Daniel Gunzburger

He routinely assists with infrastructure and greenfield construction projects, providing front-end counsel on project documentation and dispute management to minimize risks arising from construction and engineering projects. He has extensive experience advising on construction contracts - including EPC and alliance deals - and on financing structures. Daniel also regularly provides assistance on the analysis of funds and certain capital markets projects.

A graduate of Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Daniel holds an LL.M. degree from Columbia Law School in New York and an MBA from Insper – Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa. In addition to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Daniel is admitted to practice law in New York. Daniel is currently also lecturing agribusiness law at ESALQ – USP’s extension course.

• Advised Bunge regarding acquisition of infrastructure assets, including but not limited to investment on port concession agreement
• Provided advice to General Electric on investment on renewable energy company
• Responsible counsel for ThyssenKrupp CSA project, a US$6 billion greenfield investment from ThyssenKrupp and Vale
• Advised Dow in the formation of a joint venture with Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
• Advised Dow in the cross-border transaction of sale of latex and polystyrene facilities to Styron Holding B.V. and Sty Acquisition Corp.
• Advised Dow in the acquisition of shares in Crystalsev Participações Ltda.
• Advised Nestlé in the acquisition of mineral water assets in Brazil and structuring alternatives to mitigate succession risks
• Assisted Pecém Energia in a cross-border EPC agreement
• Advised Cargill relation to the divestiture of Mosaic´s fertilizer business in Brazil
• Advised Cargill on the sale of Cargill’s food animal business (Cargill Nutrição Animal Ltda.) for the French group Evialis
• Advised Dow in the divestiture of assets to Unigel S.A.
• Advised Howden in the construction contract for its plant in São Paulo
• Advised Dow in the Divestiture of assets to Formitex da Bahia Ind. e Com. Ltda.
• Acted in a structured project finance transaction involving the construction agreement for Wellstream plant in Rio de Janeiro
• Advised Petrobras regarding the acquisition of Gas Brasiliano S.A.
• Advised Suzano Bahia Sul Papel e Celulose on the expansion of its plant in the city of Mucuri, Bahia
• Negotiated EPC contract and guarantees for Polietilenos S.A.
• Negotiated construction and operation for the implementation of the tourism complex Sauípe in the State of Bahia.
• Advised in Rio Polímeros S.A. on the construction of the polystyrene facility and arbitration procedure against EPC contractor;
• Rendered several consulting services on corporate and regulatory law to Brazilian pension funds (PREVI, PETROS and SISTEL).