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Portrait of Juliana Lira Da Silva E Cunha Brandao

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Juliana Lira Da Silva E Cunha Brandao

Project Assistant at Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE)

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Environment and Resources
  • Class of 2021
  • belém, Pa, Brasil

Member since January 2018

About

I am a Brazilian lawyer who pursued my masters degree in International Commercial Law in UK. Now, I am pursuing my PhD degree at the UW-Madison, in the Environment and Resources program.
My focus on the program is to understand the impact of the cattle agreement made by Greenpeace and the four main meat packers in Brazil in terms of International Environmental Governance and the Brazilian cattle supply chain.

Education

  • university of wisconsin-madison

    Environment and Resources

    2017 – 2021

  • University of Nottingham in UK

    LLM in International Commercial Law

    2015 – 2017

  • The State of Pará University Center in Brazil

    Specialization Course in Labor Law

    2009 – 2011

  • Southern Santa Catarina State University in Brazil

    Specialization Course in Public Law

    2008 – 2009

  • The State of Pará University Center in Brazil

    Bachelor of Law

    2001 – 2005

Honors and awards

  • Santander Scholarship

    The Latin America Masters Scholarship in Partnership with Santander granted me with this award as a recognition of my outstanding background during my graduation

  • Santander Award

    Santander Scholarship awarded me recognizing my outstanding performance and dedication in my field of study at the time of my Masters in International Commercial Law pursued in UK

  • Scholarship

    I got a scholarship from UW Madison to pursue my PhD studies in Environment and Resources

Goals and interests

Career goal

My intention is to work for Nongovernmental Organizations focused on the environmental as a whole.

Graduate school interests

International Law
International Environmental Law
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agreements
Sociological impact of the CSR agreements

Outside the classroom

I love Zumba fitness, jogging and music.

Experience

  • Project Assistant

    Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE)

    Aug 2017 – Jul 2021

  • Law Professor

    FAPAN College in Brazil

    Jan 2014 – Aug 2015

  • Adviser to a judge

    Court of Justice of the State of Pará in Brazil

    Oct 2013 – Dec 2014

  • Legal consultant and lawyer

    owner

    Oct 2006 – Jan 2018

Volunteering

  • international caller

    The University of Nottingham in UK

    Apr 2016 – May 2016

  • law intern

    Pace Law Firm in Canada

    Aug 2007 – Sep 2007

Languages

  • English (US) Advanced
  • French (France) Intermediate
  • Spanish Beginner
  • Portuguese (Brasil) Fluent

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