Bruno Soares

• Represented clients in the development and US$3.1 billion project financing of an integrated steel mill in the State of Ceará, Brazil, including on its various bridge and equity loans and EPC contracts.
• Represented clients in the acquisition, financing and refinancing (through a project financing) of an iron ore mine and associated rail and port facilities in Brazil.
• Represented a number of banks, borrowers and sponsors in over 80 structured financing facilities for Brazilian and Latin American soft commodities, metals and mining, and petrochemicals producers relating to exports of soybeans, cotton lint, corn, beef & poultry, pulp & paper, cotton lint, processed tobacco, alcohol, sugar, ethanol and other commodities.
• Represented one of the world’s largest iron ore mining companies in the review and re-negotiation with strategic customers of its iron ore and coal supply / sale and purchase agreements.
• Represented a syndicate of Asian and Western commercial banks in the acquisition, financing and refinancing (through a project financing) of a US$3.1 billion hydroelectric power plant in Peru.
• Represented a syndicate of banks in the restructuring of the post-delivery long-term financing of an offshore drilling rig, including its security package in the eight jurisdictions involved in the original financing and the final negotiations of the financing payoff.
• Represented clients in the acquisition and US$500 million financing of a fiber optic submarine cable company and related infrastructure with operations in over 10 jurisdictions within the Americas.
• Represented the largest Latin American credit and debit card processing company in the contractual framework with a U.S. multinational technology company to launch their payment platform in Brazil and allow for cash payments and transfers to be made via their instant messaging application globally. This transformational transaction marks the first time a payment platform was available in Latin America and cash payments and transfers could be made via an instant messaging application globally, it was also a first-of-its-kind product and platform in Brazil.
• Represented one of the largest independent owners, operators and developers of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world by tower count, in the acquisition of a Brazilian-headquartered cell tower infrastructure solutions provider over 2,000 cell towers in operation in Brazil, Peru and Colombia.
• Represented one of the world’s largest iron ore mining companies in various corporate and M&A transactions globally including acquisitions, business combinations and/or dispositions.
• Acted for a leading Brazilian beef producer, in its USD565m acquisition of a beef business and its confined cattle feeding ranch in the US.

LACCA Approved, 2024

• Banking & Finance

Chambers Latin America

• Band 4, International Counsel Project Finance (2022)
• Band 4, International Counsel Banking & Finance (2022)
• Band 3, Brazil Banking & Finance (2017-2018)
• Band 4, Latin America-wide Banking & Finance (2016-2021)
• Band 4, Latin America-wide Projects (2016-2020)

Leaders League

• Highly Recommended, Capital Markets – Brazil, Best International Law Firms (2025)
• Recommended, Mergers & acquisitions – Brazil, Best International Law Firms (2025)

Additional Awards

• Named, Top 100 Lawyers in Latin America for Banking & Finance and Project Finance, Latinvex (2020-2021)
• Projects and banking & finance, Chambers Latin America (2018-2019, 2021-2022)
• Projects and banking & finance, Legal 500 (2017-2019)
• Ranked, Notable Practitioner, IFLR1000 (2019)

• Interviewed, "Initiatives are planned to provide a more fruitful future for private investment in infrastructure in Brazil. The world is watching", Project Finance International, July 31, 2024
  Mentioned, "DLA Piper builds out São Paulo office with new hire," Latin Lawyer, June 20, 2024
• Interviewed, "DLA Piper Bullish on Latin America," Latinvex, May 15, 2024
• Interviewed, "Fintech en Brasil: un futuro prometedor ante el impulso de la regulación," LexLatin, May 14, 2024
• Quoted, "DLA Piper Expands To Brazil With New São Paulo Office," Law360, May 14, 2024
• Mentioned, "Brazil: Soares, Lewis Join DLA, Hogan Lovells," Latinvex, March 13, 2024
• Quoted, "DLA Piper nabs former Allen & Overy São Paulo head," Latin Lawyer, February 28, 2024
• Mentioned, "Wake Up Call: Akin, Brownstein Lobbyists Drop Chinese Client," Bloomberg Law, February 23, 2024
• Mentioned, "DLA Piper Adds Partner to Cross-Border Project Finance Practice," Bloomberg Law, February 22, 2024
• Mentioned, "DLA Piper Adds Project Finance Partner in Brazil," law.com, February 22, 2024
• Mentioned, "Fichajes en Basham y DLA Piper y promociones en Norton Rose Fullbright," LexLatin, January 23, 2024

• Large AmLaw 100 International Firm, New York, NY, USA and São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  Partner, São Paulo May 2010 to October 2023
  Senior Counsel, São Paulo Jan. 2008 to Apr. 2010
  Associate, New York Jun. 2006 to Dec. 2007

• Large AmLaw 100 International Firm, USA, New York, USA
  Latin America Counsel Jul. 2005 to May 2006

• Large AmLaw 100 International Firm, New York, NY, USA
  International Associate Aug. 2003 to Jul. 2005

• Large Brazilian Firm, São Paulo, Brazil
  Senior Associate Oct. 2001 to Jun. 2002

• Large Brazilian Firm, São Paulo, Brazil
  Senior Associate Apr. 2001 to Oct. 2001

• Large Brazilian Conglomerate, São Paulo, Brazil
  In House Counsel Mar. 1997 to Apr. 2001