Mrs Cynthia De Souza Cardoso > Azevedo Sette Advogados > Belo Horizonte, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Azevedo Sette Advogados
RUA PARAIBA, 1000
Rua Paraíba, 1000, térreo
Belo Horizonte MG 30130-145
Brazil
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Work Department

Environment Law

Position

Cynthia is senior associate of Azevedo Sette Advogados’ Environmental practice in Belo Horizonte office.

Career

She draws upon more than 10 years’ experience advising clients in complex transactions involving Environmental and Mining matters as environmental permits, legal auditing, compliance, due diligence and litigation in environmental matters, defense of clients’ interests in civil investigation and negotiations with public prosecutor office.

Languages

English and Portuguese

Memberships

Cardoso is member of the Energy Law Commission of the OAB/MG. She was also legal consultant of the National Association of Municipal Environmental Bodies, former councilor of Specialized Chambers of COPAM and representative of Municipal Governments in CONAMA and had also being a Manager of the Legal Department of the Environment Secretariat of BH/MG.

Education

She holds an LL.B from PUC/MG University and a specialization course in Management and Elaboration of International Projects at PREPES/PUC-MG.

 

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Environment

Primarily based in Belo Horizonte, the environmental team at Azevedo Sette Advogados is seen with great regularity advising clients from the mining, energy, infrastructure, agribusiness, industrial and forestry sectors in relation to environmental compliance, risk assessments and licensing matters. Administrative proceedings are another area of activity for the group, which is coordinated by Leonardo Pereira Lamego, whose environmental law expertise covers due diligence in the context of transactions and projects, investigations and negotiations with public prosecutors. Senior associates Svetlana Maria De Miranda and Cynthia De Souza Cardoso are also part of the core environmental team.