We understand the strategic importance of the mining sector for Brazil and its role as a driving force for economic and social development, especially in light of the current revolution in production chains resulting from decarbonization and energy transition movements.

We were pioneers in building a truly multidisciplinary and comprehensive Mining team to serve the sector from all angles, with qualification and experience. We are also active members and participants in the main associations and entities that promote the mineral industry in the country.

In synergy with various legal practices, our team includes highly experienced lawyers and partners who have in-depth knowledge of the sector’s dynamics, its public and private players, and its regulatory framework, enabling us to meet the demands of clients with interests or operations at any stage of the mining production chain.

Your plan may be to access the market, finance, acquire, sell, or design and develop a mining project, obtain a mining title, engage with communities, governments or other stakeholders, structure a complex transaction, enter into a strategic partnership, develop internal policies or resolve a dispute. In any case, we will be your partner in that plan, at every stage.

Our Services:

• Transactional: mergers and acquisitions, IPOs and follow-ons (local and international markets), new ventures, typical contracts.
• Mining: advisory and litigation, public hearings and consultations, approvals and registrations with the ANM, representation before the National Mining Agency (ANM) and the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME).
• Environmental: advisory, administrative litigation, stakeholder engagement, contaminated areas, and legislative monitoring.
• Dispute Resolution: litigation and arbitration, typical non-contractual mining disputes, typical contractual disputes.
• Tax: ldvisory, administrative litigation, judicial litigation, legislative and case law monitoring.
• Compliance and Investigations: crisis management, administrative defense, integrity due diligence, national and multijurisdictional investigations, general compliance consulting and certifications, corporate governance matters.
• Project Development and Financing: project development contracts, contract monitoring and management.
• Competition and Antitrust: Advisory, competition compliance, administrative litigation, M&A notifications and approvals before CADE (Brazil’s antitrust authority).
• Corporate Criminal Law: Criminal proceedings, AML sector regulations, general guidance on criminal matters, settlements and higher courts.
• ESG: Guidance on adopting ESG practices, risk assessments, information disclosure, project structuring and implementation, supply chain risks.
• Real Estate: Advisory, foreign investment matters, real estate instruments and land regularization.
• Banking: Financing operations, security over mining assets, financial and capital markets regulation.