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André Luiz Freire

Partner · Mattos Filho

BrazilAdministrative Law, Infrastructure & EnergyPortuguese, English, Spanish

About

Partner at Mattos Filho advising in Infrastructure & Energy and Project Finance with a primary focus on administrative law, including structuring public concessions, PPPs, public bids/auctions and administrative proceedings before regulatory agencies and audit courts. He is a professor in the General Theory of Law Department at PUC-SP and serves on the advisory boards of the Brazilian Institute of Administrative Law (national and São Paulo chapters) and the Brazilian Institute of Legal Infrastructure Studies (IBEJI).

Practice areas

Administrative LawInfrastructure & EnergyProject FinanceShipping & PortsPublic-Private PartnershipsRegulatory & Administrative ProceedingsEducation

Office

Expertise

Public concessions and PPPsPublic procurement, bids and auctionsAdministrative and regulatory proceedings (including TCU matters)Construction and infrastructure projectsInfrastructure investment fundsTransportation and logistics (road, rail, port, airport)SanitationMetallurgy and miningAsset management

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws, Unicuritiba (Paraná)
  • Master of Laws in Administrative Law, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Virginia (USA)
  • Doctor of Laws in Administrative Law, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)
  • S.J.D. in Philosophy of Law, University of Virginia (USA)
  • Postdoctoral Degree in Democracy and Human Rights (Ius Gentium Conimbrigae), University of Coimbra (Portugal)

Languages

PortugueseEnglishSpanish