CURRICULUM VITAE
JULIANA DE AVELLAR
E DUCATION
Post graduation course latu sensu (2009/2011)
Specialist in Environmental Law from Uni-FMU - Faculdades
Metropolitanas Unidas.
Mentor: Prof. Me. Daniel Roberto Fink.
Essay: Liability of Private Financial Institutions for environmental damage.
Post graduation course latu sensu (2007/2008)
Specialist in Tax Law from Law School of São Paulo Catholic University –
PUC/SP.
Mentor: Profª. Me. Íris Vânia Santos Rosa.
Essay: Sources of Tax Law.
LL.B (2003)
LL.B. from Uni-FMU - Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas, with emphasis
on Public Rights.
Monograph: “Recursos Administrativos no âmbito da Lei de Licitações”.
Mentor: Professor Dr. Dorival Oliva Junior.
W ORK E XPERIENCE
PIRES CASTANHO ADVOGADOS – Environmental Consultancy (since 2012)
Attorney, working on legal and institutional advisory in Environmental
Law: consulting and litigation in the civil, administrative and criminal
spheres.
Some of the roles are: consulting advisory and research on environmental
protection laws, in federal, state and municipal spheres; legal aspects on the
management of contaminated areas and recovery of degraded areas;
environmental due diligences, identifying environmental contingencies
under the legal aspect; legal opinions; assisting clients to obtain
governmental licenses, permissions and authorizations; representing clients
in administrative cases (licensing, cancelation of fines, civil and criminal
investigation) and judicial (public actions and criminal actions); consultancy
and evaluation of projects regarding the carbon credit market, social and
environmental responsibility, biodiversity and biotechnology; negotiation of
Conduct Adjustment Terms before the Public Ministry, among others.
GLEASON & KOATZ, LLP (NEW YORK/U.S.A.) (2011)
Legal advice with emphasis on the Brazilian Environmental Law.
BANCO SANTANDER (BRASIL) S.A. – LEGAL AFFAIRS (2009/2011)
M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions): Performed legal work on M&A and
equity investments. Analyzed the socio-environmental risk arising from
mergers and acquisitions made by Group Santander in Brazil.
Contracts: Developed and analyzed institutional contracts in which
companies of Group Santander Brazil appear as contractors, and analyze
socio-environmental risk arising from those contracts.
BANCO ABN AMRO REAL S.A. – LEGAL AFFAIRS (2005/2009)
Managed administrative and judicial proceedings involving local taxes of
companies from ABN AMRO Group in Brazil.
CHECK SERVICE LTDA. (2003/2005)
Responsible for managing contracts for General Electric Brasil Ltda, GE
Capital Bank SA, GE Energy Rentals Inc., related to services and tax
certificates, and judicial and extrajudicial bidding.
GENERAL ELECTRIC DO BRASIL LTDA. (2002)
Monitored the company’s bids and legal interests, obtained and maintained
tax certificates, and assisted in judicial and extrajudicial bidding.
INSTITUTO DE PREVIDÊNCIA MUNICIPAL DE POUSO ALEGRE (2001)
Responsible for legal review of procedures for granting and maintaining of
social security benefits to the employees of the city of Pouso Alegre.
BANCO DO BRASIL S.A. (2000)
Internship in Litigation and Administrative Law.
PODER JUDICIÁRIO DO ESTADO DE MINAS GERAIS (1999)
Internship in Litigation and Civil Law.
T EACHING E XPERIENCE
Lectures
“Environmental Legislation and liability of companies and directors for
environmental damage”. Lecturer of Environmental Damage: Civil and Criminal
Liability, organized by Central Prática – Educação Corporativa, in São Paulo
(July 2010).
P ARTICIPATION
IN EVENTS
Seminar “Sweetening the Deal: Agrobusiness Investment in Brazil and The
United States - How to do it.”, by Baker & Hostetler, LLP in New York,
U.S.A. 2011.
Seminar “Raising Capital in the BRIC Countries”, by Fordham University in
New York, U.S.A. 2011.
Seminar “M&A in Brazil: Legal and Economic Aspects”, by Fordham
University in New York, U.S.A. 2011.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference - 16th Conference of the
Parties (COP-16). 2010.
Seminar “The new law on the National Solid Waste - PNRS - Law nº
12.305/10”, by São Paulo’s Law Society – OAB/SP. 2010.
II Congress of Environmental Law: Precaution and Sustainability, by
University of São Paulo – USP. 2010.
I Congress of Diffuse and Collective Rights, by University of São Paulo –
USP and e São Paulo’s Law Society – USP and OAB/SP. 2009.
National Congress of Environmental Law and Amazon Forest, by Federal
Council of the Brazilian Bar Association , in Manaus/AM. 2009.
L ANGUAGES
Fluent in English.
Proficiency level Studies in “Kaplan Empire State”, New York, (2011).
Legal English – Law School of São Paulo Catholic University – PUC/SP. (2005).
PET Certificate, Cambridge (2000).
May, 2012.
Juliana de Avellar