Mining Law

Our Mining Law team has extensive expertise across the entire sector’s value chain and deep experience advising key industry players. We provide regulatory and transactional counsel to major mining companies, financial institutions, suppliers, and other stakeholders. We are the only Brazilian firm with a leading metals and mining practice and an office in Toronto, Canada, offering specialized services to the industry. In Brazil, we are among the most active firms in Mining Law, providing comprehensive support in transactions, advisory, and litigation.

Our expertise covers regulatory compliance, due diligence, transactions involving mining assets and companies, mineral rights registration, CFEM and mining taxation, ore supply agreements, security, options, royalties, easements, leases, and negotiations with surface owners. We also handle contracts with suppliers and service providers, advise on mining policies, represent clients in administrative proceedings before mining authorities, and manage disputes related to mining regulation, tailings dams, and crises.

Specialized legal advisory in mining law and comprehensive full-service structure, providing regulatory, transactional, and litigation solutions for the sector:

  • Regulatory and transactional advice for large mining companies, financial institutions, and suppliers.
  • Due diligence processes and transactions involving mining assets and companies.
  • Mineral rights registrations and collection of CFEM and mining taxes.
  • Contracts related to ore supply, security, options, royalties, easements, leases, and agreements with surface owners.
  • Monitoring and conducting administrative procedures before mining authorities and litigation on mining issues.

Our expertise

Extensive knowledge of the entire mining production chain and deep understanding in dealing with its main players.

Full-service, one-stop shop for mining businesses, including transactional, advisory, and litigation practices.

Recognized as Mining Law Firm of the Year by Chambers, one of the leading international legal rankings.

Experts in sophisticated transactions, handling over R$ 27 billion in mergers and acquisitions in the sector.

Highest recognition in major legal rankings, including Chambers, The Legal 500, and Leaders League.

"This is a solid firm composed of professionals with vast mining knowledge who also understand our needs"
Chambers and Partners

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