Demarest Advogados

The environmental team at Demarest Advogados 'stands out for its technical excellence, strategic service, and deep knowledge of Brazilian environmental legislation’. The practice acts for leading domestic and international clients across the mining, forestry, agribusiness, renewable energy and oil and gas industries. It handles complex matters, including corporate expansions, licensing issues, litigation, and incident and crisis management ‘with care and attention', but 'always with a practical, business-oriented perspective’. The team is co-led by Luiz Fernando Henry Sant’Anna, a seasoned lawyer with experience in administrative, judicial and extrajudicial matters involving waste and crisis management, and the ’outstanding’ Fernanda Stefanelo, noted for her expertise in ESG matters, crisis management, infrastructure projects licensing and climate change. Senior associate Luiza da Camara Chaves, who joined from Mattos Filho in September 2024, advises on both contentious and non-contentious environmental issues.