PRACTICE AREAS

Technical Litigation Support

Technical support for clients and their legal teams in highly complex environmental disputes. Building risk scenarios and defense strategies grounded in science.

Meet our team

ABOUT THE AREA

Consolidated experience in high-complexity projects.

Over 30 years leading sensitive projects for national and multinational companies, with technical rigor and a strategic understanding of the client's context.

Environmental advisory provides technical support in conflict resolution situations involving environmental aspects—whether they have already occurred or are imminent. Each case requires a precise translation between technical and legal language.

ARCHIPEL acts strategically, in conjunction with environmental legal counsel when necessary, to build a scenario of environmental and reputational risks. We present effective actions for case management and measures to prevent, control, or mitigate risks, avoiding litigation and penalties.

Our technical advisory includes:

Acting as a Technical Assistant
Acting as a Technical Expert Assistant
Technical opinion and independent Second Opinion
Formulation and review of legal questions (quesitos)
Support in defining the case management strategy
Support in hearings, expert examinations, and mediations
Building environmental and reputational risk scenarios
Recommendations for preventive and mitigating measures

SELECTED CASES

Deliveries that enabled businesses, unlocked permits, and protected assets.

A selection of projects where technical depth and business insight combined to help companies make more strategic and intelligent decisions.

Aerial view of a residential subdivision next to forest

Case 01

Paraíba Valley/SP, Brazil2024

Environmental Regularization of a Residential Subdivision

Real Estate

Technical assessment and regularization strategy in a public civil action involving a residential subdivision in an environmentally sensitive area.

Results delivered

Mapping of environmental and regulatory risks
Independent technical analysis of each item raised by the Public Prosecutor's Office
Historical and legal reconstruction of the project
Objective identification of weaknesses in the original licensing
Viable environmental regularization strategy, including compensation measures
Robust technical basis to negotiate a Conduct Adjustment Agreement (TAC), providing legal predictability

HOW WE WORK

Each case requires a specific approach. We handle them all.

Before litigation

We map environmental and reputational risks, propose preventive measures, and help avoid fines, TACs, and lawsuits.

During litigation

We act as Technical Assistant and Expert Assistant, offering opinions, second opinions, and strategic support to the defense.

After the decision

We oversee the execution of technical measures, monitoring, intervention plans, and compliance with permit conditions.

Ready to turn environmental challenges into a competitive advantage?

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