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Lefosse Advogados
RUA TABAPUÃ, 1227
14TH FLOOR
SÃO PAULO SP 04533-014
Brazil

Work Department

Environmental

Position

Partner

Career

Guilherme is a partner in Environmental at Lefosse.

He has worked intensively in some of the most important cases of environmental crisis management in the country including dam failure, large fires, atmospheric emissions and their consequences. Guilherme has experience in issues related to environmental licensing, use of water resources, especially protected areas; solid waste management, management of contaminated areas, climate change and atmospheric emissions and environmental responsibilities in general.

Guilherme graduated in Law from UCSAL (Universidade Católica do Salvador), has a postgraduate in Environmental Law from PUC-SP (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo) and an LL.M in Energy and Environmental Law from The George Washington University, Washington DC/USA. Guilherme is president of the Environmental Law Committee at CESA (Centro de Estudos de Sociedades de Advogados – Center for the Study of Law Firms).

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Environment

(Next Generation Partners)

Guilherme Mota – Lefosse Advogados

Lefosse Advogados fields a standalone practice focused on environmental law, which is equipped to handle contentious matters, transactional work and crisis management issues. Benefitting from a close relationship with the firm’s transactional practices, the group is skilled in assessing the environmental risks of M&A, capital markets, financing and real estate deals, and also assists companies in the implementation of their ESG initiatives. Guilherme Mota possesses ‘extensive experience in incidents with great environmental impact’, including dam failures and large fires. Senior associate Gabriela Mello offers support to clients from the infrastructure, mining, energy, real estate, forestry and industrial sectors.