Amauri G. Costa

's transactional practice focuses on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, project development and finance . Amauri has strong experience representing companies doing business in Latin America, particularly in Brazil, and Latin American companies doing business in the United States. He advises clients in the energy, telecommunications, information technology and financial industries and assists extensively with the interpretation of legal and regulatory environments in Latin America. In his corporate and finance work, Amauri represents both lenders and borrowers in multi-jurisdictional transactions involving security interests throughout Europe, Asia and Latin America. Additionally, he represents several U.S.-based and international banks in trade finance transactions supported by private insurers and the U.S. Export-Import Bank and advises on financial transactions involving other credit agencies or multilateral lending institutions.

Amauri earned his LL.M. from Queen Mary and Westfield College in London in 1995, his graduate specialization in Brazilian corporate and commercial law from University Mackenzie in Brazil in 1991 and his law degree from the Law School of the University of Sao Paulo in 1990.

Amauri is a Brazilian national (admitted in Brazil as well as in D.C.) with native Portuguese skills; he is also fluent in Spanish and English.

Resume

Experience

•Duane Morris LLP
- Partner, 2015-present

•Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
- Partner, 2006-2015
- Associate, 1998-2005

•Pinheiro Neto, Advogados
- Associate, 1996-1998, 1988-1994
•Simmons & Simmons/Grupo Legal Portugues
- Foreign Associate, 1995-1996

Honors and Awards

•Named a Highly-regarded Lawyer - Project Development, Banking, Project Finance, Mergers and Acquisition, International Financial Law Review, 2018 and 2019

•Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, IFLRI1000 Energy & Infrastructure Guide, Latin America, Leading Lawyer, 2013-2015

•Latinvex, Named among 100 Top Lawyers in Latin America, 2014-2015

Publications and Speaking Engagements

Selected Publications

• New Trends in Commercial Lending in Latin America, Financier Worldwide Magazine Supplement Opportunities in Emerging Markets, March 2007
• OperacOes Internacionais de Credito (International Finance Transactions), International Business Communications' Legal Newsletter, November 2006

• Telecommunications Sector: Brazil, BNAmericas, January 2003

•Co-author, Recent Developments in Technology Transfer Regulations, Pinheiro Neto's Weekly Bulletin, March 1993

Selected Speaking Engagements

•Speaker, “Political Intervention in M & A Deals - The Growth of Direct Investment Regimes and How to Navigate Them When Planning a Deal,” Annual M & A Seminar, International Association of Young Lawyers, Lisbon, Portugal, October 2019
•Speaker, Joint Ventures: Brazil & U.S., Symposium on Comparative Law of Contracts: Brazil & the United States, American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C., March 2017

•Co-presenter, Brazil-U.S. Legal & Judicial Studies Program, Washington College of Law, American University, Washington, D.C., Fall 2013-present

•Speaker, Litigating a Civil Case: Brazilian and U.S. Civil Case System Comparison, Issues in the Administration of Justice, International Judicial Academy, Washington, D.C., November 2012 and April 2013
•Moderator, Legal Perspective and Current Framework, International Conference on Clean and Renewable Energy, Miami, November 2011
•Moderator, Financing Sustainable Energy Projects, International Conference on Renewable Energy, Miami, November 2010
•Moderator, Legal Infrastructure for Energy Integration Agreements in the Southern Cone, 4th Annual Energy Integration Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 2007
•Speaker, Doing Business in Brazil, Brazil-Texas Chamber of Commerce, Houston, October 2004
•Speaker, New Trends in Project Development in Latin America, First Annual International Project Development Conference, International Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, Houston, September 2004
•Speaker, The Legal Aspects of Internet Access in Latin America, Fifth Annual Latin American Telecom and I.T. Conference, North Texas Global Telecommunications Society, Dallas, June 2003
•Moderator, The Financing of Telecommunications Infrastructure Projects in Latin America, 8th Annual Telecom/IT Americas Conference, Institute of the Americas, Miami, June 2003
•Speaker, Distinctions Between Civil Law and Common Law Systems, Bracewell & Patterson Internal CLE, Washington, D.C., July 2002
•Speaker, Legal Aspects of E-Commerce in Latin America, Inter-American Bar Association, Washington, D.C., January 2001
•Moderator, The Recent Advances in Information Technology in Brazil, Brazil in the Information Age, Brazilian Consulate General of Boston, May 2000
•Speaker, The Laws and Regulations Applicable to Satellite Services in Brazil, 11th International Conference of the Information Technology and Telecommunications Law, Brazilian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications, Sao Paulo, Brazil, December 1997
•Speaker, The Legal Framework Regarding Access to the Information Superhighway, 7th International Telecommunications Congress (TELEXPO), Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 1997
•Speaker, Tax Benefits for Developing Countries' Exports to the European Union, Eurocentro (European Union Trade Representative Office), Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 1996
•Guest Lecturer, Comparative Common and Civil Law Intellectual Property Rights, University Lusiadas, Lisbon, Portugal, May 1996