Mrs Erika Bechara > Szazi, Bechara, Storto, Reicher e Figueirêdo Lopes Advogados > Curitiba, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Szazi, Bechara, Storto, Reicher e Figueirêdo Lopes Advogados Offices
Rua Marechal Deodoro, 869 – 2º Andar
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80060-010
Brazil
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Mrs Erika Bechara
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Mrs. Bechara is founder and senior partner at Szazi, Bechara Storto Reicher e Figueiredo Lopes Advogados. She is the head of the Environmental Law of the firm, also she co-heads the Social Business and Human Rights Law of the firm.
Position
Mrs. Bechara has extensive professional experience in advising companies on issues related to compliance with environmental and consumer legislation, and civil foundations and associations on matters related to corporate regulation. She also advises contractual relations with companies, public authorities, and others non-profit institutions.
Career
Professor of Environmental Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. Assistant Coordinator of the Specialization Course in Environmental Law and Strategic Management of Sustainability at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. Legal and Administrative Coordinator of the Association of Professors of Environmental Law in Brazil – APRODAB. Mrs. Bechara is a Legal Consultant of SOS Mata Atlântica Foudation, IPÊ – Institute of Ecological Research, among other civil society organizations.
Her doctoral thesis, defended at the same university in 2007, is entitled “A Contribution to the Improvement of the Institute for Environmental Compensation Provided for in Law 9.985/2000”. In 1998, she defended a master’s dissertation on “The protection of fauna from a constitutional perspective”.
She authored the books “Licenciamento e Compensação Ambiental na Lei do Sistema Nacional das Unidades de Conservação (SNUC)” [Licensing and Environmental Compensation in the Law of the National System of Conservation Units (SNUC)] (ISBN 9788522456338) and “A proteção da fauna sob a ótica constitucional” [The protection of fauna from a constitutional perspective] (ISBN 8574534137). Coordinator of the book “Aspectos Relevantes da Política Nacional de Resíduos Sólicos – Lei 12.305/2010” [Relevant Aspects of the National Solid Waste Policy – Law 12.305/2010] (ISBN 9788522476282). Addionally, she has written several articles on Environmental Law.
Languages
Portuguese, English and Spanish
Memberships
Association of Professors of Environmental Law in Brazil – APRODAB
Institute The Right for a Green Planet – IDPV
Brazilian Union of Environmental Law – UBAA
Education
Bachelor in Law, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (1994). Phd and master in Environmental Law.
Her doctoral thesis, defended at the same university in 2007, is entitled “A Contribution to the Improvement of the Institute for Environmental Compensation Provided for in Law 9.985/2000”. In 1998, she defended a master’s dissertation on “The protection of fauna from a constitutional perspective”.
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > City focus - Curitiba > Leading firms
‘Prepared and attuned to the changes and adaptations that often occur in the third sector‘, Szazi, Bechara, Storto, Reicher e Figueirêdo Lopes Advogados is a key port of call in Curitiba for clients in the non-profit space. The firm specialises in non-profit law, corporate social responsibility, philanthropy, and social enterprises, offering consultancy services as well as advocacy for enacting laws affecting civil society organisations and human rights. The group has recently seen increased demand for tax litigation, administrative disputes, and matters involving the defence of rights of people with disabilities. Co-leading the group are: Eduardo Szazi, a key contact for companies, foundations, institutes, civil society organisations and governmental entities; environmental and consumer law specialist Erika Bechara; Paula Raccanello Storto, who handles both advocacy and contentious matters; Stella Camlot Reicher; Laís de Figueirêdo Lopes, and Aline Gonçalves Videira de Souza. The team is noted for its ‘commitment to excellence’ and ‘proactive and ethical approach‘.