Filipe Morais Cunha
Brazil Guide 2024
Band 3 : Energy & Natural Resources: Mining
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About
Provided by Filipe Morais Cunha
Practice Areas
Corporate; Mining.
Career
Filipe Cunha joined Bichara Advogados as a partner in the Corporate area to boost the Mining practice of the firm in January 2023, aggregating further expertise into the team.
Filipe advises companies, banks, investors, and other mining industry players with international transactions and local issues arising from mining projects. He has extensive experience in dealing with various legal issues in the mining sector, particularly in the corporate, contractual, regulatory, and environmental fields. Moreover, he has experience in financing, sale, and acquisition of businesses, strategic litigation, relationship with public stakeholders (such as the Public Prosecutor´s Office and government bodies), engagement with local communities, and contract negotiation. He also advises mining clients on the legislative process, political scenario, stakeholder engagement, and the impacts of public policies on specific projects and the business environment.
Publications
Besides writing the introduction for the Global Practice Guide of Mining 2022 of Chambers and Partners, Filipe has written articles on his expertise theme, Mining Law.
Chambers Review
Brazil: Industries & Sectors
Filipe Morais Cunha enters our rankings this year, after impressing clients and peers alike. He has experience assisting mining sector clients with an array of regulatory matters in the industry.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Filipe consistently demonstrates a profound understanding of complex legal matters, providing insightful advice and strategic solutions tailored to our needs."
"He is a distinguished professional, a good listener, thoughtful, sensible, and very proactive, always seeking the best and most consistent solutions to problems, which are usually complex."
"Filipe possesses excellent communication skills, effectively conveying intricate legal concepts in a clear and understandable way. It is a pleasure to work with Filipe."
"Filipe consistently demonstrates a profound understanding of complex legal matters, providing insightful advice and strategic solutions tailored to our needs."
"He is a distinguished professional, a good listener, thoughtful, sensible, and very proactive, always seeking the best and most consistent solutions to problems, which are usually complex."
"Filipe possesses excellent communication skills, effectively conveying intricate legal concepts in a clear and understandable way. It is a pleasure to work with Filipe."