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Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados Offices

Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Ed. Seculum II - Rua José Gonçalves de Oliveira, nº 116, 5th floor
Itaim Bibi
São Paulo
01453-050
Brazil
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Mrs Roberta Danelon Leonhardt

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Work Department

Environmental, Crisis Management, Automotive, Agribusiness, Oil and Gas, Mining, Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Esg and Impact Businesses, Human Rights and Business

Position

Partner

Career

Head of the Environmental Law practice, Roberta Danelon Leonhardt is a specialist in environmental law, having outstanding performance in the management of complex environmental crises due to her skills for the composition of multiple interests in negotiation processes. Leonhardt’s work embraces the coordination of working teams for the provision of environmental assistance in matters related to the implementation of potential polluting projects and the analysis of environmental liabilities, support to investors and financial institutions for the identification and management of environmental risks, as well as working with environmental agencies and the Department of Public Prosecution. Leonhardt is becoming renowned in the market of Environmental Disputes practice due to her persuasive ability and solid environmental practice background and has experience in assisting clients of a wide range of areas such as infrastructure, logistics, food and beverage, chemicals, real estate, agribusiness, steel, mining, automotive, banking, pharmaceutical and heavy industry in general.

Languages

Portuguese and English.

Memberships

Admitted to the Brazilian Bar (OAB) and member of the International Bar Association (IBA).

Education

Received her LL.B. and post-graduate degree in Environmental Law from Universidade de São Paulo and LL.M. in Public International Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Also studied Crisis Management and Business Continuity at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Environment

(Leading partners)

Roberta Danelon Leonhardt – Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Able to ‘master complex environmental issues’, Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados is a force in the structuring of complex M&A transactions and projects, facilitating client needs across the spectrum of biodiversity, climate change, ESG, green finance, and environmental liability concerns, particularly in relation to the mining, steel, energy, chemical, agribusiness, and forestry sectors. Operating out of São Paulo, the team is also frequently engaged in crisis management and negotiations with regulatory bodies. Practice head Roberta Danelon Leonhardt, who also co-leads the firm’s multidisciplinary crisis management and ESG groups, is an exceptional talent in both contentious and non-contentious matters and highly sought out for her experience in potentially polluting projects, liability analysis, and identification and management of environmental risks. Eduardo Ferreira is ‘a born strategist’, whose ‘quick thinking and assertiveness’ shines in administrative and judicial litigation. Associate Thais Ferreira Moreno is a key contact for ESG and climate change matters, while Camila Argentino Silva Ribeiro Scopel excels in public civil actions relating to the food and beverage, pulp and paper, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries.

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