Mr Mauro Hiane de Moura > Veirano Advogados > Porto Alegre, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

An undisputed heavy hitter in international mining transactions, Veirano Advogados is first port of call for major mining companies and investors, who can be confident in the team’s cross-border capabilities particularly due to its close cooperation with leading firms in Canada, the US, Europe, Australia, and Latin America. ‘Technically always at the forefront’, services on offer include complex and high-value M&A, international financings and capital raisings, tailing dams administrative proceedings, and regulatory disputes, with the members frequently engaged in investments in critical minerals. Based in Rio de Janeiro, the practice is in the capable hands of Pedro Garcia, who is knowledgeable of commercial contracts, M&A, financing, real estate, and environmental issues related to mining. From Porto Alegre, Mauro Moura pitches in on regulatory and administrative proceedings affecting the mining sector. Associate Antonio Albani is active in regulatory matters, and assists with transactions and project structuring and implementation.

With expertise in civil, business, and commercial litigation, as well as experience handling regulatory matters and arbitration proceedings, the dispute resolution practice at Veirano Advogados is capable of handling high-value and complex cases involving cross-border issues. The group is singled out for its experience in representing clients from a range of industries – including energy, agribusiness, and construction – in disputes arising from M&A agreements and business contracts. Litigation and arbitration expert Filipe Scherer Oliveira co-leads the team and has deep experience leading contractual disputes, public civil actions, and arbitrations. Alongside Oliveira, Mauro Hiane de Moura co-heads the practice and concentrates on administrative and public law disputes; he was notably promoted to partner in March 2023. Other key names in the group include associates Lucas Terres de Oliveira, João Marcelo Conceição, and Cassiane Wendling.

Veirano Advogados‘ ‘public law team is prepared to serve with agility and efficiency‘ domestic and foreign clients seeking assistance with concessions, PPPs, privatisations, public tenders and transactions involving administrative law or regulatory components. Singled out for its strong credentials in regulated sectors, notably telecoms, energy, natural resources and infrastructure, the team is also skilled in the prevention and resolution of public law-related judicial and administrative proceedings, including constitutional cases. Elinor Cotait, who focuses on the telecoms, media and tech sectors, leads the practice. Other noteworthy practitioners include public law specialist Mauro Hiane de Moura and Ana Claudia Beppu, who advises on administrative, constitutional and regulatory issues.

Veirano Advogados concentrates its power offering in transactions and project development, assisting a diverse array of clients with M&A, PPAs, construction agreements, project financing, and regulatory issues. Transmission and generation are key areas of work, with the team demonstrating proficiency in energy auctions, self-production, distributed generation, and solar and wind projects. The São Paulo practice is chaired by Daniel Engel, whose ‘unique knowledge of energy projects’ encompasses renewable generation, M&A, and financing, Ana Carolina Barretto, who excels in project finance and development, and Alberto Büll, who shines in regulatory matters, administrative litigation, and energy auctions. The team was strengthened in October 2023 by the addition of Souto Correa Advogados’ former co-heads Fabio Di Lallo, whose is noted for his experience in project structuring in the power sector, and Lívia Amorim in Rio de Janeiro, who advises on asset transactions and regulatory issues, as well as Juliana Melcop, whose expertise spans regulation, contracts, and M&A. Public law specialist Mauro Hiane de Moura in Porto Alegre leads on litigation, while associates Paola Oliveira Lima and Luisa Tortolano Barreto in São Paulo support on regulatory, construction, and transactional matters, and Rio de Janeiro’s Arthur Lardosa specialises in renewables.