Saulo Benigno Puttini
Partner
Saulo Puttini works in the banking, capital markets, infrastructure, regulation, and government affairs areas. Before joining the firm, he held executive positions at financial institutions and served as chief legal officer and compliance officer. He played a significant role in structuring loans and investments across various sectors, particularly in oil, electric energy, and infrastructure. He participated in privatization processes, capital markets transactions, public-private partnerships, and public service concessions, as well as in large scale debt renegotiations and credit recovery matters. He also worked in the public sector as a career federal auditor, holding leadership positions in areas related to infrastructure, including oil and gas, electric energy, transportation, mining, and telecommunications. In this role, he led audits and investigations involving corporate transactions and investments in regulated sectors. Saulo works on the structuring and negotiation of financings, fundraising transactions and securities issuances, syndicated loans, and structured finance transactions. He also advises companies in their interactions with government authorities and oversight bodies, supporting dispute resolution efforts and the development of business opportunities in regulated markets. He is also an engineer and specialist in economics and finance, and serves as a professor and consultant on matters related to economic law, regulation, public policy, infrastructure, governance, risk, and compliance.
Education
Bachelor of Laws, Universidade do Distrito Federal
Bachelor’s in Telecommunications Engineering, Instituto Militar de Engenharia
Master of Electrical Engineering, Universidade de Brasília
Master of Business Administration in Economics and Finance, George Washington University
Specialist in Risk Management for Corporate Leaders, Harvard Business School
Specialist in Strategic Risk Management and Compliance (C-level), Fundação Getúlio Vargas