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Rômulo Sampaio
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Experiência
Rômulo’s practice focuses on advisory and litigation for environmental and climate change issues. Experienced in consensual conflict resolution and socio-environmental and climate matters, he also specializes in ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) – particularly with structuring opportunities in carbon markets, waste management, and water resources.
Rômulo represents clients in litigation before state, federal and higher courts, including cases of national importance before the Federal Supreme Court. He is a member of the Environmental Law Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB-RJ) and the Brazilian Lawyers’ Institute (IAB).
Rômulo dedicates himself to academic life as a professor in Regulatory Law at the Getulio Vargas Foundation School of Law in Rio de Janeiro, also teaching within master’s and doctorate programs. He is an adjunct professor at Pace University in New York and a visiting professor at Georgia State University College of Law in Atlanta.
Formação
Bachelor of Laws – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUC-PR)
Master of Economic and Social Law – Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUC-PR)
Master of Environmental Law (LL.M) – Pace University School of Law, USA
Juris Doctor Program in Environmental Law – Pace University School of Law, USA
Reconhecimentos
Análise Advocacia 500 – Environmental (2014, 2017-2021), Banking (2017-2018), Electric Power (2014, 2020), Oil and Gas (2014); Pulp and Paper (2014; 2018; 2019), Transportation and Logistics (2020) and Rio de Janeiro (2014; 2017-2021)
Chambers Brazil (formerly Latin America) – Environment (2020);
Latin Lawyer 250 – Environment (2021; 2024).
Brazil’s government establishes parameters for a regulated carbon market
Brazilian participation at COP26: week two highlights
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Fashion industry renews commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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Nature and Land Use Day marked by new agriculture commitments
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Youth activists press for climate and humanitarian action at COP26
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Wave of litigation and mitigation projects likely to follow Brazil’s climate ruling
After years of setbacks in which deforestation rates reached new records, Brazil – which accounts for nearly 60 per cent of the Amazon rainforest – is likely to introduce industry-specific climate mitigation plans while seeing a flow of climate litigation against both public and private sectors, say local experts.
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Mattos Filho boosts environmental practice with two partner hires
Demonstrating its sustained determination to expand, Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados has hired two environment partners from Rio de Janeiro firm Rennó Penteado Sampaio Advogados.
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