Mr Carlos Vilhena > Pinheiro Neto Advogados > Brasilia, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Bringing together over 35 years of experience in the mining sector, Pinheiro Neto Advogados is a popular choice for key industry players seeking advice on high-end deals, and the ever-changing environmental and regulatory scenario. The team is particularly adept in M&A, investments and debt transactions, including alternative methods of financing, but also excels in crisis management, permitting matters and litigation. Mining law and government relations specialist Carlos Vilhena ‘has extensive experience in the mining area, serving both smaller companies and large multinational corporations‘; he maintains a broad practice encompassing mining policy and regulations, contractual matters and corporate transactions. In addition to advising on M&A and financing mandates, senior associate Marina Bertucci Ferreira also assists clients with the development of policies and on the impact of new regulation.

Pinheiro Neto Advogados fields a strong offering in concession disputes, administrative improbity cases, and administrative sanctions for clients across the transport, sanitation, healthcare, defence, technology and banking sectors. Dispute resolution also features heavily in the team’s workload, including proceedings before the Supreme Federal Court (STF). Carlos Vilhena is dedicated to mining law and government relations, José Alexandre Buaiz Neto centres his practice on compliance, anti-bribery and antitrust issues, and Daniel Costa Rebello is often called upon in complex private and public corporate investigations. Leonardo Rocha e Silva is highly skilled in negotiations before the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), and Vicente Coelho Araujo focuses on appellate litigation before the superior courts.