Practice Expertise
- Environmental Law
Areas of Practice
- Environmental Law
Profile
Maria Christina regularly assists a host of entities - companies, associations, financial institutions, multilateral agencies, governments and non-governmental organizations - in legal matters encompassing environmental, sustainability and climate change. Her practice covers a broad range of works, including consulting, litigation and relationship/negotiation with environmental authorities on many fronts: industry, forestry, real estate, energy (solar, wind, thermal, hydro and biomass), O&G, sanitation, mining, agribusiness and financial services, among others. Maria Christina's vast experience also includes sustainable finance, ESG criteria, infrastructure projects (ports, highways, waterways and airports), crisis management and indigenous peoples.
According to industry publication Who's Who Legal, Maria Christina is an "environmental expert who is adept at dissecting complex problems to provide simple yet robust and well-grounded solutions" for her clients. Boasting additional recognitions from Chambers Latin America, Euromoney, Analise Advocacia 500 and Analise Advocacia Mulher, she spent many years of her career in a leading Brazilian business law firm. Between 2007-2008, she worked as a foreign visiting attorney in the Houston office of renowned US firm King & Spalding.
A Chevening Scholar, Maria Christina holds an LL.M. from University College London and a specialization certificate in Environmental Management from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). She obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree at Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP) and recently concluded a course on Sustainable Finance with a focus on ESG at the University of Cambridge.
According to industry publication Who's Who Legal, Maria Christina is an "environmental expert who is adept at dissecting complex problems to provide simple yet robust and well-grounded solutions" for her clients. Boasting additional recognitions from Chambers Latin America, Euromoney, Analise Advocacia 500 and Analise Advocacia Mulher, she spent many years of her career in a leading Brazilian business law firm. Between 2007-2008, she worked as a foreign visiting attorney in the Houston office of renowned US firm King & Spalding.
A Chevening Scholar, Maria Christina holds an LL.M. from University College London and a specialization certificate in Environmental Management from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). She obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree at Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP) and recently concluded a course on Sustainable Finance with a focus on ESG at the University of Cambridge.
Bar Admissions
Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) - Sao Paulo
Education
Sustainable Finance, Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge, UK, 2021
LL.M, University College London, UK, 2007
Post-Graduation in Environmental Management, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, 2005
LL.B, Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Paulo, 2000
Areas of Practice
- Environmental Law
Professional Career
Professional Associations
Recognitions
Analise Advocacia 500: Environment -- 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020
Who's Who Legal, Brazil: Environment -- 2020
Euromoney: Environment, 2018
Chambers Latin America: Environment -- 2014, 2015, 2016
- Brazilian Institute for Energy Law Studies (IBDE)
- Brazilian Rural Society (SRB)
Recognitions
Analise Advocacia 500: Environment -- 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020
Who's Who Legal, Brazil: Environment -- 2020
Euromoney: Environment, 2018
Chambers Latin America: Environment -- 2014, 2015, 2016
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