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Mattos Filho

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

Brazil Guide 2025 : Brazil

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With a keen eye on climate change issues, we help clients across all sectors mitigate risks and comply with environmental regulations

Our innovative legal solutions are designed to minimize risks and ensure compliance with environmental regulations while still identifying the best business opportunities. The practice’s multidisciplinary team anticipates clients’ needs, supporting them via a range of strategic approaches.

Our main services:

  • Environmental litigation and alternative dispute resolution
  • Environmental licensing
  • Social, environmental and cultural disputes
  • Contaminated areas
  • Solid waste
  • Environmental assets
  • Access to biodiversity and benefit-sharing
  • Climate change and carbon markets
  • M&A and financial operations
  • Financial institutions’ social, environmental, and climate responsibilities
  • Infrastructure

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Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) - Brazil

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Acclaimed firm Mattos Filho is a frontrunner when it comes to services in the field of ESG. The firm advises clients from a wide range of sectors, such as banking and finance, mining, and forestry. Clients and peers commend it for sponsoring highly sophisticated matters, from ESG policies and compliance to finance and carbon credit mandates, as well as human rights and climate litigation. Its internal ESG policies also receive recognition, including its diversity and inclusion initiatives, pro bono practice and Instituto Mattos Filho.

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Work Highlights

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  • Mattos Filho represents BHP in multiple socioenvironmental lawsuits following the Fundão Dam breach in 2015, with two main cases involving significant amounts at the time of filing, coming to a total of BRL170 billion.

Strengths

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  • Mattos Filho brings outstanding expertise to the matters at hand, including environmental, carbon, climate, contractual and financial aspects.

    Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) respondentBrazil

  • The team acts proactively, connecting various regulatory and sustainability issues in a way that aligns with the company’s reality and market expectations.

    Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) respondentBrazil

  • Mattos Filho exceeded our expectations. The team has an outlook on human rights that I had never seen. They have deep knowledge and the sensibility to deal with the matters.

    Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) respondentBrazil

Notable Practitioners

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  • Juliana Ramalho
    Juliana Ramalho

    Juliana Ramalho

    Partner Juliana Ramalho is a renowned and comprehensive ESG practitioner. She is strongly endorsed by clients from the mining, finance, and forestry sectors, as well as third-sector organisations, and others. Juliana provides assistance with ESG policies and compliance, diversity and inclusion initiatives and climate change goals.

    • Juliana is an excellent professional who understands the company’s demands well and consistently provides insightful input.

      Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) respondentBrazil

    • Juliana is one of the most complete and outstanding professionals. She is truly dependable, especially in terms of speed, partnership, and dedication as a business partner and adviser.

      Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) respondentBrazil

    • Juliana is highly qualified, responsive and attentive to the sector’s needs and challenges, maintaining excellent relationships with both authorities and stakeholders.

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  • Antonio Augusto Reis
    Antonio Augusto Reis

    Antonio Augusto Reis

    Well-regarded environment partner Antonio Augusto Reis assists clients in a variety of ESG matters, including sustainability-linked bonds, carbon credits, ESG policies and environmental licensing.

    • Antonio is an excellent professional, with strong market presence, technical expertise, and a keen sensitivity to negotiation dynamics.

      Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) respondentBrazil

    • He always adds to the discussions with his broad knowledge of ESG. Antonio has great business vision.

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  • Marina Procknor
    Marina Procknor

    Marina Procknor

    Highly respected partner Marina Procknor is recognised in the market for advising investment funds and banks, as well as non-profit organisations in matters related to ESG funding and sustainability-linked investments.

    • Marina has longstanding experience and deep knowledge of ESG. She is very creative in finding solutions.

      Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) respondentBrazil

    • She is a point of reference in capital markets and funds and she has a lot of experience structuring ESG linked instruments.

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Ranked Individuals at Mattos Filho (3)

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    Juliana Ramalho

    Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

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    Antonio Augusto Reis

    Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

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    Marina Procknor

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