The firm’s ESG practice advises corporations, investors, and financial institutions on the strategic integration of environmental, social, and governance criteria into business decisions. Our multidisciplinary approach connects&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ldr.prod.olivasdigital.com/atuacao/ambiental/">Environmental</a>,&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ldr.prod.olivasdigital.com/atuacao/regulatorio/">Regulatory</a>,&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ldr.com.br/atuacao/trabalhista/">Labor</a>, and&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ldr.com.br/atuacao/mercado-financeiro-e-de-capitais/">Capital Markets&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;practices. Our services range from risk mitigation and reputational protection to support for financing projects and green funds.Legal counsel on ESG matters strengthens governance, reduces regulatory costs, mitigates litigation risks, and enhances eligibility for green financing, such as green bonds, social bonds, and sustainability bonds. Our work is focused on creating long-term value, ensuring operational security, and complying with national and international standards required by investors, regulators, and markets.<h2>Services</h2>Pre-litigation ESG Advisory Strategic advisory services prior to judicial and administrative litigation, focusing on risk mitigation, reputational protection, and business continuity.Climate Component in ESG Comprehensive advisory services for incorporating and reviewing the climate component within ESG Programs and Projects. See also specific services from our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ldr.com.br/atuacao/clima-e-carbono/">Climate and Carbon</a> practice.ESG Due Diligence Identification and assessment of ESG risks and liabilities in corporate transactions, financing, and capital markets, ensuring informed decisions.ESG Training and Governance Development of training programs, internal policies, manuals, and ESG governance models, with a focus on executives, boards, and investors.Infrastructure and Concessions with ESG Clauses Legal counsel on privatizations, concessions, and PPPs, integrating ESG criteria into regulatory and contractual frameworks, such as the IFC Performance Standards.ESG Policy Advisory Legislative monitoring, preparation of legal opinions, and analysis of regulatory and judicial trends, supporting the anticipation of risks and opportunities.Sustainable financial products Experience providing legal counsel on green, social, and sustainability bonds, blended finance, and the structuring of ESG green funds.

The firm has a strong grasp of the most specific and current issues, with a strategic vision for finding solutions, as well as market experience and a strong network in the sector.

Lobo de Rizzo advises companies on ESG matters, governance, sustainability, regulatory risks, litigation and corporate strategies in Brazil.

ESG, Governance and Sustainability | Lobo de Rizzo

We offer comprehensive and integrated legal counsel on financial transactions, combining regulatory expertise, business acumen, and strategic execution in structured deals in Brazil and abroad. Our Financial and Capital Markets practice is recognized for cases requiring legal sophistication and ranks among the country’s leading firms in terms of transaction value and issuance volume, according to&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ttrdata.com/pt/loboderizzo/">TTR Data</a>.With over 50 dedicated professionals, our attorneys work closely together to develop customized solutions for companies, financial institutions, and investors, both domestic and international. This structure allows us to gain a deep understanding of the objectives of each transaction and to structure legally sound and efficient alternatives.The practice covers debt transactions in the capital markets and structured finance, including securities offerings, securitization, and syndicated loans, as well as equity transactions such as IPOs&nbsp;and follow-ons.<h2>Services</h2>Capital Markets (Equity) Advising on IPOs, follow-ons, public and private offerings, and transactions involving publicly traded companies.Capital Markets (Debt) Issuances of debentures, commercial paper, bonds,&nbsp;and other debt instruments in the local and international markets.Securitization Structuring and implementation of securitization transactions involving receivables and financial assets.Project Finance Comprehensive advisory services in project finance, from pre-financing to post-financing, across various infrastructure sectors.Structured Transactions Development of customized financial structures and innovative funding solutions.Syndicated Loans and Acquisition Finance Advising lenders and borrowers on complex financing and structured acquisitions.Debt Restructuring and Refinancing Advising on renegotiations, financial restructurings, and debt reorganizations.<h2>Awards</h2><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:72px;"><li>Chambers Brazil - Transactional</li><li>Chambers Global</li><li>Legal 500 Latin America​</li><li>Latin Lawyer 250</li><li>IFLR1000</li><li>Leaders League</li></ul>

Lobo de Rizzo provides excellent support and acts attentively, is always available, and is sensitive to our challenges, always seeking the best solutions.

Finance and Capital Markets

Lobo de Rizzo advises on banking, finance and capital markets matters, including securities offerings, transactions and regulatory issues.

Banking, Finance and Capital Markets | Lobo de Rizzo

Lobo de Rizzo’s Infrastructure practice offers comprehensive and integrated legal counsel on the structuring, development, financing, regulation, and implementation of infrastructure projects and public service concessions. We have extensive experience in matters concerning contractual relationships with the government for the development of services such aspower, airports, ports, railways, highways, sanitation, urban mobility, public lighting, healthcare, education, and social infrastructure.Our practice covers the design, development, and implementation of projects, addressing their contractual, regulatory, corporate, budgetary, and financial aspects. We are involved from the project development phase through the bidding process and the structuring of consortia, supporting our clients with transactional, advisory, regulatory, and financing matters, as well as with contract execution, claims for economic and financial rebalancing, and disputes that may arise.&nbsp;We have worked on various forms of public service delegation, such as concessions, PPPs, authorizations, permits, privatization processes, and divestitures. We have extensive experience in energy generation and transmission auctions, representing domestic and foreign companies in complex and highly competitive regulatory environments, including in mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, and project financing.In the private sector, we have recognized expertise in greenfield projects, starting with the negotiation of incentives with public authorities and throughout the entire project development phase, including corporate, contractual, financial, and regulatory structuring, with the aim of ensuring the legal viability of investments.&nbsp;<h2>Services</h2>Project Modeling Structuring the legal framework for infrastructure projects, including the definition of contractual models, risk allocation, and governance mechanisms.Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and Concessions&nbsp; Advising on the design, structuring, bidding, contracting, and management of PPPs and concessions across various infrastructure sectors.Bidding Processes Assistance in drafting bidding notices, concession agreements, and legal terms and conditions, as well as advising public and private entities in bidding processes.Privatizations and Divestitures&nbsp; Legal counsel in privatization, divestiture, and disposal of infrastructure assets, including regulatory and contractual support.Project Finance Structuring and negotiating project financing, including tax-incentivized debentures, bank financing, and structured transactions.Power Generation and Transmission Auctions Multidisciplinary legal counsel to domestic and foreign companies in regulated auctions, pre-auction consultations, risk assessments, and bid structuring.Greenfield projects Representation in private projects from the initial phase, with a focus on the corporate, contractual, financial, and regulatory structuring of new ventures.Corporate structuring and reorganizations Handling corporate reorganizations, M&amp;A transactions, and joint ventures involving infrastructure assets and projects.<h2>Awards</h2><ul style="list-style-type:disc;padding-left:48px;"><li>Legal 500 Latin America</li><li>Latin Lawyer 250</li><li>Leaders League</li></ul>

The team excels in Public Law, covering Regulatory and Administrative Law, and is capable of advising on infrastructure projects, bidding procedures, and PPPs.

Infrastructure

Lobo de Rizzo advises on infrastructure projects, PPPs, concessions, public bids, project finance and regulatory matters in Brazil.

Infrastructure, PPP and Concessions | Lobo de Rizzo

Chambers Brazil: Project Finance; Capital Markets: Debt

Chambers Global: Project Finance; Capital Markets: Debt

Latin Lawyer 250: Banking and Finance; Capital Markets; Project Finance & Infrastructure 

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Maria Costa Neves Machado

São Paulo

Learn about Maria Costa Neves Machado, a Lobo de Rizzo lawyer focused on financial and capital markets, project finance and M&A.

Maria Costa Neves Machado

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Graduation

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