Mining Lawclose

With more than 40 years of experience, DBR Abogados has become a leading law firm in mining matters, developing in practice each of the fields comprising this industry.

We understand and have grown together with the mining industry, in the relations with the different authorities, both federal and state, among others, in matters of:

Mining concessions

Royalties

Community relationships

Environment and natural resources

Defense and environmental protection

Anthropological and historical protection

Agrarian matters

Energy sector

Military permits

Waters

Iron ore export permits

Environmental Lawclose

Within our Environmental Protection Law practice, we advise clients on a variety of regulatory and transactional matters for compliance with federal, state and municipal environmental laws, regulations and standards, including:

Advice on compliance with environmental legislation and programs.

Processing and obtaining environmental permits, including, among others, concessions for the use, exploitation and benefit of non-renewable resources, as well as environmental impact and land use change authorizations...

Legal advice regarding polluted soils and their remediation.

Legal advice on the management of hazardous materials and waste, as well as highly dangerous activities, air quality and atmospheric emissions.

National waters, water quality and sewage discharges.

Corporate Lawclose

We have significant experience in Corporate Law, including among others:

Incorporation of companies, applications for permits and authorizations before the regulatory authority for the incorporation of companies, change of corporate name or firm name, registrations and notices to the National Registry of Foreign Investments.

Mergers & acquisitions.

Drafting of minutes of shareholders' meetings or resolutions in lieu of such meetings (approval of the results of fiscal years, amendments regarding board members or statutory auditors, granting and/or revoking powers of attorney, capital stock increases and decreases..

Handling and custody of corporate books.

Labor Lawclose

Our Firm has extensive experience in representing and advising multinational groups in any kind of labor and social security matters, including the following:

Hiring and dismissal of employees.

Negotiation of collective bargaining agreenebts with local and national unions.

Creation of incentive and compensation schemes, including stock option plans, compensation plans and benefits in general.

Incorporation and operation of outsourcing services companies.

Design and implementation of internal labor regulations, employee training manuals and health and safety regulations.

Advice on the implications of labor law on commercial operations.

Litigation before Federal and State Labor Conciliation and Registration Centers

Litigation before Federal and Local Labor Courts

Collective Economic Disputes

Strikes Proceedings

Paraproceural Proceedings

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Since an important number of our clients are investors coming from abroad, DBR Abogados provides the following immigration services:

Advice and obtainment of visas and work permits

Naturalization procedures

Notification to the immigration authorities of changes of marital status, domicile and authorized activities of the expatriate

Entry and departure of foreigners

Legalization and apostille procedures for the international use of official documents

Litigation Mattersclose

In order to protect the interests of our clients, we have developed the litigation and dispute resolution area, which allows us to provide complete and adequate advice and representation to our clients in the event of disputes and their avoidance, in the following specialties:.

Civil and commercial litigation

Administrative proceedings

Tax Defense

Amparo suits (Constitutional Reliefs)

Arbitration

Agrarian Lawclose

Our services in this area are mainly the following:

Registration of agreements and contracts in the National Agrarian Registry

Advice in the processes to obtain the approval of ‘ejidos’ and agrarian communities

Attendance at the ejidos and communities’s meetings, and negotiations with them