Concern about environmental issues, intensified by climate change, poses a series of new challenges and creates opportunities for all segments of the economy. Relying on expert advice in environmental law is essential for guiding your company through a dynamic and complex regulatory landscape and positioning it at the forefront of sustainability.
We specialize in environmental law, serving companies from various sectors with a highly qualified and experienced team. We offer everything from strategic environmental consulting for project development and sustainable forestry to crisis management and environmental litigation, always with personalized support, constant updates, and agility.
OUR SERVICES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND CLIMATE CHANGE
- ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING FOR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
We participate in the structuring of projects with the potential to pollute or cause environmental impacts. We provide legal advice to clients from legal due diligence, during the process of implementing the project and environmental licensing, to its actual operation.
Our practice of more than 23 years confirms that specialized legal advice from the planning stage onwards avoids the risk of future challenges to approval of the project and consequent delays in its implementation phase.
In addition to providing legal certainty for implementation of the project, our services seek dialog with investors, decision-makers, and project financiers to translate potential risks and the mitigating solutions to be adopted into business terms.
- CRISIS MANAGEMENT
Unwanted events can lead to crises with serious repercussions for operation of the enterprise and a strong impact on public opinion. Through our work in situations that can cause environmental damage, we help companies to engage in dialog with affected communities, including traditional peoples, investors, the media, regulatory bodies, and administrative and judicial authorities, such as the Public Prosecutor's Office.
Part of our job is to resolve disputes through innovative solutions that go beyond traditional litigation, meeting the needs of the business and the objectives of the client. Our team works in perfect synergy with other areas of the firm to restore legal certainty and provide continuity for the operations jeopardized by the event.
- LITIGATION ENVIRONMENTAL
We serve in significant and complex judicial and administrative proceedings, drafting pleadings and negotiating settlements and consent orders with environmental agencies and the Public Prosecutor's Office. We combine the experience of our professionals in specific environmental law issues with the expertise of our litigation team.
- RISK IDENTIFICATION, RISK ASSESSMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES
We identify and assess the risks associated with environmental liabilities in due diligence processes for mergers and acquisitions, investments in infrastructure activities, asset sales, obtaining financing, and access to the capital markets. We have extensive experience in negotiating contracts involving environmental liabilities and managing them after the deal has been entered into. We also provide advice before environmental agencies and the Public Prosecutor's Office to resolve acquired liabilities.
- AGRIBUSINESS AND FORESTRY ISSUES
In addition to its complex and enormous biodiversity, Brazil is also known for its agribusiness and the development of forestry activities. The Forestry Law (Law No. 12,651/2012) and various other regulations impose conditions and restrictions on the development of agribusiness and sustainable exploitation of forest raw materials.
With extensive experience and expertise in the field, we advise our clients on drawing up strategies to meet legal requirements for the development of agribusiness and sustainable forestry, with a focus on mitigating risks related to the environmental impacts of these activities.
We also work on projects to acquire agricultural properties and partnerships for agribusiness, together with our real estate team. We also advise on the development of research activities and the commercial release of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), in compliance with the Biosafety Law (Law No. 11,105/2005).
- CLIMATE CHANGE
Our team has experience in legal due diligence of Greenhouse Gas emission reduction projects and in the drafting of contracts for the acquisition of rights to voluntary or certified carbon reductions.
We use our expertise in finance, tax, securities, and transactions to advise domestic and multinational companies interested in correctly balancing the risks and opportunities offered by the climate change mitigation market, the carbon market, and the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) mechanism in Brazil.
- BIODIVERSITY
In line with the international guidelines of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Biodiversity Law (Law 13,123/15), our team provides environmental and litigation advice to institutions and companies that carry out or intend to carry out research and product development activities using raw materials from Brazilian biodiversity, including participation in the entire approval process with the Genetic Heritage Management Council (CGEN).
