Energy & Natural Resources: Mining
Global Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 3
About
Provided by Borba, Simões Barbosa, Bessone, Cristofaro - BSBC Advogados
BSBC’s partners have strong and extensive experience in advising Brazilian and foreign clients in projects involving mineral exploration, with emphasis on aluminium, copper, tin, iron, manganese, niobium, nickel, gold, and platinum, as well as fertilizers and industrial minerals.
BSBC´s practice involves advice on the purchase and sale of mineral assets and properties, the performance of related legal due diligence, legal advice regarding the development of mining projects, implementation of logistics associated to the complex mine-railway-port, projects’ expansion, mine closure and rehabilitation of degraded areas.
BSBC´s practice comprises participation in environmental licensing at each stage of a mining project; advice on access to the surface land, including negotiation and litigation with landowners; and discussions with governmental authorities with regard to works lying on protected areas.
BSBC also acts in the incorporation of Brazilian subsidiaries of foreign clients, and, in such cases, we provide governance advice and perform typical Company’s Secretary duties.
The Firm represents its clients in structuring joint venture agreements, royalty agreements, and cross-border transactions in general, often working side by side with international law firms from Common Law jurisdictions.
Chambers Review
Borba, Simões Barbosa, Bessone, Cristofaro - BSBC Advogados maintains a much-respected mining department working on a range of relevant mandates. The firm is frequently retained by domestic and foreign mining companies that act on the diamonds, gold and mineral sands markets to advise on regulatory and transactional matters, including sector-related M&A and the drafting and negotiation of agreements and corporate documents. The team possesses additional capabilities representing clients in contentious mandates.
Strengths
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"The firm is very knowledgeable in the Brazilian mining field. They are very impressive and are always available, with quick and thorough answers."
"They have knowledge of the subject and of the exact time to act and how to act."
"The firm is very knowledgeable in the Brazilian mining field. They are very impressive and are always available, with quick and thorough answers."
"They have knowledge of the subject and of the exact time to act and how to act."
Notable Practitioners
Virgilio Cezar de Moraes Borba has a significant depth of knowledge in the mining space. His clients benefit from his considerable experience handling transactional and regulatory mandates.
"He is a unique lawyer in Brazil and a great expert in mining law, polite and at the same time combative if necessary. There is no professional or lawyer with his background in Brazil."
"A very strong lawyer with in-depth knowledge of mining matters."
Daniela Bessone frequently handles commercial and M&A matters for her mining industry clients. She has additional experience in contentious matters, including remuneration disputes.
"Daniela Bessone is highly professional."
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