Filipe Cunha

Filipe Cunha is an accomplished legal professional with significant experience in the mining and law sectors. Currently, Filipe serves as the Founder and Director of Young Mining Professionals Brazil since December 2023 and is a Partner at Bichara Advogados from January 2023. Filipe holds the position of Co-Chair for the Mining Committee at CCBC - Câmara de Comércio Brasil-Canadá until August 2024. Previous roles include Senior Associate at Pinheiro Neto Advogados from October 2019 to December 2022 and Legal Manager for Brazil at Yamana Gold Inc. from August 2014 to September 2019. Filipe's legal career commenced at William Freire Advogados Associados as an Associate from April 2010 to October 2012, followed by a Legal Counsel position at Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional. Filipe holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and studied Law and Comparative Law at UQAM | Université du Québec à Montréal.