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Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados Offices

Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
R. JOAQUIM FLORIANO
1052 – SÃO PAULO
SP 04534004
Brazil
Visit website 55 11 3150 7000

Mrs Roberta Danelon Leonhardt

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+55 11 3150 7009 rdleonhardt@machadomeyer.com.br View profile

Work Department

Environmental, Crisis Management, Automotive, Agribusiness, Oil and Gas, Mining, Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Esg and Impact Businesses

Position

Partner

Career

Head of the Environmental Law practice, Roberta Danelon Leonhardt is a specialist in environmental law, having outstanding performance in the management of complex environmental crises due to her skills for the composition of multiple interests in negotiation processes. Leonhardt’s work embraces the coordination of working teams for the provision of environmental assistance in matters related to the implementation of potential polluting projects and the analysis of environmental liabilities, support to investors and financial institutions for the identification and management of environmental risks, as well as working with environmental agencies and the Department of Public Prosecution. Leonhardt is becoming renowned in the market of Environmental Disputes practice due to her persuasive ability and solid environmental practice background and has experience in assisting clients of a wide range of areas such as infrastructure, logistics, food and beverage, chemicals, real estate, agribusiness, steel, mining, automotive, banking, pharmaceutical and heavy industry in general.

Languages

Portuguese and English.

Memberships

Admitted to the Brazilian Bar (OAB) and member of the International Bar Association (IBA).

Education

Received her LL.B. and post-graduate degree in Environmental Law from Universidade de São Paulo and LL.M. in Public International Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Also studied Crisis Management and Business Continuity at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Environment

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Roberta Danelon Leonhardt – Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados houses a ‘highly skilled, accessible, up-to-date‘ environmental law team, which supports domestic and international clients in a host of transactional, regulatory and contentious matters. Singled out for its experience in the structuring of complex M&A transactions, the team boasts a strong reputation for its expertise in identifying and managing environmental risks and liabilities on behalf of companies from the mining, steel, energy, agribusiness and forestry sectors. Climate change, biodiversity issues, green finance and crisis management are other specialisms for the team, which is under the leadership of environmental law specialist Roberta Danelon Leonhardt. Leonhardt is recommended for matters related to the implementation of projects and transactions, as well as complex litigation. Eduardo de Campos Ferreira excels in judicial and administrative proceedings, including claims before public bodies, environmental authorities and the Public Prosecutor’s Office. Senior associates Camila Argentino Silva Ribeiro Scopel, who is active in the infrastructure, chemicals, real estate, agribusiness and pharmaceuticals segments, and Thais Ferreira Moreno, who is particularly noted for her knowledge of ESG issues and climate change, offer key support in both advisory and contentious matters.

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