Energy & Natural Resources: Mining - Brazil
What the team is known for
Sion Advogados joins the Mining rankings this year due to its demonstrated skills advising clients on regulatory mandates involving mining rights and compliance issues such as those related to dam safety. The firm also is able to act on transactions involving mining assets. New additions to its client portfolio include Anglo American and Serra Verde Mineração.
Strengths
"The lawyers of the firm are highly qualified, possess business acumen and are quick-witted."
"The firm usually works very closely with the clients, having excellent interactions and relationships with them."
Notable practitioners
Alexandre Sion has a significant depth of industry knowledge. He is experienced across the full scope of mining matters from environmental licences and mining rights to compliance issues and asset investments. "Alexandre Sion is a very competent and complete lawyer." "He is a great professional with satisfactory performance."
Luiza Guerra is an up-and-coming partner of the firm who has gathered experience dealing with mining matters involving regulatory and compliance issues, including mining rights and environmental topics. "She is in possession of a great capacity to act in contentious situations by adopting an assertive and productive posture in cases where many interests and stakeholders are involved."
