Gasparini, Barbosa e Freire Advogados advises on environmental law and sustainability, including environmental licensing, permits and the legal review of environmental impact studies and assessments.

The Firm represents clients in environmental enforcement proceedings, administrative investigations, civil inquiries, criminal investigations and litigation, including public civil actions (ações civis públicas). It also negotiates conduct adjustment agreements (termos de ajustamento de conduta, or TACs). The Firm provides legal opinions on environmental liability, solid waste, contaminated land, historical and cultural heritage, traditional communities, the urban environment, water resources, sanitation, environmental zoning and certified emission reductions (CERs). Its practice covers mining and Brazil’s Forest Code, including Permanent Preservation Areas, Legal Reserves, environmental compensation, Environmental Reserve Quotas, environmental regularisation programmes, forest use and management, and the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR). In mergers and acquisitions (M&A), the Firm conducts environmental due diligence to identify and assess liabilities, advise on mitigation and verify asset compliance. It also advises on environmental compliance for urban and rural properties. Where needed, document reviews are supplemented by on-site technical assessments with support from engineers, biologists, agronomists and other specialists.