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Braga & Carvalho Law Firm - BCA

São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil • 9 Employees
Legal Services

Michael Carvalho is an energy and environmental attorney with over 25 years of technical, business and legal experience. He is an experienced trial lawyer and has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of individual clients in connection with violations of the federal Clean Water Act, Superfund, the Clean Air Act, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, among other environmental laws and energy matters. Michael also advises clients on environmental and related transactional matters involving risk allocation and transfer (Brownfields), as well as regulatory, permitting and licensing. Michael P. Carvalho is admitted to practice law in Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan and District of Columbia. **Recent Significant Judgments & Verdicts ** > $5.2 Million Judgment in Storm water case – Record judgment in Georgia (2012) > $2.5 Million Jury Verdict in Storm Water Case – Highest jury verdict of its kind in Georgia history (2011)(Upheld Georgia Court of Appeals 2013) > $406,000 Sanction Award for destruction of Electronically Stored Information – Highest sanction of its kind in Georgia history (2011) > Negotiated settlement of alleged violations of Sec 113 of the Federal Clean Air Act – First in U.S. EPA history (2010) > Successfully represented the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) in in connection with appeal of Public Service Commission ruling involving $6.4 Billion for two new nuclear reactors (2010)