João Paulo da Silveira Ribeiro - Partner
Institutional
Partner with extensive consulting and litigation experience in major infrastructure contracts with an emphasis on road works, subways, urban mobility, basic sanitation, oil and gas, in contracts for the management and supervision of works, among other segments.
Also acts in the defense of clients before the Judiciary, mainly in actions of administrative misconduct and in actions related to the economic-financial rebalancing of public and private construction contracts. For his performance, he was nominated as one of the most admired Brazilian lawyers in the regulatory and infrastructure category in the 2018, 2019, and 2020 editions of the Advocacy 500 Analysis. The publication, a reference in the Brazilian legal market, presents the most admired frim in Brazil according to the major companies in the country.
Academic Background and Experience
- Graduated in Law from Fundação Getulio Vargas – Direito Rio;
- Professor at the Graduate School of Law of Fundação Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro in the subjects “Management Public Administration” and “Legal and Economic Regulation of the Electric Sector”.
Other Experiences
- Executive Coordinator and Researcher of the ANEEL Research & Development Project called “Program for the Prevention and Reduction of Conflicts in the Electric Sector” carried out by FGV.
Associations / Entities
- Chairman of the Special Commission for Works, Concessions and Control of Public Administration of the Federal Council of the OAB;
- Chairman of the OAB/RJ Public Administration Works, Concessions and Control Commission;
- Arbitrator of the Brazilian Center for Mediation and Arbitration (“CBMA”);
- Member of the Infrastructure Business Council of the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio de Janeiro (“FIRJAN”);
- Member of the Permanent Forum on Transparency and Administrative Probity of the School of Magistrates of the State of Rio de Janeiro (“EMERJ”);
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Permanent Forum for Strategic Development of the State of Rio de Janeiro – Journalist Roberto Marinho, a body linked to the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro;
- Member of the Permanent Forum on Infrastructure Law of the School of Public Advocacy of the Attorney General of the State of Rio de Janeiro (“ESAP/PGE-RJ”).
Awards
- Advocacy 500 Analysis 2019–4th place nationally as a lawyer specializing in Regulatory Law and also 4th place nationally among the most remembered lawyers by the economic sector of Engineering and Construction;
- Advocacy 500 Analysis – 2nd place nationwide as the most admired specialized lawyer in the regulatory and infrastructure category of the 2018 edition;
- Miranda Rosa Quality Award/Honorable Mention granted by Fundação Getulio Vargas in 2011 for the excellence of the work “Risk Sharing in Law 8.666/93”.
Publications
- O Descompasso Tarifário das Concessões Brasileiras. Jornal Valor Econômico, Seção Opinião, p. A10 – A11, Sep. 1st, 2015;
- A Participação de Consórcios Empresariais em Procedimentos Licitatórios: Livre Escolha da Administração Licitante? Revista do Tribunal de Contas da União, v. 134, p. 28-34, 2016;
- Jogo de Planilha e Intangibilidade da Cláusula Econômica-Financeira. Revista de Direito Público da Economia, v. 14, p. 161-179, 2016;
- Ineficiência e desperdício na era do improviso. Article published in Jornal O Globo, p. 19, on 06.01.2013;
- A maldição do vencedor. Article published in Jornal O Globo, p. 7, July 18th, 2012;
- A conta não fecha. Article published in Jornal O Globo, p. 7, October 13th, 2011;
- A repartição de riscos na lei 8.666/93. Article published in Coleção Jovem Jurista, Editora FGV, 2011;
- Concessões pela menor tarifa ou pela menor tarifa possível? Artigo publicado na Revista Justiça e Cidadania, issue no. 152, p. 56, 2013;
- Aspectos regulatórios da geração de energia elétrica a partir de resíduos sólidos urbanos. Article published in the book Temas Relevantes do Direito de Energia Elétrica Tomo II, publisher Synergia, 2013;
- Advocacia Contemporânea, Política e Opinião Pública. Article published in the book A Formação da Advocacia Contemporânea, Editora FGV, 2014;
- A Participação de Consórcios Empresariais em Procedimentos Licitatórios: Livre Escolha da Administração Licitante? Boletim de Licitações e Contratos, v. 29, p. 725-730, 2015;
- Jogo de planilha e intangibilidade da cláusula econômico-financeira. Forum of contracting and Public Management (printed), v. 15, p. 49-59, 2016.