BRAZIL Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Tiago de Mattos Silva and Bruno Costa William Freire Advogados Associados William Freire Advogados Associados (WFAA) has been active as a law firm for more than 30 years and is recognised both domestically and internationally for its work in all areas of law re- lated to natural resources, and in particular for its expertise in the mining industry. With offices in São Paulo and Belo Horizonte, the firm also maintains a strategic unit in Brasilia, DF. The mining area, led by partner Tiago de Mattos and Bruno Costa, provides consulting services for every stage of a mining project in Brazil, as un -
dertaken by both domestic and foreign compa - nies. The team of ten professionals assists with acquisition, sale and partnership transactions involving investors and mining companies, from structuring deals through to legal audits and the drafting and managing of contracts. Addi - tionally, it represents mining companies before regulatory bodies through every phase of the mining title processes. Clients include Vale, An - glo American, Sigma Lithium, Equinox, Mosaic and CMOC.
Authors
Tiago de Mattos Silva is a partner at William Freire Advogados Associados and head of its mining industry group. He specialises in mineral law; regulations and
Bruno Costa is a partner of William Freire Advogados Associados, where he is part of its mining industry group. He is also a director of the Brazilian Institute of Mineral Law (Instituto
governance; mining transactions, contracts and corporate issues; and mineral disputes. He is also the President of the Brazilian Institute of Mineral Law (Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Minerário). Tiago graduated from the Federal University of Minas Gerais and has an LLM (distinction) in Mineral Law and Policy from the Centre for Energy, Petroleum, Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) at the University of Dundee, UK. He has in-depth expertise in mining industry legal issues, both advisory and litigation and is a frequently an author/speaker for publications and events related to the mineral sector.
Brasileiro de Direito Minerário). He has strong expertise in drafting, managing and reviewing administrative cases in mining regulatory matters, with activity across all regional management units of the Brazilian National Mining Agency and is skilled in preparing legal opinions, responding to regulatory inquiries, supporting the strategic management of mineral assets, conducting due diligence to identify regulatory risks, and providing legal advice in negotiations for the purchase, sale, and lease of mining rights.
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