Environmentally sensitive sectors including mining, forestry, agribusiness, renewable energy, and oil and gas are the playground of Demarest Advogados, which provides comprehensive support in M&A and capital markets transactions, as well as corporate expansion, providing guidance on impact assessments, regulatory compliance, licensing requirements, and environmental liability. Incident and crisis management are further areas of strength, particularly in scenarios with cross-border and substantial financial implications. The São Paulo team is led jointly by Luiz Fernando Henry Sant’Anna, a premier environmental law specialist ‘with extensive experience in a wide range of topics’ noted for his detailed knowledge of waste management, take-back systems, and crisis management, and star of the firm’s ESG offering Fernanda Vianna Stefanelo, who excels in infrastructure project licensing, climate change, and carbon credits. From the associate ranks, Isabelle Carvalho Gonçalves stands out for her thorough grasp of ESG and carbon market issues, while Manuela Motta Zini assists with M&A deals, and disputes involving federal, state, and municipal entities. Senior associate Nicholas Krajnc left the firm in June 2023.
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  • ‘We worked together to develop a prominent and quite peculiar real estate project. All along, the Demarest team sought to think 'outside the box' and solve the problems identified.’

  • ‘Fernanda Stefanelo is a very good lawyer. One of the best I have ever dealt with. Easy to deal with, very experienced and, above all, understands the client's pain and is dedicated to resolving it.’

  • ‘The firm provides an excellent service, always presenting excellent defence theses and high-quality legal work, as well as promptly responding to our requests. The team is very well structured, contributes a lot to our environmental issues and works in a great partnership with us.’

  • ‘Luiz Fernando Sant'Anna is an excellent professional, with extensive experience in a wide range of topics and a lot of technical knowledge, in addition to always serving us with the speed and quality necessary for the topics addressed.’

  • ‘Technical excellence.’

Kernmandanten

  • Bayer (Monsanto do Brasil)
  • Pfizer
  • CGG do Brasil Participações
  • Syngenta Seeds
  • Nouryon Pulp and Performance Industria Quimica
  • Greenwood Resources
  • Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES)
  • 3M
  • Syntagma Capital
  • Azul Linhas Aéreas

Highlight-Mandate

  • Advised Bayer on the development of different ESG projects for farmers who meet specific sustainability prerequisites in their production.
  • Advised Syngenta on the creation and structuring of the Reverte 2.0 Project, an initiative to expand sustainable agriculture in the Brazilian Cerrado region.
  • Advised Nouryon on environmental liabilities related to the operation of current and former sites.

Anwält*innen

Hall of fame

Die Anwält*innen an der Spitze ihres Berufsstands, die aufgrund ihres langjährigen Engagements in marktführender Arbeit von Wettbewerbern und Mandanten gleichermaßen geschätzt und anerkannt werden.

Partner*innen der nächsten Generation

Juniorpartner*innen, die im Markt von Mandanten und Wettbewerbern anerkannt werden und in einigen Mandaten eine Schlüsselrolle einnehmen.

Praxisleitung

Luiz Fernando Henry Sant’Anna; Fernanda Vianna Stefanelo

Weitere Kernanwält*innen

Isabelle Carvalho Gonçalves; Manuela Motta Zini