Paulo Valois Pires

Paulo Valois Pires’ practice involves the representation of clients in oil and gas, energy, shipbuilding, offshore supply, platform and pipeline finance and construction, M&A, infrastructure domestic and international transactions and tax matters. He started his career as in-house counsel for Shell Brazil (1989) and worked at Ulhôa Canto, Rezende e Guerra - Advogados (1993 to April 2007), where he was made partner and head of the oil and gas practice group (2001). He has a Certificat des Hautes Études Européennes from Université Robert Schuman, Strasbourg (1992) and an International Law Master Degree from USP (1999). Author of The Evolution of the Oil State Monopoly (2000), he was also quoted in Latin Lawyer Magazine’s ‘2003 Energy Survey’, nominated as a leading lawyer in energy and natural resources by Chambers and Partners (2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009) and ranked in Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Energy and Natural Resource Lawyers (2007, 2008 and 2009).