Tauil & Chequer Advogados

Gedham Gomes advises and represents clients in connection with all sorts of matters involving socioenvironmental, climate change and ESG issues. When providing counsel on preventive or pre-litigation consulting, Gedham assists domestic and foreign companies in navigating the complex Brazilian regulatory frameworks applicable to their businesses and most sensitive and strategical matters, such as those involving critical environmental licenses, contamination management, human rights, carbon markets and Nature-based Solutions, supply chains and general environmental and climate compliance and liabilities. When litigating, Gedham represents companies in administrative investigations, class actions and crisis management, particularly by conducting negotiations with opposing counsel, government agencies, public prosecutors, and other stakeholders, such as NGOs and indigenous communities.

Gedham also advises and represents clients in the context of transactions – both buy-side and sell-side – by providing counsel on risks assessment, liability allocation and limitation, and negotiation of relevant contractual provisions. He also holds a master’s degree in urban law, allowing him to assist clients in urban-related infrastructure matters, such as urban licensing and urban impact assessments, smart/sustainable city technologies and mobility. Companies in a variety of industries rely on Gedham’s expertise, particularly in the energy, infrastructure, and agribusiness sectors. He has a long track record of assisting and representing global companies with businesses in Brazil, including oil and gas, ports and shipping, mining, power, food processing and grain trading.

With experience in the Environmental practice since 2007, he focuses his practice on preventive consulting, including environmental licensing, contaminated areas and risk assessment, and litigation, including administrative proceedings, civil inquiries, public civil actions and crisis management and litigation, particularly representing clients as plaintiffs to secure immediate injunctions. Gedham advises companies on compliance and legal-environmental risk assessment in a variety of industries, particularly in the energy and infrastructure sectors, such as oil and gas, ports, power generation, transmission and distribution, waste management, agribusiness, mining and petrochemicals. He has extensive experience in negotiating with government agencies and prosecutors, as well as daily experience in environmental, administrative and judicial litigation, at the federal level and in several states throughout Brazil.

Portuguese, English

Member, Brazilian Institute of Urban Law (IBDU)

Pontifical Catholic University PUC/RJ, Specialization

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro School of Law (FND/UFRJ), Bachelor of Law (JD equivalent)

Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Masters Degree in Law