FFA attorney and legal manager

Through her 15-year experience in the Mining Sector and coordinating the activities of the FFA Legal Department, Ianê is responsible for conducting Due Diligences of Mining and Mining Rights companies, and negotiating and drafting various contracts, such as Purchase and Sale, Mining Rights, M&A, Financing, Purchase and Sale of Royalties, among others related to the Sector. She provides legal advice to foreign companies that intend to operate in the country, assisting in the constitution and regularization of the Brazilian subsidiary. She advises clients on regulatory and environmental issues with the National Mining and Environmental Agency throughout the country. It acts in administrative litigation before government agencies and entities and in the negotiation of agreements and covenants. Her experience in land and real estate matters also allows her to act before INCRA and in dealing with landowners. She is responsible for managing mining company business contracts and resolving disputes with service providers or suppliers.

Attorney with solid experience in drafting international and national opinions and contracts. She advises on negotiations for the purchase, sale, and lease of Mining Rights and on complex corporate contracts, as well as on the preparation and management of these contracts. She acts in the performance of Due Diligences, to assess the legal regularity, and consequent identification of risks of Mining Securities or companies, in the preparation of opinions, assisting clients from the application or acquisition of mining rights, until the operational phase, including negotiation with land owners, working with ANM, FUNAI, INCRA, SEFAZ, SUDAM, in helping with environmental issues, acting in lawsuits, among others. Coordinates with excellence the area of Intellectual Property and Trademarks and Patents, both administratively and judicially, and heads the Compliance & Investigations practice area.

Specialist attorney in Mining Law and Environmental Management with more than 15 years of experience in strategic management of mineral, environmental, social and land assets of mining companies.  He acts in a consultative and contentious manner on all types of mining and environmental issues. Has relevant experience in implementing compliance programs, legal audits, risk management systems, and review of environmental studies.  It also operates in an integrated manner, with technical consulting specialized companies by chance hired by the client. Environmental licensing strategist, he works directly with the multiplicity of actors and government entities (Federal, State, and Municipal levels) involved in the course of environmental licensing of Mining enterprises and their advisory, industrial, infrastructure works, Steel and Metallurgy.

He has experience with mergers, incorporations, acquisitions, alliances, foreign investments, Project Financing, Mining, Environmental, Land and Social Due Diligencies. Preparation of opinions, memoranda, defenses and administrative appeals with ANM and other environmental control entities, the Public Prosecution Service (state and federal levels), City Halls, CONAMA, IPHAN, INCRA, IBAMA, ICMBIO, FUNAI, SUDAM, Secretariat of Finance, Army, CREA, among others throughout the Brazilian territory. Preparation of typical mining contracts, covenants, terms of agreement, terms of conduct and similar adjustments, purchase contracts, sale of rural properties, appraisal, land regularization, registration and rectification, monitoring of Civil Inquiries, Public Civil Actions and indemnity proceedings in the branches of Environmental and Mining Law.

Attorney with extensive experience and expertise in legal matters involving mining in the advisory and litigation, administrative and judicial areas, working in the preparation of opinions related to Mining, Environmental and related areas. He acts directly in negotiations involving mining companies, surface, and environmental agencies, as well as issues related to mining activity on indigenous lands or intended for agrarian settlements throughout the national territory. Acting in Due Diligences assessing the legal regularity and identification of risks to Mining Securities, mining contracts, as well as advising the strategic management of companies’ mineral assets and conducting administrative proceedings with the National Mining Agency and other regulatory bodies. He acts in a relevant way in agrarian conflict solutions and in labor, civil and tax litigation before the State and Federal Courts.