Luiz Gustavo Bezerra Email & Phone Number

"Luiz has a very practical approach and a strong litigation practice" / "He is very hands-on and delivers perfect and high-quality work." / "He is excellent, very diligent, dedicated and has in-depth knowledge." (Chambers & Partners, Environment, 2021)“Luiz Gustavo Bezerra is a prominent litigator who impresses clients with “the new ideas he brings to court and his innovative ways of presenting evidence about environmental liability”. (Who's Who Legal - Environment, 2019)"Luiz Gustavo Bezerra is highly visible in the market and is recognised as a seasoned litigator and negotiator" (Who's Who Legal - Environment, 2017)"Clients are impressed by Luiz Gustavo Bezerra's ability to handle complex environmental issues, adding: 'His advice is legally consistent and precise.' " (Chambers & Partners, 2015)"Luiz Gustavo Bezerra ‘is not only technically excellent and focused on the law, he is also focused on improving and developing his relationship with clients’." (The Legal 500, 2015)Experienced corporate environmental, climate change, energy and natural resources lawyer, mainly advising energy, infrastructure, chemical, mining, real estate, forest, food industry and agribusiness clients. Successful track record in judicial (lawsuits) and administrative (administrative proceedings) environmental related litigation, representing major Brazilian and foreign companies, as well as in negotiations (and other alternative dispute resolution methods) with governmental authorities, public prosecutors and other stakeholders. Professor of Environmental Law, International Environmental Law, Energy Law, Administrative Law and Climate Change Law. 20 years experience advising clients in complex environmental licensing matters. Wide experience in Corporate Law, general legal advisory (e.g. drafting legal opinions, preemptive legal support, business structuring, etc) and due diligences. Consistent legal assistance rendered to major Brazilian and multinational groups in all environmental related matters, including crisis management, sustainability, corporate environmental and social responsibility, ESG, waste laws, water laws, biodiversity, payment for environmental services - PSA, environmental offsets, carbon pricing and carbon markets, law & economics, climate change, biofuels and renewable energy regulation.I am highly interested in the intersection of Law, Economics & the Environment, particularly in connection with climate change, biodiversity and nature based solutions.