Ted Rhodes leads our Brazil Desk in the UK and was the Managing Partner of our Rio de Janeiro office from 2009 to 2022.  He is also a founding member of our CMS Latin America steering committee and works across a number of countries in the region.

Ted is the head of our Mining & Minerals group and advises on international corporate transactions, investments, projects and commercial contracts, particularly in the oil and gas, energy, mining, natural resources and infrastructure sectors.  He has extensive experience in cross-border transactions, including M&A, joint ventures and investments into and out of South America.

Ted has thorough knowledge of the energy and resources industry globally, having also advised on matters across Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia and the Americas. He understands his clients’ commercial drivers and concerns, negotiating and drafting agreements to protect their interests and mitigate operational risks.

With more than 450 energy and climate change lawyers, including over 100 partners, the CMS Energy and Climate Change practice is one of the largest of its kind in the world. Led from its centres of excellence such as London and Aberdeen, the practice works across 75 offices globally. Building on 40 years of experience advising on power, oil & gas and renewables through to energy disputes, emerging areas and Energy Transition, CMS is uniquely placed to ensure clients receive advice best suited to their commercial needs and to our collective future.