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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);
IFRS-inspired standards for corporate sustainability reports approved in Brazil
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New law establishes National Policy for the Rights of People Affected by Dams in Brazil
COP28: Key highlights and Brazil’s participation
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Brazil’s Senate approves bill aiming to regulate carbon market
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New Brazilian law permits inclusion of carbon credits in forest concession contracts
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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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Areas of expertise
ESG: Navigating a sea of change
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ESG criteria and the Oil & Gas market
The transition to a low-carbon economy has driven changes in the energy industry around the world. For this reason, discussions about energy transition including the Oil & Gas sector have increased, especially under a perspective of sustainability and concerning environmental, social, and governance criteria — also called ESG.
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