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

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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.

Portuguese and English.

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

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.