Latin America - Brazil

Azevedo Sette Advogados

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Primarily based in Belo Horizonte, the environmental team at Azevedo Sette Advogados is seen with great regularity advising clients from the mining, energy, infrastructure, agribusiness, industrial and forestry sectors in relation to environmental compliance, risk assessments and licensing matters. Administrative proceedings are another area of activity for the group, which is coordinated by Leonardo Pereira Lamego, whose environmental law expertise covers due diligence in the context of transactions and projects, investigations and negotiations with public prosecutors. Senior associates Svetlana Maria De Miranda and Cynthia De Souza Cardoso are also part of the core environmental team.

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Key clients

  • Vale
  • Samarco
  • BH Airport
  • Nexa Resources

Work highlights

  • Assisted Vale in the negotiations of an environmental settlement agreement in the aftermath of the Brumadinho tailings dam collapse.
  • Defending Samarco on the lawsuits involving the fines applied by IBAMA regarding the tailings dam collapse in Mariana.
  • Helped BHA to obtain all the necessary licenses and environmental authorisations to implement the industrial airport and allow industries to install facilities in the area.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Leonardo Pereira Lamego