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Position: Partner
Rating:
  • Highly regarded
Bar Admissions:
Brazil
Practice Areas:
Project development
Jurisdictions:
Biography

Alexandre is a specialist in greenfield and brownfield projects, as well as related transactions for all infrastructure sectors, including, construction, energy, oil and gas, shipping, logistics (airports, highways, railways, ports and urban mobility), sanitation, mining and steel.

A former international associate at Milbank LLP in London, during the span of his career Alexandre has participated in several prominent infrastructure transactions in emerging markets and various deals of the year across different industries, including in Latin America, Caribbean, Africa, and the Middle East.

Alexandre is a member of several associations, such as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), International Society of Construction Law (SCL), Brazilian Association of Infrastructure and Industry (ABDIB) and Brazilian Institute of Construction Law (IBDIC).

He was also a professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Currently, Alexandre is a guest professor and coordinator for courses at other renowned universities, collaborating frequently with international publications. He has authored numerous books and more than thirty academic publications that have been cited in court and regulatory agency decisions.

Practice areas
  • Project development
Sector expertise
  • Construction and materials
  • Oil and gas
Association memberships

Alexandre is a member of several associations, such as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), International Society of Construction Law (SCL), Brazilian Association of Infrastructure and Industry (ABDIB) and Brazilian Institute of Construction Law (IBDIC).

Academic qualifications
  • Bachelor of Laws – Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ);
  • Master of International Law – Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ);
  • PhD in International Law – Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ);
  • Former Visiting Doctoral Researcher – University of Oklahoma, USA (Oil & Gas, Natural Resources and Energy Center);
  • Former Visiting Doctoral Researcher – University of Dundee, UK (Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy).
Address:
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Tel:+55 21 2127 4225 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.mayerbrown.com/en/people/a/alexandre-arlota