Graça Couto, Sequerra, Levitinas, Bicudo, Leal & Abby Advogados

Drawing deep from a well of environmental law expertise, Graça Couto, Sequerra, Levitinas, Bicudo, Leal & Abby Advogados is a disputes and crisis management powerhouse, whose services are highly valued by clients from the energy, mining, oil and gas, infrastructure, and paper and pulp industries. The team is turned to for assistance with disasters and extreme events, most recently including the São Paulo energy crisis, the Rio de Janeiro water supply crisis, the Rio Grande do Sul climate crisis, and the Sugarloaf Mountain crisis. The team is equally capable in navigating the complexities of climate change issues, licensing processes, carbon markets, and matters impacting traditional and indigenous communities. Based in Rio de Janeiro, the practice is overseen by Oscar Graça Couto, ‘one of the biggest references in environmental law in the country’, Guilherme Leal, who is skilled in the nuances of climate change and conflicts involving extreme climate events, and Alexandre Abby, who finds his element in procedural matters of collective actions and arbitration claims. Associate Mariana Miranda is particularly well versed in matters relating to the energy sector, while Nina Didonet offers support across the breadth of environmental matters.