Our Mining Sectorial Group emerges from the integration of thirteen practice areas, designed to unite deep industry understanding, regulatory knowledge, and multidisciplinary expertise.
We have stood alongside the sector’s leading players for over three decades, supporting strategic decisions in an environment marked by strong regulatory oversight, growing ESG demands, and technological transformation across the entire mineral chain.
Mining requires sector-specific intelligence with a full-service vision, and our multidisciplinary team combines operational insight with expertise in multiple areas of law, such as mining, environmental, compliance, tax, finance, corporate, competition, labor, and criminal matters, anticipating risks, structuring preventive governance, identifying opportunities, and supporting critical decisions.
The convergence of these fronts maximizes business protection, strengthens operational resilience, and positions companies to operate strategically in complex scenarios, regulatory disputes, and important agendas such as energy transition and critical minerals.
At Cescon Barrieu, true mining intelligence comes from a tailor-made practice that understands each client’s uniqueness. We act as a strategic sensor, capable of capturing signals, sharing insights, and building solutions. We anticipate risks, present paths, and transform legal knowledge into innovative and impactful deliverables.
• Mining Law: regulatory advisory, mining titling, and support for expansion and closure projects, as well as assessment of project compliance and tailings containment structures.
• Environmental: risk identification and development of assessment matrices, licensing, and implementation of ESG-aligned practices.
• Compliance: structuring integrity programs and preventing legal and reputational risks.
• Crisis Management: swift action to mitigate impacts, preserve operations, and rebuild trust.
• Dispute Resolution: prevention and resolution of complex disputes in judicial and arbitral forums.
• Tax: tax planning, fiscal risk management, and litigation.
• Banking and Finance: structuring financing, transactions, and instruments to enable investments.
• Corporate/M&A: conducting M&A transactions, joint ventures, and corporate reorganizations.
• Criminal: acting in investigations and proceedings related to environmental, safety, and liability matters.
• Government Relations: regulatory monitoring and engagement with authorities and public policies.
• Competition: acting in M&A proceedings, investigations, and antitrust litigation.
• Labor: litigation advisory, union negotiations, and labor relations management, as well as executive planning and compensation.
• Real Estate: structuring, negotiation, and auditing of real estate transactions and assets.
• We are a one-stop shop for the mining sector, supporting critical decisions from planning to contingency management.
• Our Mining Law team is recognized as Band 1 in Chambers Brazil and Tier 1 in The Legal 500.
• Highlighted as Mining Law Firm of the Year 2024 by Chambers Brazil Awards, one of the leading international legal rankings.
• The areas that integrate our multidisciplinary group dedicated to the sector rank among the top elite legal rankings, reaffirming the firm’s technical excellence and strategic impact.
