Maria João C. P. Rolim Email & Phone Number

Lawyer and economist, specializing in energy law regulation with a focus on renewable energy, energy transition and climate change.Main Research Areas:Regulation and Public PoliciesEnergy and Natural ResourcesEnergy Transition and Climate ChangeSustainabilityAcademic education:Visiting Scholar at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University Law School in NYC.PhD in Energy Law and Sustainability from the Center for Energy, Petroleum, and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) at the University of Dundee, Scotland.Master in Economic Law from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG).LLM in European Law from the London School of Economics (LSE), with a concentration in Competition and Regulation of the European Electric Energy Market.Graduated in Law from the Milton Campos Law School and in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC-MG).Professional experience:Solid experience in the energy area acquired throughout her career as a partner in the energy area at Rolim, Viotti, Goulart, Cardoso Advogados and, in Portugal, working in partnership with Ferreira Pinto Cardigos Advogados.Consultant (Policy adviser) in several projects with emphasis on the Brazilian Program for the Improvement of Regulatory Quality (QualiREG) Quali-REG and the BEP – Brazilian Energy ProgramProfessor of the Electric Energy Sector Regulation course at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), Professor and coordinator of the Lato Sensu LLM Postgraduate Course in Energy and Business Law of the Electric Sector at the Center for Legal and Business Studies (CEDIN), Professor MBA in Business Management of the Electricity Sector by the Faculty of Integration of Higher Education of the Southern Cone (FISUL), Professor and coordinator of the Modernization of the Electricity Sector: Investment Opportunities course of the Brazilian Association of Infrastructure and Base Industries - (ABDIB).Institutional Performance:Coordinator of the Energy Committee of the Brazilian Institute of Energy Law (IBDE).Board member of the Brazilian Institute of Energy Law Studies (IBDE).Member of the Institute of Lawyers of Minas Gerais (IAMG)Mentor of #empodereC - voluntary mentoring program for women in the energy market created within the scope of the yes they exist movementCounselor of the Biogás women's networkWomen in ESG Portugal Ambassador - https://winesgpt.com/ as a member of Powerdby https://winesgpt.com/powered-by/Author of books and articles in the area of ​​Energy Law.