Climate Change Law Firm of the Year in Brazil Ludovino Lopes Advogados Ludvino Lopes Founding Partner Tel: +55 115 501 0415 ll@llalaw.com.br www.ludovinolopes.com.br
Rodolpho Santos Partner Tel: +55 115 501 0415 ros@llalaw.com.br www.ludovinolopes.com.br
Ludovino Lopes Lawyers combines its professionals’ legal abilities and efficiency in São Paulo with strategic partnerships with firms out of Brazil (Italy, UK, US) to provide a complete service to its clients locally and abroad. It has a technical team composed of highly qualified professionals practising in several areas of the law, such as corporate law, tax law, contract law, environmental law, intellectual property, information and communication technologies, digital law, urban planning and climate change. The firm has a strong expertise in providing the legal structure for projects related to the following areas: environment, climate change, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, environmental conservation, forest conservation, REDD (Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), bioenergy, renewable energy, technological innovation, information technology, digital certification, ecommerce, privacy and private international law. In regards to the environment and climate change, it is involved in international negotiations of environmental assets related to forests, carbon, biodiversity, water and environmental services. It also provides local, regional and international legal assistance in matters related to regulation and legislation on climate change, energy and environmental conservation. Ludovino Lopes Lawyers provides assistance and consultancy to public and private entities in the development of regulatory frameworks for urban sustainability,
Tiago Ricci Partner Tel: +55 115 501 0415 tgor@llalaw.com.br www.ludovinolopes.com.br
transportation matrix, energy efficiency, water usage, parks and biodiversity, as well as those related to the environment, bioenergy, renewable energy and climate change. It also provides assistance and constitution of investment funds for renewable energy, environmental assets and climate change. Regarding the action in the climate change area, the firm develops and assists in public and private policies aimed at environmental sustainability, climate change and energy efficiency. It gives legal advice in the negotiation of environmental assets in the national and international markets, and contract and tax advice related to the transaction/compensation of certified emission reductions at the national and international levels. Other matters handled by the firm include identification, analysis, assessment, development and legal implementation of projects related to clean energy (solar, wind power, geothermal, biomass), sustainability, greenhouse gas emissions reductions and offsets (Clean Development Mechanism – CDM, Voluntary Carbon Standard and REDD) and other environmental assets. Moreover, Ludovino Lopes Lawyers has strong participation in the development of the new digital economy in Brazil – its founder is the president of the National Chamber of E-Commerce – helping companies to establish their operations and raise money for growth, assisting funds that are focused in this field and supporting several operations of mergers and acquisitions in the sector.
Environment Law Firm of the Year in Brazil Milaré Advogados - Consultoria em Meio Ambiente Roberta Jardim de Morais Leading Lawyer Tel: +55 (11) 3046-7470 roberta@milare.adv.br www.milare.adv.br/english.htm
Milaré Advogados, founded in 1996, is a law office in Brazil that specialises exclusively in environment law. It provides full services related to litigation, administrative procedures and legal and institutional counsel on environmental affairs. The firm’s managing partner and environmental law professor, Mr Édis Milaré, is a former public prosecutor who founded the Environmental Law Prosecutor’s Office in connection with the Public Attorney’s Office of São Paulo state. His environmental protection work in the Public Attorney’s Office was not only pioneering in the field but led the way in developing the body of Brazilian environmental law. Milaré Advogados specialises in environmental law and environmental management, while its attorneys are experts in environmental civil law, environmental criminal law, environmental administrative law and environmental management. The firm’s team deals with civil, administrative and criminal law arising in environmental cases. The team is not exclusively formed by lawyers, but also includes: environmental planning engineers; license managers; management engineers; sociologists specialising in environmental policies and education; and a geographer in natural resources management and handling. Roberta Jardim is a leading lawyer at Milaré Advogados. She was admitted to the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB/SP) in 1995, and has a PhD in Law Economics Sciences from the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra. She is also the 22
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author of the book ‘Segurança e Rotulagem de Alimentos Geneticamente Modificados.’ She speaks English, French and Italian. Milaré Advogados handles significant cases related to environmental law in Brazil, as well as the particularly important projects in Brazil that have some connection with the environment. It also has extensive experience in obtaining environmental licenses for infrastructure and forestry projects, authorisation to access genetic resources, and administrative and court processes related to environmental law. The firm deals with juridical and institutional matters regarding the environment, and environmental systems development for provinces and cities. It also handles prevention actions regarding projects that affect nature resources and environmental quality. Milaré Advogados also supplies all of the law that is of concern to the client’s activities, with respective monthly updates. It is involved in research, analysis and Environment Codes development, as well as special and uncommon situations that require consulting. In addition, the firm consults and follows up administrative procedures regarding pendent environment matters, focusing on their final solutions. Milaré Advogados has a working relationship with Official Environment Management Services, along with the Public Ministry, focusing solutions to administrative procedures about incidents.