SONIA AGEL
Practice Areas Oil & Gas | Public, Administrative and Regulatory
+55 21 2114 1700
[email protected]
Acted for more than 25 years in the public sector as federal state attorney with relevant experience in regulatory matters and judicial and administrative litigation. She was general counsel of the National Oil and Gas Agency (ANP) between 1998 and 2002, where she played an outstanding role in the development of the O&G regulatory framework in Brazil, with a relevant contribution to the structuring of the first bid rounds of exploratory areas and in road shows held in the five continents.
education
- Graduated by Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), 1972.
PUBLICATIONS AND SEMINARS
- “Regulação Pública da Economia no Brasil”, Ed. Edicamp, 2003, coordinated by Rogério Emílio de Andrade. Article “A reforma do Estado e o cenário da indústria do petróleo”. “Temas de direito do petróleo e do gás natural II”, Ed. Lúmen Iuris, 2005, coordination: Paulo Valois. Article “O artigo 33 da Lei do Petróleo, sua Interpretação e Consequências”. “Estudos Pareceres da Indústria do Petróleo”, Ed. Renovar, 2005, coordination: Marilda Rosado. Artigo: “O processo administrativo e a aplicação de penalidades nas atividades de distribuição e revenda de combustíveis”.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
- She has been listed, year after year, by international publications such as Chambers and Partners, Latin Lawyer 250, Legal 500, LACCA and Who’s Who Legal in Energy and Natural Resources.
languages
- Portuguese and English.