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Stocche Forbes Advogados

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Foreign and Brazilian companies regularly turn to Stocche Forbes Advogados for its wide-ranging expertise in commercial and real estate transactions with considerable environmental risks and implications. The team, which works in close collaboration with the firm's banking, capital markets and infrastructure groups, has notable strength in the identification and management of environmental liabilities in the context of major projects, and is also well versed in environmental investigations and litigation. Following the departure of former head Caroline Dihl Prolo , the group is now led by Beatriz de Azevedo Marcico Pereira, who specialises in ESG issues. Paula Feldmann is a key contact for judicial and administrative cases.

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  • 'The firm is always up-to-date in its areas of activity and keeps us up-to-date with the rules and laws applicable to our business.'
  • 'An experienced team of professionals.'

Key clients

  • Forbes & Manhattan Resources
  • Pátria Investimentos
  • Instituto Brasileiro de Petróleo
  • Perfin Investimentos
  • SAE Towers
  • Omega Energia
  • Elecnor do Brasil
  • Mercuria Energy Group
  • Vale
  • Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo

Work highlights

  • Advised Forbes & Manhattan on the leveraged buyout of 100% of the shares issued by Paraná Xisto, a SPV owned by Petrobras that holds a shale oil and gas EP concession, refinery assets and other rights related to the Shale Industrialisation Unit (SIX) in São Mateus do Sul.
  • Assisted Angelim Participações in the acquisition of a rural property located in the state of Acre.
  • Advised Pátria Investimentos on the legal environmental due diligence in the context of the acquisition of nine hydroelectric power plants from Contour Global.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Beatriz de Azevedo Marcico Pereira