Latin America - Brazil • City focus - Belo Horizonte

Azevedo Sette Advogados

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Azevedo Sette Advogados has a strong track record in the mining space, advising major local and international industry players on the gamut of matters. On the advisory front, the firm is well placed to advise on concession agreements, PPPs, commercial contracts, and M&A, while on the contentious side practitioners are adept in litigation and arbitration proceedings involving mining and environmental issues. Practice leader Leonardo P. Lamego has a wealth of experience in environmental licensing, legal auditing, compliance, due diligence and litigation. Also part of the core team, Svetlana Maria De Miranda is a key contact for environmental law mandates, while Gabriela Salazar Silva Pinto focuses on contentious matters in the mining sector.

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Key clients

  • Vale
  • Samarco
  • Large Mining Company
  • Yamaná Gold
  • J. Mendes
  • Sintertec Minerais Industriais
  • Nexa Resources
  • Jaguar Mining
  • Amg Brasil
  • Andrade Gutierrez
  • Empresa De Mineração Badin
  • Graphcoa
  • Vale
  • Austin Powder

Work highlights

  • Assisted VALE in the negotiation of a comprehensive environmental settlement agreement regarding the tailings dam collapse in Brumadinho.
  • Advised SAMARCO on fines applied by IBAMA regarding the 2015 tailings dam collapse in Mariana.
  • Advises Sintertec Minerais Industriais on the negotiation and preparation of mining agreements executed by the company with commercial partners and landowners for the performance of its activities.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Leonardo P. Lamego