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November 2019
PartnerHouston
Email bruno.ciuffetelli@hoganlovells.com
Phone +1 713 632 1468
Fax +1 713 632 1401
LanguagesEnglish, Italian, Spanish
Practice groupFinance
"Partner Bruno Ciuffetelli heads the competition and earns recognition from sources for his specialist sector experience."
Chambers Latin America
Widely recognized for his energy knowledge and increasing visibility in the oil sector, Bruno Ciuffetelli's practice focuses mainly on advising Latin American companies in the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries.
Bruno represents clients in these industries in a variety of matters, including the structuring of international joint ventures, construction contracts, license and technology transfers, and project finance. Co-Chair of the Hogan Lovells Latin American practice group, he has represented oil and energy companies in the region in structured finance operations and also in capital markets. Recently, he has been involved in major lending transactions between China and Latin America.
Bruno, described by market commentators as a "splendid lawyer," also has extensive international corporate knowledge of companies from a wide range of industries. He has advised international banks and financial institutions on privatizations and acquisitions of local banks in the region. Bruno also advises multinationals in their business strategies, mergers, and restructuring of their operations in different countries in Latin America.
At the same time, Bruno also keeps an important antitrust practice; he has represented major companies in investigations before the Venezuelan Antitrust Agency, analyzed the need for notifying mergers in different countries in the region, and advised clients on general antitrust matters in Latin America. Additionally, Bruno has represented companies, state-owned entities, and governments in Latin America in dispute resolutions through settlement negotiations or international arbitrations.
Ranked by Global Competition Review PLC and Latin Lawyer 2005 as one of the world's top competition lawyers, Bruno brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his role at Hogan Lovells.
*Bruno is a foreign legal consultant with the state of Texas.
Energy: Transactions: Oil and Gas
Legal 500 US
International Firms: Banking and Finance
Legal 500 Latin America
International Firms: City Focus: Miami
Legal 500 Latin America
International Firms: Projects and Energy
Legal 500 Latin America
Energy & Natural Resources (Venezuela)
Chambers Global
Energy & Natural Resources (Venezuela)
Chambers Latin America
Corporate/M&A (Venezuela)
Chambers Latin America
Competition/Antitrust (Venezuela)
Chambers Latin America
Banking & Finance (Venezuela)
Chambers Latin America
Banking & Finance (Venezuela)
Chambers Global
Corporate/M&A (Venezuela)
Chambers Global
Competition
Who's Who Legal
Named to the 2015 Latin American Corporate Counsel Association (LACCA) list of recommended lawyers - Corporate/M&A
Education
LL.M., The London School of Economics and Political Science, 1991
J.D., Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, 1987
Memberships
Former Chair, Antitrust Committee, International Bar Association
Member, Caracas Bar Association
International Associate, American Bar Association
Former Co-chair, Latin American Forum, International Bar Association
Bar admissions and qualifications
Venezuela
Represented a national oil company in a US$517m pre-payment facility provided by international banks for construction of a thermoelectric plant.
Represent sponsor company in US$334m senior secured financing provided by Asia Export Credit Agency and others for expansion of petrochemical plant.
Represented a Spanish consortium in US$1.6bn contract negotiation and execution for the rehabilitation of the Line 1 of the Caracas Metro.
Represent a national oil company in US$2bn financing by international bank for expansion and upgrade of Puerto La Cruz Refinery, Venezuela.
Represented a national oil company in a US$120m financing for the construction of a number of tug vessels.
Represent a petrochemical company in Latin America in the development, construction, and financing with a Chinese Bank for US$600m port facility.
Represented a major national oil company in Latin America in different Rule 144A/Regulation S unsecured bond offering.
Represented a Latin American-based petrochemical company in a public tender offer to repurchase outstanding bonds of one of its subsidiaries.
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