Environmental field is one of the most important at present by the necessity in sustainability of business operations and preservation of ecologically balanced environment. And in Brazil, the growth of the infrastructure that will be evident in the coming years can’t be forgotten.
The office has an important know-how in the operation and development of opinions, administrative defenses (municipal, statewide or federal; in government agencies such as IBAMA and ICMBio, besides other organs of the state), and judicial (state and federal courts) as well other forms of conflict resolution (mediation and arbitration).
We also works with legal consulting services for the confection of Reports of Environmental Impacts and Studies of Environmental Viability and all studies related. Among the administrative work, there are the advices on environmental licenses (Preliminary License, Installation License, Operating License, as well as all the requirements and additional studies to obtain these).
Our team provides legal advice in discussions represented or assisted by prosecutors (such as environmental accidents, discussions about licenses, potentially polluting activities, and other), whether they be administrative or judicial proceedings (civil action or any other genre).
Besides, the office has lawyers with wide experience in civil law, especially in indemnity and punitive damages in environmental cases.