Mr Leonardo P. Lamego > Azevedo Sette Advogados > Belo Horizonte, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Azevedo Sette Advogados Offices
RUA PARAIBA, 1000
Rua Paraíba, 1000, térreo
Belo Horizonte MG 30130-145
Brazil
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Mr Leonardo P. Lamego
Work Department
Environmental Law, Mining Law
Position
Lamego is partner and head of Azevedo Sette Advogados’ Environmental and Mining practices. He draws upon more than 18 years’ experience advising clients in complex transactions involving Environmental and Mining matters as environmental permits, legal auditing, compliance, due diligence and litigation in environmental matters, defense of clients’ interests in civil investigation and negotiations with public prosecutor office.
Career
Partner was professor of Licensing and Environmental Liability on the LLM Course in Corporate Law at IBMEC, Centro Universitário UNA and Faculdade Milton Campos. Before joining Azevedo Sette, he was a head of Environmental group (2008–2016), and a senior associate in the same legal practice (2005–2008) in Brazil’s boutique law firms.
Languages
English and Portuguese.
Memberships
Lamego is member of the Environmental Committee of Brazilian Bar Association and founding member of UBAA (Brazilian Union of Environmental Lawyers). He is a former member of the State Board of Environmental Policy, and a former member of the Sanitary Board of Appeals of Belo Horizonte Municipality.
Education
Master of Laws in International Environmental Law from The George Washington University – Law School, Washington/DC (LL.M., 2015). LL.B. from Milton Campos Law School, and was admitted to practice in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 2002. Leonardo has specialization in Mining Law at the same institution. He is specialized in Civil Law and Procedural Law at Fundação Escola Superior do Ministério Público – FESMP (2003).
Leisure
He is recommended in Energy and Natural Resources: Mining, Regulation, Environment and Mining & Metals practices by Chambers Global and Latin America, Latin Lawyer 250, Leaders League, and The Legal 500 guide. In Best Lawyers is considered as top listed in Mining Law in Belo Horizonte/MG. In Análise Advocacia, he is listed as one of the most admired lawyers in Environment Law and reference in Minas Gerais state (gold medal).
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > City focus - Belo Horizonte > Natural resources and regulation
Azevedo Sette Advogados has a strong track record in the mining space, advising major local and international industry players on the gamut of matters. On the advisory front, the firm is well placed to advise on concession agreements, PPPs, commercial contracts, and M&A, while on the contentious side practitioners are adept in litigation and arbitration proceedings involving mining and environmental issues. Practice leader Leonardo P. Lamego has a wealth of experience in environmental licensing, legal auditing, compliance, due diligence and litigation. Also part of the core team, Svetlana Maria De Miranda is a key contact for environmental law mandates, while Gabriela Salazar Silva Pinto focuses on contentious matters in the mining sector.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Dispute resolution
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Labour
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Natural resources and regulation
Firm Rankings
- Compliance
- Corporate and M&A: Mid-market
- Tax > Customs
- International trade
- City focus - Brasilia > Tax
- City focus - Belo Horizonte > Tax
- City focus - Recife > Leading firms
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Public law
- TMT: Cybersecurity and data privacy
- TMT: Tech, innovation and digital business
- Wealth and succession planning
- Environment
- Projects and infrastructure
- Real estate
- Tax > Tax advisory
- Dispute Resolution: Litigation