Dr Marcelo Mendo > Cescon Barrieu > Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

An unparalleled client roster comprising the biggest mining companies operating in Brazil, as well as domestic and international financial institutions, marks Cescon Barrieu as a leading player in sophisticated and market-impacting transactions and regulatory matters in the mining sector. Hailed for its ‘exceptional deliveries’, the Belo Horizonte-based team traverses the landscape of major M&A deals, joint ventures, blended mining and metals financings, and administrative and judicial proceedings with ease, while crisis management and regulatory issues related to tailing dams are standout strengths. Marcelo Mendo Gomes de Souza, a market reference with deep roots in regulatory, contentious, environmental and transactional matters, spearheads the practice, in collaboration with Paula Azevedo de Castro, praised for her ‘excellent knowledge of dams and their extensive regulation’, and Maurício Pellegrino de Souza, who employs ‘extensive knowledge of environmental law’, as well as commercial and regulatory acumen in his service to leading mining companies. Daniel Ribeiro Pettersen demonstrates a mastery of real estate and contractual matters related to the mining industry. Stéfani Pinho focuses her practice on litigation, dam safety, and crisis management, and Daniel Souza brings an innovative approach to dam safety regulation, mining rights transactions, and crisis management.