Lawyer with extensive experience in the areas of Energy, Mining and Environment. Post-doctorate in Law from the University of Salamanca in Spain (certificate of completion pending doctoral defense). PhD in Legal Sciences from the Autonomous University of Lisbon, Portugal (thesis deposited). Master in International Commercial Law (LL.M) from the University of California, United States. Specialist in Constitutional Law. Post-graduate in Civil Law and Civil Procedure (FGV). Member of the National Committee for Infrastructure and Construction of CAMARB – Chamber of Business Mediation and Arbitration. Former Member of the Commission of Entrepreneurs for the Environment of FIEMG. Arbitrator of CBMAE and CAMES. President of the Brazilian Association of Energy and Environmental Law (ABDEM). Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Energy Law at PUC Minas. Coordinator of the MBA in Mining, Environmental and ESG Law at Faculdade Arnaldo / Instituto Minere. President of ADIMIN – Association for the Development of Mining Law. President of ABDINFRA – Brazilian Association of Infrastructure Law. Legal and Administrative Director of ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability. He was the first Vice-President of the Brazilian Union of Environmental Lawyers (UBAA). He was a Consultant Member of the Infrastructure Law and Environmental Law Committees of the National OAB. Member of the Environmental Law Committee of the Brazilian Lawyers Institute (IAB). Professor at the School Foundation of the Public Prosecutor's Office of Minas Gerais and PUC/MG and guest lecturer at numerous educational institutions. Active speaker in Brazil and Europe. Author of numerous books and legal articles.