Heloisa do Amaral focuses her practice on business contracts, infrastructure projects and corporate governance.

She has more than 20 years of experience in the infrastructure industry, especially in heavy construction projects in Brazil and Latin America. Ms. Amaral was responsible for negotiating major infrastructure projects, including the $11 bn Belo Monte hydroelectric power plant (HPP) project, the 4th largest in the world, the $7 bn Santo Antonio HPP project and the $6 bn Angra 3 Nuclear power plant project, among others. She has specialized knowledge in infrastructure contracts (Civil Works, EPC, EPC-M, Turn-key, FIDIC, Project Alliances, Built to Suit, BOT, BOO and structured projects in general) and in heavy construction projects’ contract management in both public and private sectors.

Ms. Amaral served for more than two decades as in-house legal counsel and was deputy general counsel for Andrade Gutierrez for over a decade. She has developed significant experience in legal department management, corporate and compliance governance, crisis management and internal investigations.

She currently also represents clients in judicial and arbitration procedures in civil matters pertaining to business contracts, corporate matters, and infrastructure projects.