Environmental Law
Legal strategy for environmental and social licensing, risk prevention, and responsible engagement with government and communities.
Environmental Law and Environmental and Social Licensing are significant areas of FFA Legal’s practice. Our professionals specialise in these fields, which are closely connected with modern mining activity. We support our clients with differentiated strategies that balance economic objectives with engagement and cooperation with government and the communities where they operate.
Our advisory work includes due diligence and legal opinions, guidance during inspections and negotiations, support with audits, liability assessments, economic, financial and social impact analysis, action plans and value creation.
Our partner was one of the pioneers in licensing mining projects from 1989 onward. Since then, we have represented clients before federal and state authorities in pursuit of the best solutions for obtaining the licences required by the sector, with a proven record of participation and successful outcomes in public hearings.
We work to prevent disputes for our clients and mediate important negotiations across a range of areas in Brazil and internationally.
We rely on the extensive experience and skill of our professionals to represent clients in administrative and judicial litigation, including defences, appeals, investigations and civil actions before state and federal Public Prosecutors’ Offices, always integrated with clients’ mineral-exploration activities and supported by distinctive technical knowledge.
