Santos Neto Advogados offers legal advice related to environmental legislation, with the aim of preventing and mitigating risks, enhancing brand image and competitiveness of the companies, focusing on innovative solutions aligned to the best national and international market practices.

Among the services provided, we highlight the following:

• Environmental litigation: sponsorship, defense and monitoring of administrative proceedings, civil inquiries and lawsuits, with emphasis on complex litigation and public civil actions, as well as advice on negotiating Conduct Adjustment Terms;
• Environmental licensing: monitoring of environmental licensing processes of activities and ventures, analysis of environmental technical studies and monitoring of compliance with conditions;
• Solid Waste: assistance and definition of strategies regarding the implementation of the National Solid Waste Policy;
• Forest Code: assistance in complying with the rules of the new Forest Code, Plan for the Recovery of Degraded Areas – PRAD, Payment for Environmental Services Program - PES and conversion of administrative fines into environmental services;
• Contaminated areas: advising on the management of contaminated areas and guidance on the assessment of contractual and non-contractual responsibilities involving real estate acquisition;
• Storage and handling of controlled products: assistance in complying with the rules and obtaining the necessary authorizations before the Civil Police, Federal Police and environmental agencies;
• M&A Transactions: due diligence and analysis and mitigation of environmental risks arising from mergers and acquisitions;
• Contracts: elaboration of contracts, focusing on environmental responsibility clauses and transaction feasibility and safety;
• Implementation of compliance programs and trainings in the environmental management area;
• Santos Neto Advogados offers legal advice related to environmental legislation, with the aim of preventing and mitigating risks, enhancing brand image and competitiveness of the companies, focusing on innovative solutions aligned to the best national and international market practices; and
• Interface with environmental agencies and federal, state and municipal regulatory bodies.