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Trench Rossi Watanabe's sustainability client solution provides a truly holistic, multidisciplinary offering, bringing together practitioners from several practices and adding an industry lens to ensure relevance to clients across a variety of sectors and at differing levels of maturity in their sustainability journey.

 

The team provides climate, sustainability and governance advice to C-Suites and boards; advises on carbon projects, emissions reduction, and some of the largest-ever offerings of sustainability-linked notes; as well as engages in landmark human rights, inclusion & diversity, ESG litigation, due diligence in the supply chain work, green investments and legal assistance involving greenwashing.

 

Our practice works alongside global organizations to identify and minimize risk, establish sustainable structures and best practices, execute pivotal deals, benchmark performance and integrate sustainability into business models, operations, finance and controls to meet and anticipate regulatory demand — and to set direction and navigate legal risk.

 

The practice's expertise on transactions, advisory and contentious matters across all major markets and industries gives a top-down view on sustainability. They connect the firm's collective sustainability expertise with solutions across critical milestones in the sustainability journey, providing service solutions across critical milestones to help clients move forward sustainably.

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Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) - Brazil

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Highly respected full-service firm Trench Rossi Watanabe sponsors highly sophisticated matters in the field of ESG, advising clients on the establishment and management of social and sustainable policies, compliance with standards and regulations, and matters of sustainable finance, among others. The firm is strongly endorsed by clients from many industries, like pharmaceutical, oil and gas, and manufacturing, who also acknowledge its strong internal policies, as well as the team's diversity.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Renata Amaral
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Renata Amaral
1
Band 1
Distinguished partner Renata Amaral leads the firm's ESG department, garnering very high praise from clients and market analysts alike for her strong involvement and competence in the field. She sponsors a wide range of highly relevant and sophisticated matters, advising on the establishment of policies, compliance with standards and regulations, risk assessments, judicial and administrative disputes. Renata is also singled out as a leading figure in the promotion of diversity and inclusion, not only within the firm, but in the market too.

Renata is phenomenal. In addition to her exceptionally refined technical knowledge, she is a true partner who supports whenever possible by sharing valuable market insights.

When we need an in-depth regulatory analysis, we turn to Renata because she is a true expert.

Renata has an exceptional ability to analyse risks, develop solutions, and present feasible paths for the company’s success. She elevates her clients to a higher level.

Giovani Tomasoni
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Giovani Tomasoni
4
Band 4

Giovani Tomasoni demonstrates strong involvement in ESG, sponsoring a variety of highly relevant mandates for clients. He is commended for his effective advice and knowledge of environmental issues.

Giovani demonstrates a remarkable ability to grasp the demands and to thoughtfully challenge their underlying purpose generating new scenarios that support the company in making informed decisions.

Manuela Demarche Mello
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Manuela Demarche Mello
U
Up and Coming

Manuela Demarche Mello is sought after by clients for her expertise and client service handling environmental, sustainability and climate change matters. She has a strong offering in environmental liability, licensing proceedings and M&A transactions.

Manuela is a key contributor in updating and developing company policies. Her international expertise enables her to anticipate regulatory trends, making her an invaluable asset in strategic planning.

Whenever we need an in-depth regulatory study, we turn to Manuela.

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Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)

Renata Amaral
1
Renata Amaral
1
Band 1
Giovani Tomasoni
4
Giovani Tomasoni
4
Band 4
Manuela Demarche Mello
U
Manuela Demarche Mello
U
Up and Coming

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