Associé

Managing Partner, Leader of Corporate & Securities

Victor Galante

Corporate & Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions, Infrastructure Investment

“Victor Galante is particularly seasoned in M&A involving hydrocarbons assets and in project development”
The Legal 500

Aperçu

Victor Galante is the Managing Partner of Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown and since 2020 he also leads the firm's Corporate & Securities practice. With over 20 years of experience, he advises Brazilian and international clients on public and private M&A transactions, joint ventures, project development, private equity investments, and other complex business matters, with a strong focus on high-stakes infrastructure projects.

Expérience

Infrastructure/Construction

  • Advised a leading Swiss engineering company in the qualification for different bids organized by the Brazilian Government for the expansion of the local subway system.
  • Advised China Offshore Oil Engineering Company – COOEC in the negotiation of the assignment document related to the construction of FPSO P-67 and FPSO P-70.
  • Advised a Japanese company in the negotiation of an EPC Contract for the construction of a metro line in the state of São Paulo.
  • Advised Consortium UFN-III, formed by Sinopec and Galvão Engenharia, in the contract signed with Petrobras for Complexo Gás-Químico UFN-III, a gas-to-chemicals complex in Brazil.
  • Advised Foster Wheeler Energy Limited in the contract award by Petrobras for Complexo Gás-Químico UFN-IV, a gas-to-chemicals complex in Brazil with planned investments of US $1.5 billion.

Distinctions

  • Ranked as Leading for Oil and Gas in Leaders League Brazil
  • Ranked as Highly Recommended in M&A and Corporate Law: Large-Cap in Leaders League Brazil
  • Recommended as LACCA Approved in Energy
  • Ranked as Highly Regarded in M&A and Project Development for Energy, Mining and Oil & Gas in IFRL 1000
  • Recommended by WWL Brazil in Energy and Construction

Formation

  • Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), LLB
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School, LLM
  • The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Certificate in Business and Public Policies

Inscription au Barreau

  • Brazil
  • Portugal
  • England and Wales

Langues

  • Portugais
  • Anglais
  • Espagnol

Engagement professionnel et communautaire

  • Member, The Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN);
  • Member, Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC).
  • Member, Instituto Brasileiro de Petróleo, Gás e Biocombustíveis (IBP);
  • Member, Energy and Sustainable Development Committee, International
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