Environment
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
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Trench Rossi Watanabe's Environmental and Sustainability team, created by naming partner Kazuo Watanabe over 35 years ago, has been a trusted advisor for companies in their most sensitive matters due to its high qualifications and experience in several aspects, such as complex lawsuits, class actions, negotiations, infraction notices, licensing matters, management of contaminated areas, EPR schemes, crisis management, sustainability, forestry, REDD+ and NBS projects, solid waste, biodiversity, ESG, effluents, air emissions, oil & gas and climate change.
The team’s experience and specialization in the management of critical contaminated areas is a strength highly recognized by clients, peers and the market. Other significant cases in which the firm has been involved are related to the implementation of the carbon market in Brazil, discussions about the voluntary market and structuring of take back schemes.
The Group’s legal expertise is not limited to the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. It provides legal assistance to clients in several Brazilian states, such as Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Pará and Mato Grosso do Sul.
Combining traditional Environmental Law practices with specialties that focus on the product life cycle, sustainability, biodiversity, climate change, and others, the firm's team acts in an integrated manner to adapt the business opportunities to the legal obligations, helping clients to comply with the applicable rules in an efficient manner.
Chambers Review
Trench Rossi Watanabe is a respected full-service firm with solid expertise assisting with regulatory mandates arising from the environmental arena. It is known for servicing an array of domestic and international clients, including players in the mining, oil and gas and agribusiness areas. It is highly experienced advising on oil spill accidents, licensing and the due diligence of major M&A transactions and infrastructure projects.
Work Highlights
- Trench Rossi Watanabe assisted ABIHPEC with a memorandum addressing potential risks and implications to national and foreign companies related to biodiversity law, Nagoya Protocol and benefit sharing.
Strengths
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"The environmental law team is definitely top-tier and probably the best full-service environmental team in Brazil. The team in on top of hot topics as well as new trends."
"They are super helpful and pro-business. They are always willing to help with very adherent deadlines. They have a lot of business sense and business acumen."
"The firm has a multidisciplinary team that guarantees a 360-degree view of the problems addressed. They have a range of specialised professionals who are capable of absorbing any demand."
"The environmental law team is definitely top-tier and probably the best full-service environmental team in Brazil. The team in on top of hot topics as well as new trends."
"They are super helpful and pro-business. They are always willing to help with very adherent deadlines. They have a lot of business sense and business acumen."
"The firm has a multidisciplinary team that guarantees a 360-degree view of the problems addressed. They have a range of specialised professionals who are capable of absorbing any demand."
Notable Practitioners
Renata Amaral is well regarded for her broad and active practice assisting clients on a vast array of environmental matters.
"She has strong and impressive technical knowledge, interpersonal skills, and experience. She is a reliable and trustworthy lawyer. She understands the client's needs and thinks outside of the box."
"Renata is a star. She is calm and assertive and brings a wealth of knowledge and ability to foresee new opportunities and challenges."
Giovani Tomasoni is a São Paulo-based attorney highlighted for his expertise advising on environmental compliance, disputes and ESG-related matters.
Giovani Tomasoni is a São Paulo-based attorney highlighted for his expertise advising on environmental compliance, disputes and ESG-related matters.
"Giovani is very intelligent and delivers excellent client services."
"Giovani is extremely clients- and results-oriented and has provided great expertise in all projects we had. He is really open to discussions and willing to strongly understand the client's needs."
Alexandre Salomão Jabra is a leading associate who boasts expertise handling complex disputes and non-contentious issues.
Alexandre Salomão Jabra is a leading associate who boasts expertise handling complex disputes and non-contentious issues.
"Alexandre is extremely capable. He responds to queries quickly and focuses on the answers that really matter to the business."
"Alexandre has strong technical skills in environmental law and ESG. His international LLM helps him take a broader view of ESG matters."
Associate to watch Manuela Demarche Mello joins the rankings after being noted for her active performance dealing with contentious and non-contentious issues, besides assisting with ESG-related matters.
"Manuela is very helpful and polite. She demonstrates quick understanding of the situation and can address the problem with assertiveness."
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