Ms Maria Christina Motta Gueorguiev > Veirano Advogados > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Veirano Advogados Offices
AV BRIGADEIRO FARIA LIMA ,3477
16º ANDAR – SÃO PAULO
SP 04538-133
Brazil
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Ms Maria Christina Motta Gueorguiev
Work Department
ESG - Environmental, Social and Governance
Environment
Position
Partner
Career
Maria Christina regularly assists a host of entities – companies, associations, financial institutions, multilateral agencies, governments and non-governmental organizations – in legal matters encompassing environmental, sustainability and climate change. Her practice covers a broad range of works, including consulting, litigation and relationship/negotiation with environmental authorities on many fronts: industry, forestry, real estate, energy (solar, wind, thermal, hydro and biomass), O&G, sanitation, mining, agribusiness and financial services, among others. Maria Christina’s vast experience also includes sustainable finance, ESG criteria, infrastructure projects (ports, highways, waterways and airports), crisis management and indigenous peoples.
According to the specialist publication Who’s Who Legal, Maria Christina is an “environmental expert who is adept at dissecting complex problems to provide simple yet robust and well-founded solutions” for her clients. Chambers Latin America describes Maria Christina “as a pragmatic and objective lawyer who stands out for her technical quality”.
With additional recognitions from Chambers Latin America, Euromoney, Analysis Advocacia 500 and Analysis Advocacia Mulher, she has spent many years of her career in a leading Brazilian corporate law firm. From 2007-2008, she served as a visiting foreign lawyer in the Houston office of the renowned North American firm King & Spalding.
Chevening Scholar, Maria Christina holds LL.M. from University College London and Post-Graduation in Environmental Management from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP). LL.B. from the University of São Paulo (USP) and recently completed a course in Sustainable Finance with a focus on ESG at the University of Cambridge.
Languages
English
Portuguese
Italian
Spanish
Memberships
- Brazilian Institute for Energy Law Studies (IBDE) – Coordinator of the Environment Committee
- Brazilian Rural Society (SRB) – Member of the Sustainability Committee
Education
- Sustainable Finance, Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge, UK, 2021
- LL.M, University College London, UK, 2007
- Post-Graduation in Environmental Management, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, 2005
- LL.B, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, 2000
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Environment
(Next Generation Partners)Acknowledged for its close cooperation with the renewable energy, mining, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors, Veirano Advogados supports the development of strategic approaches to the energy transition and decarbonisation agendas, often advising on climate change and carbon markets projects, M&A, ESG, and regulatory compliance. Negotiations with local authorities and agencies are a key strength, bolstering services in crisis management, major public civil actions, and class actions pertaining to contamination, human health and traditional communities. The practice is overseen by São Paulo’s Maria Christina Gueorguiev, who straddles the interconnected spheres of environment, sustainability and climate change, serving domestic and international companies, multilateral bodies, investors, and financial institutions in a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters. In Rio de Janeiro, Lívia Miné is a dispute resolution expert focused on torts and environmental litigation, while Luís Felipe Andrade in São Paulo is a key contact for the agribusiness industry, advising on forestry, biotechnology, pesticides, and fertilizers regulation. Beatriz Frontin, who joined the Rio de Janeiro office in December 2023 from BMA Advogados, has extensive experience in mining and dam safety issues. Senior associates Juliana Coelho Marcussi and Luisa Allodi Rossit are highly skilled in environmental and regulatory law, and ESG practices.
Lawyer Rankings
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- Real estate
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax
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- City focus - Porto Alegre > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition and antitrust
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- Energy and natural resources > Electricity (and renewable energy)
- Projects and infrastructure
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- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- Transport: Aviation
- Venture capital
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Corporate and M&A: High-end
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation
- Environment
- Energy and natural resources > Hydrocarbons
- Public law
- City focus - Brasilia > Public law and regulation
- Tax > Tax litigation
- TMT: Media
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- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business