Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
Global 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 and some of the largest-ever offerings of sustainability-linked notes; as well as engages in landmark human rights, Inclusion & Diversity and supply chain work.
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 handles 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, such as pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, and manufacturing, who also acknowledge its strong internal policies, as well as the team's diversity. Bayer and Reservas Votorantim are new client wins.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are knowledgeable, engaged, informed and available. They offered great ideas while shaping the meetings. They are also very respected by the companies for their presence in ESG forums."
"Unparalleled ability to handle complex and sophisticated ESG matters in the Latin American market. A leading player in the market."
"They are knowledgeable, engaged, informed and available. They offered great ideas while shaping the meetings. They are also very respected by the companies for their presence in ESG forums."
"Unparalleled ability to handle complex and sophisticated ESG matters in the Latin American market. A leading player in the market."
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 undertakes a wide range of important and sophisticated matters, advising on the establishment of policies, compliance with standards and regulations, risk assessments, judicial and administrative disputes. Amaral 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.
"Simply the best ESG lawyer in Latin America. My go-to lawyer for any kind of ESG-related matter."
"Incredible professional. Very thorough, experienced and attentive."
Up-and-coming environment partner Giovani Tomasoni demonstrates strong involvement in ESG, handling a variety of notable mandates for clients. He is commended for his effective advice and knowledge of environmental issues.
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