SVMFA was one of the sponsors of the Brazil's Energy Future and the Pre-Salt event, promoted by the Institute of the Americas...
October 2, 2009 - Paulo Valois Pires was a speaker in the LARC Event, promoted by the AIPN (Association of International Petroleum Negotiators)...
October 2, 2009 - Paulo Valois Pires was a speaker in the LARC Event, promoted by the AIPN (Association of International Petroleum Negotiators)...
August 24th, 2009 - Latin Lawyer:“Schmidt Valois adds shipping and reinsurance lawyer"
August 21st, 2009 - Rogério Sobral de Miranda was a lecturer at the Upstream Oil & Gas Outlook Conference 2009
August 20th, 2009 - Tácito Ribeiro de Matos was a lecturer at the 6th seminar “Taxation in the Natural Gas and Fuel Chain”
August 4th, 2009 - Latin Lawyer:“Schmidt Valois seals coke plant contract"
SVMFA’s newsletter on wind power is now available for download
June 25, 2009 - Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira & Agel – Advogados (“SVMFA”) was one of the sponsors of the Model Contracts Workshop
May 28, 2009 - Paulo Valois Pires was a speaker in the workshop concerning the “New Brazilian Gas Law”, in the “Gas Summit Latin American 2009”
April 22, 2009 - Paulo Valois Pires was a speaker in the "International Mining and Oil & Gas Law, Development, and Investment”
March, 31, 2009 - APPROVAL OF THE ADMINISTRATION ACCOUNTS
March, 31, 2009 - DECLARATION OF ASSETS HELD ABROAD
March, 31, 2009 - CENTRAL BANK OF BRAZIL - UPDATING OF THE ECONOMICAL AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION
March 25th, 2009 - We are pleased to inform you that Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira & Agel - Advogados name partners Antonio Luis de Miranda Ferreira...
March 8th, 2009 - We are pleased to announce that Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira & Agel – Advogados (“SVMFA”), and its name partners
January 30, 2009 - As per the Latin Lawyer edition of January 23, 2009, Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira & Agel - Advogados
January 30, 2009 - We are pleased to inform you that all Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira & Agel - Advogados name partners
SVMFA’s latest newsletter is now available for download
December 22, 2008 - SVMFA has celebrated pro-bono partnerships with renowned and up and coming artists
November 14, 2008 - Energy start up investments in Brazil
November 14, 2008 - Energy start up investments in Brazil
October 16, 2008 - We are pleased to inform you that Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira & Agel - Advogados ("SVMFA") was highly ranked in Oil & Gas, Power, Mining and Projects by the prestigious research guide Chambers and Partners in the 2008 edition of Chambers Latin America.
September 8, 2008 - We would like to announce that “Schmidt, Valois, Miranda, Ferreira e Agel – Advogados” (SVMFA) has signed an Operating Agreement with “L.O. Baptista Advogados Associados”,
August 29, 2008 - Guilherme Guerra D'Arriaga Schmidt was a lecturer at the "Seminário de Negociação e Gestão de Contratos na Construção de Barragens" (Seminar for the Negotiation and Management of Contracts in Dam Construction), promoted by International Business Communications - IBC and gave a presentation on the "Gestão de Riscos Contratuais" (Contractual Risk Management).
July 08, 2008 - We are pleased to announce that SVMFA partners Antônio Luis de Miranda Ferreira & Rogério Sobral de Miranda were listed for O&G in the "2008 International Who's Who of Business Lawyers"”.
June 11, 2008 - Guilherme Guerra D’Arriaga Schmidt was a lecturer at the “Energy Tax Forum Brasil 2008”, promoted by “Energia IQ” and gave a presentation on the “Expected impacts on the tax burden of power companies, derived from the changes occurred in the Brazilian Corporate Law and how to conduct such changes”.
June 11, 2008 - Tácito Ribeiro de Matos was a lecturer at the “Energy Tax Forum Brasil 2008”, promoted by “Energia IQ” and gave a presentation on the “ICMS tax on inter-state power transactions”.
March 25, 2008 - Update of the Economical and Financial Information before the Central Bank of Brazil.
March 25, 2008 - Update of the Economical and Financial Information before the Central Bank of Brazil.
March 25, 2008 - Approval of the Accounts of the Company’s Administration.
March 03, 2008 - We are glad to announce that Tácito Ribeiro de Matos has become a partner in SVMFA and will be responsible for coordinating the firm’s tax department.
December 11, 2007 - Guilherme Guerra D’Arriaga Schmidt gave a presentation on the “Legal and Operational Aspects of Contracting in the Free Energy Market” at the “Energy Forum VII”, promoted by the “Institute for International Research do Brasil Ltda.”.
December 3, 2007 - Pedro Henrique Fonseca Raimundo was one of the authors of "Manual de Auditoria Jurídica - Legal Due Diligence", published by Quartier Latin.
November 29, 2007 - We are pleased to announce that SVMFA and partners Guilherme Guerra D'Arriaga Schmidt, Paulo Valois Pires and Rogério Sobral de Miranda were ranked for Brazil in the Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2007 in Energy & Natural Resources. For more information please visit the Chambers and Partners website.
November 23, 2007 - Paulo Valois Pires gave a presentation on the "Structuring and Negotiation of Gas Contracts" at the "3rd Brazil Gas Forum", organized by the International Business Communications - IBC.
September, 18, 2007 - We are pleased to announce that SVMFA partners Antônio Luis de Miranda Ferreira & Rogério Sobral de Miranda were listed for O&G in the "2007 International Who's Who of Business Lawyers"
August, 15, 2007 - We are pleased to announce that our partner, Paulo Valois Pires, was appointed to the new and updated Energy Arbitrators' List of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution? ICDR of the American Arbitration Association? AAA.
May, 14, 2007 - All the five SVMFA name partners were ranked in the "2007 Guide to the World's Leading Energy and Natural Resource Lawyers" of Euromoney.
April, 20, 2007 - Guilherme Schmidt participated in an arbitration pannel at the Fifth Annual Arbitration and Litigation Conference presented by the Florida Bar International Law Section, in Florida, USA.
April, 16, 2007 - Paulo Valois gave a presentation on "Pipeline Integration in the Southern Cone" at the Rock Mountain Mineral Law Foundation seminar in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Welcome

SVMFA is a Brazilian law firm recognized by its peers and clients for its outstanding expertise in "Natural Resources & Infrastructure" domestic and cross-border projects. SVMFA was formed by five partners with large experience in the representation of domestic and international clients in Brazil and other Latin America countries. Our goal is to provide state-of-the-art legal services and we are committed to the highest ethical standards in the representation of our clients.

Our lawyers have worked in cross-border transactions involving Angola, Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, France, Guinea-Bissau, India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Peru, Portugal, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA and Venezuela among others. SVMFA and its partners are highly ranked in the prestigious international research guides such as Chambers and Partners, Euromoney and Who’s Who Legal, among others.

Our Team

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Careers

We seek people with strong academic records who are willing to help us in the performance of legal services in a dynamic environment.

Areas of Practice