Gedham Gomes > Tauil & Chequer Advogados > São Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Tauil & Chequer Advogados Offices
AV JUSCELINO KUBITSCHEK 1455
5TH, 6TH AND 7TH FLOORS
04543-011 SÃO PAULO, SP
Brazil
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Gedham Gomes
Position
Gedham Gomes is counsel in the Environmental practice of Tauil & Chequer Advogados in the Rio de Janeiro Office.
Career
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.
Languages
Portuguese, English
Memberships
Member, Brazilian Institute of Urban Law (IBDU)
Education
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
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Environment
(Rising stars)
The ‘highly qualified and experienced‘ team at Tauil & Chequer Advogados handles critical environmental matters for clients operating in a variety of industries, most notably power, chemicals, agribusiness, oil and gas, and mining. Its impressive portfolio features transactional, contentious and regulatory mandates, touching on issues as diverse as waste management, water resources, contaminated sites and protected areas. A strong performer in climate change matters, the team is a popular destination for large corporations seeking advice on greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets and net zero strategies; carbon credit project developers also recurrently turn to the group for assistance in risk management. Practice head Luiz Gustavo Bezerra, a specialist in international and EU environmental law based in Rio de Janeiro, often acts for clients in negotiations with governmental authorities, public prosecutors and other stakeholders. In the same office, recently promoted counsel Gedham Gomes is often retained by energy, infrastructure and agribusiness players in environmental compliance, risk assessment and carbon credit projects. Associate Victor Trevizan, who is based in São Paulo, focuses on pre-litigation and preventive consulting matters.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Capital markets
- Competition and antitrust
- Compliance
- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Environment
- Public law
- Real estate
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Banking and finance
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
- City focus - Brasilia > Litigation
- Projects and infrastructure
- Tax > Tax litigation
- Labour and employment
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation