Barros Silva Varela & Vigil

With ‘thorough knowledge of the regulations applicable to mining safety’, Barros Silva Varela & Vigil's natural resources and mining practice is routinely mandated by companies that focus on mineral exploration and prospecting. The practice’s expertise covers high-stakes transactions, joint ventures, M&A, day-to-day corporate issues, contracts, and mining and natural resources-related authorisations and bidding processes. Heading up the group, Francisco Varela regularly leads mining companies’ M&A deals, along with advising on mining project developments; while the experience of senior associate Javier Poblete includes mining industry-related sale, purchase, option and exploration agreements, as well as joint ventures.