Latin America - Brazil • Energy and natural resources

Azevedo Sette Advogados

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Led by Leonardo Pereira Lamego, the practice at Azevedo Sette Advogados offers assistance to domestic and international clients across the entire spectrum of Brazilian mining law matters. On the transactional front, the Belo Horizonte-based group is often engaged by buyers and sellers in joint ventures and deals involving mining assets. It is also well placed to assess the legal implications and economic risks of potential and current mining projects developed in Brazil. Practice head Lamego has over two decades of experience in environmental and mining law. The department also includes Ana Paula Terra Caldeira, a key contact for M&A and commercial agreements within the mining industry, and senior associate Svetlana Maria De Miranda, an environmental law specialist. Associates Fernanda Nunes and Gabriela Nasser, who bring together experience in litigation, administrative proceedings and regulatory matters, are also part of the core team.

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Key clients

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

Work highlights

  • Assisted Vale in the negotiations of the environmental settlement agreement regarding the tailings dam collapse in Brumadinho.
  • Assisting and defending Samarco in lawsuits involving fines applied by IBAMA (the Federal Environmental Agency) regarding the tailings dam collapse in Mariana.
  • Advises Yamana Gold on a range of mining regulatory issues.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Leonardo Pereira Lamego