CGM Advogados
CGM Advogados is best known for providing advice to foreign clients – chiefly US importers operating in the lumber industry – on administrative proceedings involving the import of native wood sourced from sustainably managed forests in the Brazilian Amazon biome. Commended for its ‘efficiency and vast legal knowledge of environmental issues’, the department undertakes work related to environmental risk assessments, licensing procedures, reverse logistics and carbon market matters. Paula Chaccur de Cresci, who draws on over two decades of experience in environmental law, is noted for her focus on compliance, ESG issues and risk management in the context of cross-border corporate and real estate deals.
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Testimonials
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‘We had a very good experience with the service we received from the attorney assisting us. She was resourceful, clarified all of the questions my team and myself had and was also able to coordinate meetings with people in the field that could bring in even more clarifications on the subject.’
‘Service and ease of communication.’
‘Paula Chaccur de Cresci proved to be very competent and up-to-date on the issue of the carbon credit market.’
‘Multidisciplinary and experienced team, which makes the client very confident and safe that all legal aspects of a contract or legal process are evaluated in order to identify all risks.'
‘Agility in service; flexibility in the negotiation of service values, respect for deadlines.’
‘Service provided with extreme efficiency and vast legal knowledge of environmental issues.’
Key clients
- Hershey Company
- Stockton Agrimor do Brasil
- Ecolab Química
- PB Leiner
- Marel
- Brazilian Wood Depot (BWD)
- Colliers International
Work highlights
- Assisting Hershey Company with compliance with federal, state and municipal laws, and the development of a reverse logistics strategy.
- Assisting Brazilian Wood Depot in the review of the company’s Brazilian suppliers of timber in the compliance with federal and state environmental laws.
- Advising Ecolab Química on environmental regulations involving licensing processes and the registration of products with IBAMA.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Paula Chaccur de Cresci