Mrs Lina Pimentel Garcia > Mattos Filho > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Mrs Lina Pimentel Garcia

+55 11 3147 2824 lina.pimentel@mattosfilho.com.br View profile View profile

Work Department

Environment/Climate Change / ESG

Position

Partner

Career

Lina’s practice focuses on a wide range of environmental matters including contaminated sites, licensing, solid waste and ecosystem services. She is also a specialist and pioneer of ESG practices (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) in the Brazilian legal market. Lina has expertise in counseling leading companies in the Life Sciences industry on biodiversity, management of contaminated sites, water resources, climate change and environmental license matters, as well as on administrative and court proceedings that concern environmental matters.

Languages

Portuguese and English

Memberships

She previously held a management position with Companhia Ambiental do Estado de São Paulo (CETESB),  and is currently Co-chair of the Environmental, Health and Safety Committee of the International Bar Association, a Coordinator of the Study Center for Brazilian Law Firms’ (CESA) Environmental Law Committee, and is a member of the Permanent Environmental Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association of São Paulo (OAB-SP).

Education

Bachelor of Laws, Universidade Paulista
Specialization degree in Environmental Law, Escola Superior de Direito Constitucional
Specialization degree in Sustainability, Fundação Dom Cabral