Dispute Resolution: Minas Gerais

About

Provided by William Freire - Advogados Associados

Overview

WFAA’s Dispute Resolution practice is known for managing complex, high-impact litigation across strategic sectors such as mining, energy, steel, forestry and agribusiness. The team adopts a proactive and risk-based approach, combining pre-litigation consulting, ongoing risk reassessment and analysis of financial, operational and reputational impacts.

With deep sector knowledge, the team offers agile and business-focused solutions, aligning litigation strategy with clients’ objectives.

Specialisations

WFAA advises on civil, contractual, regulatory and land disputes, with a strong track record in land access litigation for major infrastructure and mining projects. The team handles expropriation, adverse possession, mining and energy easements, illegal mining defence and regulatory disputes.

Its practice also covers pre-litigation risk analysis, mediation, arbitration and strategic negotiations. Close collaboration with the Environmental, Mining, Land and Tax teams ensures integrated conflict management.

Recent Work Highlights

• Secured court decisions enabling Aura Minerals’ access to operational areas for mining projects.
• Represented CSN in a leading case on mining rights loss in a protected conservation area, involving constitutional arguments.
• Obtained urgent court injunctions for Mosaic Fertilizantes to comply with safety regulations in self-rescue zones for tailings dams.