About
Carlos Americo Castro is Senior Counsel at Veirano Advogados in Brazil (described in the profile as a consultant) with extensive experience representing international and Brazilian clients in the mining industry. He advises on regulatory, contractual and corporate matters and has acted on M&A, project finance and joint-venture transactions for clients including Norsk Hydro, Vale and Xstrata, including a US$4.9 billion acquisition of a Brazilian aluminum business.
Practice areas
MiningCorporate / M&AProject FinanceRegulatory
Office
Expertise
AluminumBauxiteMining TenementsCross-Border Transactions / Foreign InvestmentJunior Mining Companies
Education
- LL.B, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ), 1969
- Legal Status of Foreign Capital in Brazil, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ) Law School, 1970
- Stock Market Legislation, Instituto da Bolsa de Valores do Rio de Janeiro, 1969
- Corporate and Tax Law Course, Fundação Getulio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro, 1975
- Academy of American and International Law, International and Comparative Law Center, Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas, TX, 1977
Languages
PortugueseEnglish