Mrs Roberta Danelon Leonhardt > Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados Offices
Ed. Seculum II - Rua José Gonçalves de Oliveira, nº 116, 5th floor
Itaim Bibi
São Paulo
01453-050
Brazil
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Mrs Roberta Danelon Leonhardt
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
(Leading individuals)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.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Labour and employment
- City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- TMT: Telecoms
- Projects and infrastructure
- Public law
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Transport: Aviation
Firm Rankings
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Environment
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Insurance
- Real estate
- Wealth and succession planning
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Compliance
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- Venture capital
- Life sciences
- White-collar crime and investigations
- TMT: Telecoms
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax