Frederico is a partner and coordinator of the Infrastructure team at Azevedo Sette Advogados in Belo Horizonte. He has over 25 years of experience advising clients on complex transactions involving administrative law, infrastructure, PPPs, project finance, banking and capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions.
He holds a degree in Law from UFMG – Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, having been admitted to the OAB/MG in 1993. He has a postgraduate degree in Corporate Finance and a PhD in Administrative Law from the same educational institution (PhD, 2007). Frederico is certified as CP3P-F (2017).
Active in academia, Frederico is a professor at Fundação Dom Cabral, in shareholder and entrepreneur development courses focusing on legal issues related to business growth, project financing, concessions and PPPs, and mergers and acquisitions. He is a Consultant for the IDB – Inter-American Development Bank and a Member of the Infra2038 Project.
Before joining Azevedo Sette, Frederico worked in the in-house legal department at Andrade Gutierrez (1993-2001).
Frederico is a standout (Band 1) in Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions by LACCA Approved. In the Who's Who guide, Frederico is considered a top-notch professional with “strong expertise in conducting complex procedures” and “a lawyer who is always attentive and capable of providing quick and complete feedback on issues”. The partner is also recognized in the guides The Legal 500, Chambers Global, Chambers Latin America, Chambers Brazil, Latin Lawyer 250 and Leaders League in Commercial and Corporate Law, Projects and Infrastructure, Public Law, PPPs, Administrative Law and Project Financing. In Best Lawyers, he is considered a reference in Administrative Law, Corporate M&A, Financing and Project Development in Belo Horizonte/MG. In the Análise Advocacia guide, he is considered one of the best lawyers in the state of Minas Gerais (Gold category) in Contracts and Regulatory Law, in addition to being a reference for companies in the Electric Energy and Concessions sectors.
