Bruno Garcia Da Silva

Bruno Garcia Da Silva is a Belgo-Portugese LL.M. student in Environmental Law & Policy at Stanford University. His research focuses on examining the complex intersections between environmental law, energy security, and the transition to a just and sustainable economy. In particular, Bruno is interested in regulation around “transitional” or “bridge” sources of energy. His research seeks to ascertain a balancing test that would enable the adoption of policies that explicitly recognize nuclear energy's role in achieving carbon neutrality without compromising essential environmental protections.

Bruno currently serves as research assistant for Professor Diego Zambrano, focusing on private enforcement of environmental statutes, including a comparison between the American and the French approaches to enforcement of environmental statutes in relation to major oil spills.

Prior to joining Stanford, Bruno was an associate in the Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations practice of a major international law firm. He was admitted to the Brussels Bar in 2021. Bruno specialized in domestic and cross-border litigation and arbitration. His areas of expertise included regulated markets (and the energy sector in particular), ESG, business & human rights, climate change litigation, and business crimes, including international economic sanctions.

Bruno was also a teaching assistant and an affiliated researcher of the UCLouvain Saint-Louis – Bruxelles. He assisted with the preparation of classes and exams, taught seminars, conducted and reviewed examinations, etc. His research there focused on climate change, business & human rights, and access to justice.