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Roberta Danelon Leonhardt

Partner · Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

BrazilEnvironmental, Oil & GasPortuguese, English

About

Roberta Danelon Leonhardt is a Partner at Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados, Head of the Environmental Practice and Co-Head of the Crisis Management and ESG multidisciplinary teams. She is a specialist in environmental law with a strong track record managing complex environmental crises, coordinating advice on projects with polluting potential and environmental liabilities, supporting investors and financial institutions on environmental risk, and has renowned expertise in environmental litigation.

Practice areas

EnvironmentalOil & GasMiningCrisis ManagementESG & ImpactHuman RightsEnvironmental Litigation

Office

Expertise

Environmental crisis managementEnvironmental litigationManagement of environmental liabilities and remediationEnvironmental due diligence and risk advisory for investors and financial institutionsAdvising on projects with polluting potentialOil & Gas sectorMining sectorESG and impact businesses

Education

  • Crisis Management and Business Continuity, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (short professional course)
  • London School of Economics and Political Science (Masters / LL.M.)
  • Universidade de São Paulo (Postgraduation in Environmental Law)
  • Universidade de São Paulo (Bachelor of Laws)

Admissions

  • Brazilian Bar Association (OAB)
  • International Bar Association (IBA)

Languages

PortugueseEnglish