Our professionals
Partner
Adriano Drummond Trindade
Areas of expertise
Experience
Adriano specializes in mineral policy and mining sector regulations, with significant domestic and international experience. He works with the mining sector, focusing on project development, contracts, mergers and acquisitions, financing, and ESG factors linked to mining.
Based in Brasília, Adriano monitors legal issues involving regulatory agencies in the sector, such as the National Mining Agency (ANM). He is a professor at the University of Brasília (UnB) and also teaches courses on Mineral Law and Policy at other Brazilian and foreign institutions.
Education
Bachelor of Laws – University of Brasília (UnB);
Master in Natural Resources Law & Policy (LL.M. – Distinction), University of Dundee – Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law & Policy (CEPMLP), UK;
PhD in Law and Regulation – University of Brasília, 2022.
Recognitions
Chambers Brazil – Energy & Natural Resources: Mining (2009 – 2025) and Corporate/Commercial: Centre West (2015 – 2019)
Chambers Global – Energy & Natural Resources: Mining (2007 – 2026)
Latin Lawyer 250 – Mining & Metals (2012 – 2020, 2024 – 2026); Energy (2022) and Project Finance & Infrastructure (2024 – 2026)
Legal 500 – Energy and Natural Resources: Mining: Leading Individual (2024 – 2026) and City focus – Brasília: Public Law and Regulation: Leading Partners (2025 – 2026)
IFLR 1000 – M&A (Mining) Highly Regarded (2022 – 2023, 2025)
Lexology Index Brazil – Mining (2015 – 2025) and Thought Leaders Brazil: Mining (2021 – 2025)
Lexology Index Global – Mining: Global Elite Thought Leader (2020 –2024)
Brazilian government installs Mining Policy Council and sets out policy priorities
New law establishes National Policy for the Rights of People Affected by Dams in Brazil
Combating illegal mining of precious metals and preventing money laundering in Brazil
New law introduces important changes to Brazil’s mining sector
Subjects:
Brazilian Mining Agency regulates administrative sanctioning process
Subjects:
DEAL: Serra Verde gets US$565 million DFC financing for rare earth project
Brazilian mining company Serra Verde has hired four White & Case LLP offices, Brazil’s Mattos Filho and Uruguay’s Arcia, Storace, Fuentes, Medina Abogados to obtain a US$565 million financing from the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to expand its local rare earths project.
Click here to acess the deal published at Latin Lawyer.
Areas of expertise
Brazil’s Mining Scene
Brazil found itself in the international spotlight this year, taking on the rotating presidency of the G20 for 2024 and hosting leaders from the world’s biggest economies in Rio de Janeiro this November. The summit’s motto, ‘Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet’, underlines the Lula government’s attempts to make green diplomacy the fulcrum of Brazil’s foreign policy.
Click here and read the article on GBR Reports.
Areas of expertise
Why Brazil’s mining sector could be become a M&A magnet
Brazil’s mining sector is expected to see growing investments and new projects in the coming years after having shown strong resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brazilian law firm Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados has a bullish outlook on the sector. It has a specialized mining M&A area, led by partner Adriano Drummond Trindade, who has mining-focused experience in contracts, M&A, policy and regulatory issues.
Click here and learn more.
Areas of expertise
Stay in touch
Get first-hand access to legal analysis from our specialists in different sectors through texts and podcasts. Stay on top of the main issues that impact your business.
