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Heloisa do Amaral

Partner · Veirano Advogados

BrazilInfrastructure & Projects, Energy & Power

About

Partner at Veirano Advogados based in Brazil, focusing on complex business contracts, infrastructure projects and corporate governance. She has more than 20 years' experience in the infrastructure industry, especially in heavy construction projects across Brazil and Latin America.

Practice areas

Infrastructure & ProjectsEnergy & PowerOil & GasMiningTransportCorporate GovernanceCommercial ContractsInternational Arbitration

Office

Expertise

Heavy construction projects (power plants, oil & gas, mining, transport, industrial plants, iron & steel, sanitation)Power plants: hydro, thermal (gas, steam, biomass), nuclear, wind, solarOil & gas projects: platforms, vessels, refineries, pipelines, regasification terminalsMining projects including mines and tailings damsTransport infrastructure: urban rail, railways, highways, road concessions, ports and airportsIndustrial plants (cellulose, green plastics, assembly plants)Infrastructure contracts and contract management (EPC, EPC-M, Turn-key, Project Alliances, Built to Suit, BOT, BOO)Standard form contracts and international construction standards (FIDIC, NEC, JCT, AIA, ICC)In-house legal leadership: served as in-house counsel and deputy general counsel at Andrade GutierrezCorporate and compliance governance, crisis management and internal investigationsRepresentation in judicial and arbitration proceedings

Education

  • Master Candidate in Business Law, FGV (Fundação Getúlio Vargas), exp.2025
  • Post-Graduation, Business and Corporate Law, FGV (Fundação Getúlio Vargas), 2007
  • LL.B, Law, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC), 2003

Admissions

  • Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) – São Paulo
  • Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) – Rio de Janeiro