Vale hires Skadden office to take action on Brumadinho dam | Economy

According to a statement from the mining company, the company will inform Vale of a number of legal issues arising from the failure of Dam I, including some of the steps the company could take to address the structural break-up.

"Skadden's communications with Vale, as well as the work of the experts on whom we will rely to provide legal advice, will be protected by the solicitor-client privilege arising from the solicitor-client relationship and privilege work prepared by counsel unless the company waives these privileges (or if the Brazilian authorities seize the company's records), "said the miner.

As the group of experts executes its work and comes to a conclusion, Skadden could provide legal advice to the company, according to the statement.

The mining company wants to repair the tragedy quickly extrajudicially, said Thursday the president of the company, Fábio Schvartsman, at the conclusion of a meeting with Attorney General Raquel Dodge.