Practice Areas

Public Law

Public procurement, government contracts, infrastructure projects, and dealings with public authorities require technical expertise and continuous monitoring of the rules governing the public sector. We advise clients on a range of Public Law matters, providing both advisory support and representation in administrative, judicial, and arbitral proceedings.

• Advisory services on public procurement and government contracts, economic and financial rebalancing claims, and dispute resolution in administrative, judicial, and arbitral proceedings;
• Structuring, risk assessment, and management of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and concession projects
• Drafting and review of regulatory instruments;
• Development of privatization and public-sector reform plans;
• Advice on administrative misconduct, enforcement of Brazil’s Anti-Corruption Law, and implementation of compliance programs in public administration and companies doing business with the public sector;
• Representation of public officials in preliminary investigations, administrative disciplinary proceedings, and special audits of public accounts;
• Representation in public civil investigations and judicial proceedings involving alleged administrative misconduct;
• Representation before regulatory authorities;
• Citizen suits (Ação Popular) and public civil actions (Ação Civil Pública);
• Constitutional actions.