Latham & Watkins Adds Senior Energy & Infrastructure Partner in London

Latham & Watkins LLP¹ is pleased to announce that Pedro Rufino Carvalho has joined the firm’s London office as a partner in the Project Development & Finance and Latin America Practices. Rufino Carvalho joins from Patria Investments, where he was Managing Director, Global General Counsel. He has significant experience advising clients across Latin America, Africa, and Europe, with a particular focus on Brazil, on a variety of high-profile financings, project development, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures within the energy and infrastructure industry.

“We are thrilled to welcome Pedro to the firm,” said Stephen Kensell, Office Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins in London. “His broad energy and infrastructure expertise, combined with his formidable knowledge of Latin America and emerging economies, are a strong complement to the firm’s existing strengths in several key markets.”

Rufino Carvalho brings over two decades of experience in the energy, natural resources and infrastructure sectors, with a distinguished track record in both in-house roles and private practice. His practice focuses on advising private equity sponsors, financial institutions, companies, and other market participants on a variety of complex projects and M&A transactions. He also advises on a variety of investment funds matters.

“Pedro is a highly respected practitioner with deep expertise advising on sophisticated deals in major growth markets,” said Jeff Greenberg, Global Chair of Latham’s Project Development & Finance Practice. “He has deep connections within the energy and infrastructure sectors, and his arrival further reinforces our marketplace position as having one of the strongest project finance capabilities in Europe, Latin America, and globally.”

“Pedro’s leadership experience within one of the world’s leading Latin American alternative investment firms, combined with his impressive transactional and regulatory know-how, are a perfect fit for our practice,” said Tony Del Pino, Global Chair of Latham’s Latin America Practice. “Latin America is an important global market for the energy and commodities sectors, in addition to the wider alternative asset management sector, and Pedro’s unique blend of experience will be of tremendous value to clients seeking investment opportunities in Brazil and across the wider Latin American region.”

Rufino Carvalho is admitted to practice in Brazil (OAB-RJ) and in England and Wales as a Registered Foreign Lawyer in England & Wales. He earned his law degree from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in 2005, followed by a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science and further executive education from the London Business School.

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¹ Latham & Watkins operates worldwide as a limited liability partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (USA) with affiliated limited liability partnerships conducting the practice in France, Hong Kong, Italy, Singapore, and the United Kingdom and as an affiliated partnership conducting the practice in Japan. Latham & Watkins operates in Israel through a limited liability company, in South Korea as a Foreign Legal Consultant Office, and in Saudi Arabia through a limited liability company.