Environmental, Climate and Mining

Our Environment practice brings together professionals with deep expertise in environmental law. When needed, our specialists work closely with the firm’s other practice areas to deliver the integrated, innovative and results-oriented solutions our clients have come to rely on.

OUR SERVICES COVER

• Risk assessment and management of environmental liabilities and disputes, including judicial and administrative proceedings, fine conversion programs, and administrative settlements (TACs)

• Legal support in matters involving traditional communities, Indigenous peoples and quilombola communities

• Environmental compliance and regulation of natural resource use

• Decommissioning (mining operations, oil and gas facilities, industrial sites, and other assets)

• Structuring issuances of green bonds and other sustainable finance instruments

• Management of contaminated sites and remediation of degraded areas

• Solid waste management

• Crisis management in environmental incidents

• Development and implementation of socio-environmental governance frameworks and institutional policies

• Environmental licensing, authorization applications, and compensatory measures

• Environmental due diligence and contractual support in M&A and other transactions

• Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and biotechnology

• Cultural and archaeological heritage sites and listed and protected properties

• Water resources and basic sanitation

• Conservation units, public concessions, and indirect expropriation

Climate

Climate Hub

Our Climate Hub works in close collaboration with other practice areas to address the multiple issues involved in developing and implementing mitigation and adaptation initiatives driven by the climate agenda. The Hub’s mission is to o¬er clients tailored, innovative, and e-ective solutions to climate-related challenges.

OUR SERVICES COVER

• Climate advocacy in legislative and regulatory processes, including the development and implementation of regulatory frameworks such as Brazil’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading System (SBCE), Sector Plans, and Climate Plans

• Compliance with obligations under public decarbonization policies, including sector-specific programs like RenovaBio

• Climate-related litigation and dispute resolution

• Structuring and governance of climate commitments, including supply chain integration

• Regulated (SBCE) and voluntary carbon markets, including contracts, project integrity, and Emission Reduction Purchase Agreements (ERPAs)

• Renewable energy and low-carbon initiatives, including biofuels, green hydrogen, and critical minerals

• Nature-based solutions 

Mining

The transformations brought on by the energy transition, the low-carbon economy, and responsible resource management mean that the mining sector needs legal advisers who understand the industry in all its complexity.

We have the expertise needed to advise the various players in the sector, including mining and steel companies, financial institutions, traders, off-takers, royalty and streaming companies, and service providers – regardless of size or nationality.

With our team’s unmatched experience in the sector’s big cases and major deals, we provide comprehensive legal support, from exploration to mine closure, covering dam decommissioning, crisis management, national and international litigation, and other matters that can arise during a mine’s lifecycle.

OUR SERVICES INCLUDE

• Advice on regulatory matters and representation in administrative proceedings

• Drafting, negotiation, and structuring of mining contracts and asset acquisitions

• Legal support for foreign investment and cross-border transactions

• Legal due diligence for mining projects and companies

• Crisis response and incident management

• Social and environmental governance specific to the mining industry

• Structuring and financing of mining projects, including capital markets transactions

• Legal support in matters related to the environment and traditional communities in mining projects

• Legal advice on mining-specific financial matters, including CFEM and TFRM royalties and fees

• Dam safety regulations and management

• Management and resolution of complex national and transnational disputes involving mining companies