About
Rafael Baleroni is a partner at Cescon Barrieu who advises financial institutions, multilateral agencies, state and private companies, sponsors and investors on transactions and regulatory matters across the oil & gas, offshore, maritime and energy sectors. His practice covers structured, project and asset-backed financings, M&A, joint ventures, privatizations, debt restructuring, project development and commercial contracts; his ESG & Impact work focuses on sustainable finance and the energy transition.
Practice areas
Banking & FinanceProject FinanceInfrastructureOil & GasEnergyCorporate / M&ARestructuring & InsolvencyESG & Impact
Office
Expertise
Oil & GasOffshore & MaritimeEnergy Transition / Sustainable FinanceProject & Asset‑backed FinanceM&A & Joint VenturesPrivatizations & RestructuringProject DevelopmentCommercial Contracts
Education
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)
- Specialist in Oil & Gas Law (Merit-based scholarship from the Brazilian Oil Agency)
- Specialist in Regulation of Gas Markets, Florence School of Regulation
- Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Chicago Law School
- Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Law, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)
Languages
EnglishPortuguese