Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 2
Email address
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+55 11 3247 8400About
Provided by Pinheiro Neto Advogados
We have a multidisciplinary team strongly qualified to advise and help clients of all industries to keep up with ESG growing trends around the world. Combining the structure of a full service law firm with the expertise of our ESG attorneys, we provide legal strategies drawing on a wide and integrated approach with the goal of enhancing our client businesses.
(E) Environmental aspects
We offer advisory and litigation services drawing on the in-depth and extensive experience of our lawyers with unrivalled expertise in the most complex environmental matters, including potential impacts on M&A projects and on capital market matters. We represent clients in green financing and issuances, socioenvironmental banking policy matters, environmental due diligence, for example.
(S) Social Aspects
Our lawyers offer a breadth of expertise in advisory and litigation work and due diligence involving social issues. We advise our clients on a wide array of projects and demands to help them implement their social policies, including social policies for their production chain, in line with ESG standards.
(G) Governance aspects
Our team of specialists provides services related to the implementation and monitoring of corporate governance structures of both publicly-held companies and closely-held companies. We advise clients on compliance with a broad range of governance rules imposed by competent regulatory and self-regulatory agencies in diverse industries.
Chambers Review
Widely respected Pinheiro Neto Advogados is held in high esteem by clients and market analysts for sponsoring highly significant and sophisticated ESG mandates. The firm draws from the experience of its distinguished teams in the environment, capital markets and agribusiness, among others, to advise clients on ESG finance, structuring of policies and compliance.
Work Highlights
- Pinheiro Neto advised Reservas Votorantim on a long-term investment approach seeking to deliver financial gains with positive social and environmental impacts.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Pinheiro Neto is a complete law firm, with a full scope of the ESG practice."
"Pinheiro Neto has a super strong environmental practice area and expertise in green financial transactions."
"They handle highly complex matters for our company and their knowledge about the economy stands out. Pinheiro Neto's client service is excellent."
"Pinheiro Neto is a complete law firm, with a full scope of the ESG practice."
"Pinheiro Neto has a super strong environmental practice area and expertise in green financial transactions."
"They handle highly complex matters for our company and their knowledge about the economy stands out. Pinheiro Neto's client service is excellent."
Notable Practitioners
Prestigious environment partner Werner Grau Neto is recognised for championing the ESG agenda and sponsoring highly relevant and sophisticated mandates in the field. Werner draws from over 30 years of experience to provide assistance for significant clients in the establishment of ESG policies, drafting of self-regulatory frameworks, and REDD projects.
"He is a point of reference in environmental law in Brazil. Werner is an unique and a pioneer lawyer who is extremely accessible and concerned about his clients."
"Werner is an icon in environmental law for many years. He is an extremely active partner in the field."
"Werner is highly experienced in environmental law and is a super well-known figure in the market."