Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 2
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Provided by Trench Rossi Watanabe
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.
Chambers Review
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.
Work Highlights
- Trench Rossi assisted Re.Green Participações with a facility agreement of over BRL186 million to finance ecological restoration in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest biomes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They offer great follow-up on environment policies and bills in the congress. They show great expertise and the rare ability to 'translate' it into practical terms."
"They are always ready to present solutions, transparency and innovation. Trench Rossi addresses the matters in an understandable way."
"The firm's commitment to excellence and environmental ethics sets an admirable standard for the legal community and beyond. The team has expertise and is always available to support their client."
"They offer great follow-up on environment policies and bills in the congress. They show great expertise and the rare ability to 'translate' it into practical terms."
"They are always ready to present solutions, transparency and innovation. Trench Rossi addresses the matters in an understandable way."
"The firm's commitment to excellence and environmental ethics sets an admirable standard for the legal community and beyond. The team has expertise and is always available to support their client."
Notable Practitioners
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 one of the most reliable environmental lawyers we have worked with. She is able to deal with complex aspects and holds a lot of credibility in the market."
"Renata is an exceptional leader and role model as environmental lawyer."
"Renata is an expert who is well respected in the market and is very present in international conferences and forums. She is a complete and accessible lawyer who strengthens our understanding of ESG."
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 is a great expert in biodiversity matters."
"He helped us with environmental cases and was involved in cross-border matters. Giovanni is very proactive, business-oriented and knows our company well."
"Giovani is our main contact. He is super agile and transparent. We highly trust him and his assertiveness."
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 Demarche is an exceptional lawyer who is well organised and has full knowledge of environmental issues and the market in Brazil."
"Manuela is on a promising journey. She is hands-on, very attentive to her clients and is always willing to help."
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