Our team is composed by experts with long experience in Mining Law, working in various types of demands such as consulting, administrative litigation, offers support to mining companies according to the Constitutional, Administrative and Regulatory aspects. Our mission is to provide the necessary foundation to advise our clients on a variety of mining operations and ventures.
Among the advisory services, we highlight assistance in a wide variety of activities, such as:
- Replies to consultations, draft of legal opinions and technical notes on abstract or concrete issues related to mining law, and corresponding use of mineral resources in all admitted exploration schemes;
- Due diligence audits to assess the regularity of undertakings for the use of mineral resources, for the purpose of reporting on the situation of the rights and obligations involved, and assistance in possible negotiation;
- Analysis with the National Mining Agency - ANM and Ministry of Mines and Energy - MME of mining administrative processes of enterprises intended for the use of mineral resources, for the purpose of verifying their legal situation and acting to regularize any irregularities;
- Representation in administrative defenses and appeals, as a result of infringement notices drawn up by the National Mining Agency: administrative procedures that object to the declaration of expiry of the mining title, rejection of the application for research authorization or granting of mining, cancellation, decay or revocation of the mining title, negative approval to the assignment of rights and blocking of the area;
- Advice and draft of the necessary legal instruments for the negotiation of contracts for the acquisition, assignment and transfer of mining rights and lease of deposits; Representation in civil investigations initiated within the Federal or State Public Prosecutor's Office, including the representation of clients in public civil actions and other procedures and in possible negotiation of conduct adjustments.
