We offer substantial experience in all aspects of both domestic and international business transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, private placements, joint ventures, structuring business partnerships and project financing, conducting due diligence, negotiating government contracts and mineral licenses, obtaining environmental and other necessary permits and advising on operational matters.

We have developed a broad international practice serving clients engaged in natural resource ventures and other types of transactions in countries throughout the world.  While the principal focus of our international work is Latin America and Central Asia, we have also represented clients’ business interests in Africa, Australia, and Indonesia.  Our clients include multinational corporations with major mining interests in Central America and South America, and our attorneys have worked on mining projects in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, French Guiana and Nicaragua.  We have significant experience in oil and gas and mining projects in Central Asia, including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia.  We work with local counsel as needed and have developed strong relationships with other law firms around the world.  Our extensive international experience includes:

• Structuring business partnerships and project financing
• Conducting due diligence
• Negotiating government contracts and mineral licenses
• Obtaining environmental, construction, and other permits
• Structuring 1031 like-kind exchanges
• Advising on currency issues
• Advising on exports and imports
• Advising on labor and operational matters
• Assisting clients in buying and selling assets

We also advise our international clients regarding domestic oil and gas and mining investments as well as corporate, environmental, and employment matters.  Members of the firm are proficient in French, Spanish, Czech, and Russian.  Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley is a member of the World Trade Center Denver.