, Norway, in 2008
• Master in Energy by Universidade de São Paulo – USP - Programa Interunidades de Pós Graduação em Energia - PIPGE in 2009
Foreign Language
• English
Ana Amélia Santos Galli
(asantos@waltenberg.com.br)
Member of Advocacia Waltenberg since 2003
Areas of Practice
Regulatory, Contract and Corporate Law
Emphasis:
• legal assistance and advice in contract and corporate law
• shareholders agreements, bylaws/articles of incorporation, structuring consortia and special purpose companies
• contracts associated with implementation of water-based, thermal and power transmission projects, including concession agreement, EPC, PPAs, O&M, insurance and collateral
• negotiation of project finance and corporate finance
• specific sector-related contracts, including free and regulated power purchase agreements, access and use of transmission and distribution systems
• legal assistance and advice in regulatory matters, on generation (hydro power plants, thermo power plants, renewable sources), transmission, distribution and commercialization; and to power consumers
• arbitration and administrative litigation
• consulting on energy auctions
Previous Experience
• practiced in law firms dealing with Regulatory, Contract and Corporate Law related to the energy industry, incorporation and restructuring of companies, privatization of the power and sanitation sectors, financial institutions and due diligence
Background
• Lawyer graduated by the Law School of Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo in 2001
• Specialist in Economy and Business Law by Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV in 2010
Foreign Language
• English
Ana Martha Aguiar de Castro
(anamartha@waltenberg.com.br)
Member of Advocacia Waltenberg since 2011
Areas of Practice
Regulatory, Administrative and Contract Law
Emphasis:
• legal assistance and advice in contract law
• public bidding procedures, concession and administrative (government) contracts in general
• specific sector-related contracts, including free and regulated power purchase agreements, access and use of transmission and distribution systems
• legal assistance and advice in regulatory matters, on generation, transmission, distribution and commercialization of electrical energy
• credit facility agreements, financing agreements, collateral and guarantees
• legal assistance in corporate restructuring projects and legal due diligence
Previous Experience
• practiced in law firms dealing with Contract Law, in multinational infrastructure companies and in a group composed by companies of generation, distribution and commercialization of electric energy
Background
• Lawyer graduated by the Law School of Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie in 2003
• Specialist in Constitutional Law by Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie in 2007
Idioma Estrangeiro
• English
Viviane de Oliveira Soares
(viviane@waltenberg.com.br)
Member of Advocacia Waltenberg since 2011
Areas of Practice
Regulatory, Administrative and Contract Law
Emphasis:
• tender offers, concession and administrative contracts in general
• administrative and court litigation
• specific sector-related contracts, including free and regulated power purchase agreements, access and use of transmission and distribution systems
• legal assistance and advice in regulatory matters, on generation, transmission, distribution and commercialization; and to power consumers
• consulting on energy auctions
• mediation and arbitration
Previous Experience
• Attorney at AES Eletropaulo Metropolitana Eletricidade de São Paulo S/A
• Consultant of the AES Group, including AES Infoenergy, AES Tietê and AES Uruguaiana
• Attorney at Câmara de Comercialização de Energia Elétrica – CCEE
• Practiced in other law firm in the infrastructure area
Background
• Lawyer graduated by the Law School of Universidade de São Paulo – USP (Largo de São Francisco) in 1974
• Specialist in Economy and Business Law by Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV in 2006
• Currently attending a Program of Petroleum and Natural Gas at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo PUC/SP
Idioma Estrangeiro
• English
• French
Dilson Wagner Rodrigues Lessa
(dilson@waltenberg.com.br)
Member of Advocacia Waltenberg since 2008
Areas of Practice
Regulatory, Administrative and Arbitration Law
Emphasis:
• public bidding procedures, concession and administrative (government) contracts in general
• administrative and court litigation
• mediation and arbitration
• specific sector-related contracts, including free and regulated power purchase agreements, access and use of transmission and distribution systems
Previous Experience
• Intern at a law firm specialized in administrative and civil law, including litigation
• Participation in the Interchange Program of the Administrative Board for Economy Protection (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica – CADE) in 2004
Background
• Lawyer graduated by the Law School of Universidade de São Paulo – USP in 2006
• Currently attending the undergraduate course in Social Sciences at the School of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences of Universidade de São Paulo – USP
Idioma Estrangeiro
• English
Karina Martins Araújo dos Santos
(karina@waltenberg.com.br)
Member of Advocacia Waltenberg since 2008
Areas of Practice
Regulatory, Administrative, Contract and Tax Law
Emphasis:
• public bidding procedures, concession and administrative (government) contracts in general
• administrative and court litigation
• specific sector-related contracts, including free and regulated power purchase agreements, access and use of transmission and distribution systems
Previous Experience
• Intern at law firms specialized in administrative and taxation law, including administrative and court litigation; at the Public Defenders' Office of the State of São Paulo, dealing with civil litigation; at the School of Law of Fundação Getúlio Vargas – Direito FGV; and at the 25th Civil Court Division of the Central Court Hall of the District of São Paulo, dealing with civil litigation
Background
• Lawyer graduated by Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo – PUC/SP in 2008
• Currently attending a Specialization Program in Economic Law at Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV
Foreign Language
• English
• French
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