Cescon Barrieu

Agribusiness, Crisis Management, ESG & Impact and Mining Law

Partner

Marcelo advises clients on mergers, acquisitions, and regulatory issues in mining and the environment. His expertise includes the acquisition and sale of companies and mining rights, as well as regulatory, judicial, and arbitration procedures in the mining, energy, real estate, and agribusiness sectors. In ESG & Impact, he focuses on the socio-environmental impacts of mining.

He has experience in projects involving mineral research, mines, dams, hydropower plants, thermoelectric and solar plants, wind farms, railroads, pipelines, transmission lines, ports, shipping, toll roads, railway terminals, airports, and industrial plants. He is regarded by his clients as one of the most knowledgeable and active mining lawyers in Brazil.

English and Portuguese

​Member of the Agribusiness Commissions in IBRADEMP.

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) – Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)

Specialist in Company Law – Fundação Dom Cabral

Master of Laws in Administrative Law (LL.M.) – Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)