Expertise – Barretto & Rost

Expertise

Public procurement and contracts

Administrative and judicial challenge of bidding documents
Advice on public procurement
Advice on waiver of public procurement proceedings
Judicial challenge of decisions issued on public procurement proceedings
Legal advice during the performance of public contracts
Filling of petitions related to public contracts
Petition for rebalancing the economic and financial equation of the public contract
Legal action in defense of the private parties to a public contract
Sanctioning proceedings
Administrative misconduct
Representation before courts of audits and comptroller’s offices

Regulation and infrastructure

Representation before regulatory agencies (ANTT, ANTAQ, ANAC, ANEEL, ANVISA, ANATEL, among others)
Concessions and Public-Private Partnerships
Legal advice on infrastructure designs in regulated sectors

Competition and antitrust

Representation before the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE)
Judicial challenge of CADE’s decisions
Structuring and monitoring competition compliance programs
Advice on leniency agreements and terms of cease-and-desist commitments

Arbitration

Representation in domestic and international arbitrations
Ad Hoc or institutional arbitrations involving private agents
Arbitration with Public Administration
Advice on the applicability of Brazilian law

Legal advice to foreign investors

Regulatory environment assessment
Consultancy for obtaining licenses and permits before public agencies
Consultancy for investment prospecting and due diligence
Advice and litigation services to protect investments in Brazil

Courts of Audits

Legal practice before the Federal Court of Audits (TCU)
Legal practice before the Regional Court of Audits (TCDF)

Superior Courts

Specialized legal practice before the Federal Supreme Court and the Superior Court of Justice in several areas of law.

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