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Édis Milaré​

TESTE Tradução!!!Milaré Advogados founder ÉDIS MILARÉ  has a Law Degree from the Law School of the Mackenzie University in São Paulo, and Master’s and Doctor’s degrees of Diffuse and Collective Rights, with a main focus on Environmental Law, from the São Paulo Catholic University.

Milaré is a retired Prosecutor who in 1985 created the Environmental Prosecution Coordination of the São Paulo State Lawyer’s Office. As a Prosecutor, he worked on behalf of the Environment, filing groundbreaking cases that set the paradigm for legal protection in every Brazilian State.

He co-wrote the bill for the Public Class Action Law (Law 7347/1985), which has been revolutionizing legal practice in defense of trans-individual interests.

Milaré was a major contributor to Chapter VI of the Federal Constitution of 1988, which governs Social Order, particularly as concerns environmental matters in the light of citizenship and environmental policy.

As São Paulo State Secretary for the Environment from July 1992 to January 1995, he modernized the administration’s apparatus, expediting environmental licensing processes and fostering intense dialogue with organized society to bridge gaps and minimize conflicts between the government and the population.

He chaired the Legal Scholars Commission formed by the São Paulo State Government to draft a bill for the National Environmental Code (Decree 36,860, of June 05, 1993, as amended by Decree 39,684, of December 15, 1994).

On the Environmental Management arena, he was president of the São Paulo State Forest Conservation and Production Foundation (Forest Foundation) from January 1995 to August 1997, focusing efforts on research, education, and the oversight of State Conservation Units.

He chaired the Higher Environmental Council of the São Paulo State Federation of Industries – FIESP, where he now serves as a council member.

Founder of Milaré Advogados – the first law firm in Brazil exclusively dedicated to environmental law; frequently recognized by Chambers & Partners Latin America, Who´s Who Legal – WWL – Environment, The Legal 500 Latin America, Latin Lawyer 250, publications of renown that review legal practitioners around the world.

In Brazil, for the tenth consecutive year, the Análise Advocacia 500 review, which lists the country’s most highly regarded law firms and lawyers, ranked him first in the Environmental Law category.

He played an active role in the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development – Rio+20, held in 2012 in Rio de Janeiro. Before this major international event, he had already attended the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development – Eco-92, in 1992, also in Rio de Janeiro, contributing proposals at countless discussions.

He is a professor of the Diffuse and Collective Interests Specialization Course (Environmental Law area) of the São Paulo State Prosecutor’s Office Studies and Civil Servants’ Development Center, and a guest professor of the Environmental Law Specialization Course of the Diffuse and Collective Rights Department of the São Paulo Catholic University’s Law School. As a lecturer, he is frequently asked to deliver extension courses and seminars in several States.

Milaré has been a Full Member of the Brazilian Lawyers’ Institute – IAB since July 08, 2015. He is a founding member of the Brazilian Environmental Law Professors’ Association – APRODAB, an entity that fosters the subject’s nationwide dissemination and where he currently serves as a member of the Advisory Committee.

He spearheaded the creation of the Brazilian Environmental Lawyers’ Union – UBAA, a trade entity formed in 2016 where he currently serves as a member of the Advisory Committee.

HONORS

Over the course of his career, Milaré was awarded several prizes and honors, among which:

  • Brigadeiro Tobias Medal, 1986, for relevant services to the São Paulo State Military Police, pursuant to Decree 45,648/1965 of the São Paulo State Government;
  • Honorary Firefighter, title awarded by the São Paulo State Military Police on July 02, 1993, for distinguishing himself by his interest in and dedication to fire prevention and extinguishing and rescue operations, pursuant to Decree 44,160/1964;
  • Historic and Cultural Merit Medal, Comendador degree, from the Brazilian Academy of Arts, Culture and History, on June 04, 1993;
  • Honors Diploma, Brazilian Environment Area, from the Brazilian Environmental Appreciation Society – Biosfera, Rio de Janeiro, September 10, 1993;
  • Institutional Merit Collar of the São Paulo State Prosecutor’s Office for relevant services to the Institution and the São Paulo State community, on May 30, 2001;
  • Citizen of São Paulo title, the highest honor of the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo (Legislative Decree 47/2017);
  • Recognition for work to further the environmental cause, from the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo (resolution 02/2011)

PUBLICATIONS

  • Direito do Ambiente [Environmental Law] 11th ed. São Paulo: RT, 2018;
  • Direito Ambiental e os 30 Anos da Constituição de 1988 [Environmental Law and the 30th Anniversary of the Constitution of 1988] (co-author). Londrina: UBAA/Editora Thoth, 2018.
  • 30 Anos da CF e o Direito Brasileiro [The 30th Anniversary of the Federal Constitution and Brazilian Law] (co-author). São Paulo: GEN/Editora Forense, 2018;
  • Infraestrutura no Direito do Ambiente [Infrastructure in Environmental Law] (co-editor and co-author). São Paulo: RT, 2016.
  • Ciência e Consciência [Science and Conscience]. Marco Aurélio Mello (co-author). Ribeirão Preto: Migalhas, 2015.
  • Dicionário de Direito Ambiental [Environmental Law Dictionary]. São Paulo: RT, 2015;
  • A Ação Civil Pública após 30 anos [Public Class Action 30 Years On]. São Paulo: RT, 2015;
  • Direito do Ambiente [Environmental Law]. 8th ed. São Paulo: RT, 2013;
  • Novo Código Florestal [The New Forests Code] (ed.) 2nd ed. São Paulo: RT, 2013;
  • Manual de Direito Público e Privado [Public and Private Law Textbook] (co-author) 19th ed. São Paulo: RT, 2013;
  • Temas Fundamentais de Direitos Difusos e Coletivos: Desafios e Perspectivas [Key Topics in Diffuse and Collective Rights: Challenges and Prospects] (co-author). Rio de Janeiro: Lumen Juris, 2013;
  • Aspectos Controvertidos do Direito Ambiental: Tutela Material e Tutela Processual [Controversial Aspects of Environmental Law: Material Enforcement and Procedural Enforcement ] (co-author). Belo Horizonte: Fórum, 2013;
  • Política Nacional, Gestão e Gerenciamento de Resíduos Sólidos [National Solid Waste Management Policy] (co-author). São Paulo: Manole, 2012;
  • Doutrinas essenciais: Direito Ambiental [Essential Doctrine Environmental Law] (ed.). São Paulo: RT, 2011;
  • A ação civil pública após 25 anos [Public Class Action 25 Years On] (ed.). São Paulo: RT, 2010;
  • Direito Processual Coletivo e o Anteprojeto de Código Brasileiro de Processos Coletivos [Collective Procedural Law and the Bill of the Brazilian Collective Procedure Code] (co-author). São Paulo: RT, 2007;
  • Direito, Política e Meio Ambiente: 25 anos da Lei Federal 6.938/81 [Law, Politics and the Environment: the 25th Anniversary of Federal Law 6938/81] (co-author). Curitiba: Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil, Seção Paraná, 2006;
  • A Ação Civil Pública após 20 anos: Efetividade e Desafios [Public Class Action 20 Years On: Efficacy and Challenges] (ed.). São Paulo: RT, 2005;
  • Ação Civil Pública: Lei 7.347/85 – 15 anos [Public Class Action: Law 7347/85 – 15th Anniversary] (ed.). 2. 2nd revised and updated ed. São Paulo: RT, 2002;
  • Ação Civil Pública: Lei 7.347/85 – Reminiscências e Reflexões Após Dez Anos de Aplicação [Public Class Action: Law 7347/85 – Reminiscence and Reflection after 10 Years in Force] (ed.). São Paulo: RT, 1995;
  • Estudo Prévio de Impacto Ambiental [Anticipated Environmental Impact Survey] (co-author). São Paulo: RT, 1993;
  • Legislação Ambiental do Brasil [Brazilian Environmental Legislation]. São Paulo: APMP, 1991;
  • Legislação Ambiental Básica [Basic Environmental Legislation]. São Paulo: APMP, 1990;
  • A Ação Civil Pública na Nova Ordem Constitucional [Public Class Action under the New Constitutional Order]. São Paulo: Saraiva, 1990;
  • Curadoria do Meio Ambiente [Environmental Curatorship]. São Paulo: APMP, 1988 (Cadernos Informativos Series);
  • A Ação Civil Pública e a Tutela Jurisdicional dos Interesses Difusos [Public Class Action and the Court Enforcement of Diffuse Interests] (co-author). São Paulo: Saraiva, 1984.
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