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Souto Correa Advogados Offices

Souto Correa Advogados
AV CARLOS GOMES, 700
13TH ANDAR
PORTO ALEGRE, RS CEP 90480-000
Brazil
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Fabiana Figueiro

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Work Department

Environmental and Sustainability; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG); Basic Sanitation

Position

head of the firm´s Environmental and Sustainability practice.

Career

Fabiana Figueiró focuses on the area of environmental licensing, water resources, mining, basic sanitation, contaminated areas, and solid waste.  

Her broad experience includes remarkable performance in environmental litigation and civil investigation, as well as conversations with public authorities for drafting terms of conduct adjustment.  

She is also notable for her work in business-representative institutions, including participation in councils and committees that are responsible for the development of public environmental policies at the regional and national levels. 

Fabiana’s work also involves counseling national and international clients on complex and sensitive environmental matters connected to ESG and basic sanitation.  

Languages

Portuguese (native), and English

Memberships

  • Counselor at the Environment and Sustainability Council (CODEMA) of the Federation of Industries of Rio Grande do Sul (FIERGS)
  • President of the Associação Gaúcha dos Advogados de Direito Ambiental Empresarial (Rio Grande do Sul Association of Corporate Environmental Lawyers) (AGAAE)
  • Director at the Brazilian Union of Environmental Law (UBAA)
  • Director of the Brazilian Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Section RS (ABES)
  • Member of the Environment Committee (CMA) of the Brazilian Chamber of Construction Industry (CBIC)
  • Counselor of FIERGS at the Municipal Environmental Council of Porto Alegre (including the Technical Chamber of Legislation and Environmental Education).
  • Member of the Environment Committee of Sindienergia/RS
  • Member of the ESG Commission of IBRADEMP – Brazilian Institute of Business Law 

Education

  • Master’s degree in environmental law from the University of Caxias do Sul (UCS) – 2014
  • Specialist in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure by the Cultural Development Institute (IDC) – 2010
  • Specialist in Environmental Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS) – 2008
  • Bachelor of Laws from PUC-RS- 2004

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Environment

Based in Porto Alegre, Souto Correa Advogados‘ environmental and sustainability group is equipped to assist a varied corporate client base – including well-known names from the forestry, energy, construction, infrastructure and retail sectors – in a broad range of contentious and transactional work. The team has recently experienced an uptick in mandates concerning waste management, reverse logistics and climate change, and continues to be engaged in matters involving contaminated sites, pollution, protected areas and water resources. Leading the practice is Fabiana Figueiro, whose extensive experience in the environmental sphere includes licensing, administrative proceedings and judicial litigation. Juliana Pretto Stangherlin attracts regular instructions from the pulp and paper and energy sectors. Mariana Vicente Níquel often undertakes environmental due diligence in relation to M&A, capital markets and real estate transactions; this is also a key expertise for André Castilho. Associate Tasso Cipriano joined from Felsberg Advogados in July 2022.

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