As a full-service firm, Desai & Diwanji offers a wide range of services on the ever-evolving mining and minerals legal landscape. We are uniquely placed to combine the skills and expertise of our lawyers in this area of practice along with other practice areas including our corporate, environmental, private equity, banking and finance, labour and dispute resolution practices.

Our team has gained a deep understanding from years of collective experience in the mining and minerals sector related matters, and by following and being updated of the latest developments in mining laws. The team assists and advises its domestic and international clients on various unique concerns and issues including in connection with:

• drafting and negotiating various documents, including joint venture agreements, operating agreements, royalty agreements, exploration agreements and other business agreements
• assisting and providing guidance on a broad spectrum of connected issues including financing and environment related issues
• assisting and advising on acquisition of mining assets or interest in any mining project or company
• assisting and advising on various issues that arise from and form part of any due diligence exercise that may be required to be conducted in connection with any acquisition, including under mining laws, environment laws, labour laws and various other regulatory issues
• handling litigation matters

Our approach towards each matter is unique and is customized to suit  each client's individual business requirements. Members of our team provide timely and effective advice and offer creative solutions to complex issues. Our team also regularly interacts, with various authorities, which arms us with a unique insight into the views and objectives of the legal framework, in turn enabling us to provide effective advise to our clients even in the most crucial or time sensitve situations.