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Antonio Augusto Reis

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Experience

Antonio has experience in legal consulting and environmental litigation. He advises on M&A and financial transactions, audits, project structuring, environmental licensing processes, consultations, and opinions in general. He also works with the firm’s ESG (Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance) practice, a pioneer in the Brazilian legal market. Antonio assists with judicial and administrative litigation and consensual conflict resolution – including negotiating conduct adjustment agreements (TACs) – representing local and international clients from the energy, oil and gas, mining, steel, chemical, transportation, telecommunications, real estate, sanitation and waste management, agribusiness, pulp and paper, and forest exploitation industries. He is also an officer of the Environment, Health and Safety Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA).

Education

Bachelor of Laws – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio);

Specialization in Environmental Law – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio);

Master of Environmental Law (LL.M.) – Pace University School of Law (USA).

Recognitions

Chambers Brazil – Environment (2012 – 2024) and Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) (2022 – 2024);

Chambers Global –Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) (2023 – 2024);

Latin Lawyer 250 – Environment (2021 – 2025); Environmental, Social & Governance (2025);

The Legal 500 – Environment: Leading Partners (2024 – 2025);

Análise Advocacia – Environmental (2010 – 2024), Agroindustry (2014, 2017, 2023 – 2024), Power (2014, 2016 – 2022), Pulp & Paper (2014, 2019 – 2024) and Rio de Janeiro (2014 – 2024);

Client’s Choice Award – Environment & Climate Change (2019);

IFLR 1000 – Project Finance: Rising Star Partner (2023);

Lexology Index Brazil – Environment (2023 – 2024);

Lexology Index Global – Environment (2023);

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Mattos Filho in the media

With Antonio Augusto Reis
Quantum Commodity Intelligence

Brazil submits NDC, Senate approves carbon market bill

Brazil, the world’s 10th largest economy,sent a powerful signal to global policymakers on Wednesday by managing tosubmit its revised nationally determined contribution (NDC) on the same day asthe upper house of the country’s National Congress adopted a landmark carbonmarket bill.
Late Wednesday, Brazil’s Senate finally approved a bill to create an emissionstrading scheme (ETS) in the country after more than a year of heatednegotiations and two late amendments.

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