Partner
Henrique Bastos Rocha
Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Public Policy, Regulatory & Government Affairs, Projects & Infrastructure
Overview
Henrique Rocha advises clients in the advisory and litigation areas involving public, regulatory, and corporate law. With over 20 years of experience, he serves clients in concessions, public-private partnerships, arbitration litigation, and contracts with state-owned companies.
Experience
Acted:
- As the head of attorney teams, especially in public financial institutions.
- In the structuring of financing to companies, especially those investing in public utilities and infrastructure assets (energy, sanitation and transport sectors, among others).
- In the structuring of privatization of state-owned companies and concession (public-private) investment projects.
- In several corporate transactions, including highly complex corporate reorganizations, involving transfer of control, debt restructuring and shareholders agreements.
- In international arbitration in the Oil and Gas industry, with complex disputes of an oil company against the National Agency of Petroleum – ANP and a corporate dispute involving the joint operating companies.
Recognition
Mentioned as Excellent in Public Law – Leaders League Brazil, 2023-2024
Education
- University of Lisbon, PhD, Law and Political Sciences
- IBMEC Business School, MBA, Corporate Finance
- IBMEC Business School, MBA, Management
- Universidade Candido Mendes, Masters Degree in Law
- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ, Bachelor of Law
Admissions
- Brazil
Languages
- English
- French
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Professional & Community Involvement
- Listed Arbitrator at the Brazilian Chamber of Mediation and Arbitration - CBMA. 2019 – current
- Legal Advisor - Inter America Development Bank – IDB. 2020
- Managing Director – Head of Legal – The Brazilian Development Bank - BNDES. 2019
- Managing Director – Head of Legal – BNDESPAR. 2019
- Member of the Brazilian Bar Association Committee for Infrastructure. 2013 -2018
- Legal Director – Rio de Janeiro State Development Bank. 2017-2019
- Deputy Attorney-General for Rio de Janeiro State – RJ, Brazil. 2007-2009
- Deputy-Secretary for Economic Development – State of Rio de Janeiro. 2004-2006