Environmental

• Identification, assessment, and quantification of environmental and socio-environmental liabilities in corporate, real estate, and financial transactions.
• Supply chain analysis.
• Mitigation of regulatory and reputational risks. 
• Negotiation of contracts and socio-environmental clauses.

• Compliance with protection of specially protected areas under the Forest Code, the Atlantic Forest Law, the Cerrado Law, and other state and municipal regulations.
• Legalization of Permanent Preservation Areas and Legal Reserves.
• Offsetting of forest-related liabilities in urban and rural areas.
• Legal advice in obtaining permits for vegetation clearing and forest harvesting. 
• Assistance in developing projects for the conservation and sustainable management of forests.

• Legal compliance analysis regarding the use of Brazilian biodiversity, including regulations on access to and transfer of genetic resources, associated traditional knowledge, and benefit-sharing. 
• Representation in proceedings before the Genetic Resources Management Council (CGen), Brazil’s environmental protection agency (Ibama), and the Public Prosecutor’s Office, as well as in discussions and negotiations with associations and other stakeholders.

Compliance with socio-environmental regulations applicable to business activities that may affect traditional communities, Quilombola communities, and indigenous peoples, including analysis and negotiation of environmental conditions, conflict management, institutional dialogue, and negotiation of agreements with authorities and stakeholders.

Strategic representation in advising, defending, and representing clients in environmental and socio-environmental CPIs, developing legal strategies, drafting statements, monitoring hearings, and assessing institutional and reputational risks.

• Advice on strategic and institutional cases involving administrative, civil, and criminal liabilities, as well as judicial proceedings, emphasizing risk mitigation for the company, its executives, and shareholders. 
• Assistance and representation in proceedings deriving from notices of violation, motions, inquiries, public-interest civil actions, class-action lawsuits, enforcement proceedings, arbitration, and negotiations regarding settlement agreements and other arrangements with environmental agencies and public prosecutors’ offices.

Legal counsel before environmental control and inspection agencies regarding:

• Closure, deactivation, and decommissioning of economic activities subject to environmental licensing or damage compensation.
• Negotiations with these agencies and other stakeholders.

• Identification and implementation of legal obligations and voluntary commitments.
• Drafting and review of ESG policies and risk reports. 
• Structuring and legal analysis of projects involving environmental assets for conservation, restoration, and maintenance of environmental services, related to energy, energy transition, the use of natural resources, and the decarbonization of the economy, such as Environmental Reserve Quotas, carbon credits, CBE (Brazilian Emissions Quota), CRVE (Certificate of Verified Emission Reduction or Removal), water and biodiversity credits, I-RECs, CPR Verde, CBIO (Decarbonization Credit), and CGOB (Biomethane Guarantee of Origin Certificate).

Assessment of environmental, socio-environmental, and climate risks, supporting legal and strategic decision-making and focusing on the prevention and management of environmental crises, aiming to protect operational continuity and corporate reputation.

Development of legal strategies aimed at:

• Identifying, remediating, and rehabilitating contaminated sites.
• Negotiating agreements among stakeholders. 
• Representing clients before public prosecutors’ offices and environmental control and enforcement agencies.

Assistance in obtaining environmental licenses and permits at the federal, state, and municipal levels, including for activities with significant environmental impact or those that interfere with environmental protection areas and the territories of indigenous peoples.

Development of corporate legal strategies related to climate change, including:

• Reduction and offsetting of greenhouse gas emissions.
• Development of and investment in carbon credit and REDD+ projects.
• Climate risk analysis.
• Disclosure of climate policies and reports. 
• Representation in climate litigation cases.

• Strategic advisory services to economic sectors in advocacy and negotiation proceedings with government authorities, professional organizations, and associations. 
• Proposal, drafting, and refinement of environmental regulations and legislative bills.

• Compliance with legal requirements applicable to the proper management, transportation, and disposal of waste.
• Legal structuring and review of reverse logistics systems for products and packaging.
• Negotiation of sector-specific agreements and settlement agreements.
• Compliance with the National Solid Waste Policy and state policies. 
• Support for circular economy strategies.

Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements related to:

• Dam safety regulations issued by regulatory agencies. 
• Emergency prevention standards at the federal, state, and municipal levels.

Corporate training provided by our own specialized team, focused on updating and training clients on environmental and socio-environmental issues.