What we do

We assist corporate clients in business and government relationships, including advisory work and litigation. We have represented clients mainly in sectors such as construction, transportation, and energy, including:

• Assisting clients in bids, concessions and negotiation of administrative contracts
• Representing clients in administrative proceedings and enforcement acts before regulatory agencies
• Representing clients in administrative improbity lawsuits
• Advising on the Anti-Corruption Law
• Assisting with sectorial regulation
• Legal opinions

Team specialized in the structuring, operation and regulatory issues with CVM (Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission) of investment funds, especially those with shares in other investment funds (FIC), of credit rights (FIDC), and also those with shares in other companies (FIP).

• Structuring of fund regulations
• Elaboration of documents to accompany the listing process of companies in the BOVESPAMAIS segment of B3
• Structuring of participation contracts for Angel Investors and/or invested companies under Complementary Law 155/2017
• Legal structuring of financial investments in companies via alternative forms of fundraising, such as mutual instruments
• Implementation of corporate governance mechanisms related to investment funds, such as in the definition and strategy of suitability, among others

We specialize in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts for clients operating within Brazilian territory or between Brazilian and foreign companies in other jurisdictions. We have provided services for clients in a wide range of industries and sectors, including construction, metalworking, agribusiness, furniture, storage, hotel business, retail, transportation, healthcare, and technology in transactions involving:

• Distribution
• Sales agency
• Supply of goods and services
• Buying and selling of property
• Lease agreements
• Collaboration agreements
• Collaboration
• Marketplace agreements

We provide legal advice on corporate law matters for every type of business operating in Brazil, with a particular focus on combining our expertise in corporate, tax and civil law. We also advise Brazilian clients doing business abroad, as well as foreign clients investing in Brazil. Our services include:

• Corporate structuring for all types of legal entities
• Drafting of corporate documents
• Implementation of corporate management and governance mechanisms
• Advising on corporate transactions (e.g. M&A and joint ventures)
• Due diligence in corporate structuring
• Advising on resolution of corporate disputes
• Investment structuring
• Succession planning

We provide specialized legal advice to startups and technology and innovation companies by combining our expertise in corporate, taxation, contractual and IP issues applied to the digital environment. Our services include:

• Legal support in the investment raising and negotiation process
• Corporate structuring
• Support to trademark registration
• Digital compliance
• Commercial contracts
• Confidentiality Agreements
• Terms of Use
• Technology Agreements
• Civil liability, privacy and data breach litigation
•  Taxation of technology transactions
• E-Commerce

We assist clients in civil and commercial litigation cases in both court and arbitration proceedings all around the country, and by integrating all of our practice areas. We also have a focus on strategic advice with a view to preventing legal action when possible. Our litigation team has handled disputes involving:

• Civil liabilities
• Contractual obligations (including civil, commercial and financial contracts)
• Renegotiation of bank loans
• Enforcement of guarantees and credit instruments
• Credit recovery (companies under reorganization or bankruptcy proceedings)
• Corporate disputes

We specialize in legal consultancy and litigation in environmental law matters for both private and public sectors. Our team has advised clients in relation to environmental regulation and legislative issues applied to a variety of activities such as agribusiness, forest management, solid waste, construction, site remediation, and energy (with a special focus on renewables). Our environmental practice comprises:

• Legal support to environmental assessment procedures (environmental licensing and planning regulationin project siting and infrastructure development)
• Representing clients in administrative proceedings and enforcement actions before environmental authorities
• Representing clients in civil investigation and public civil action
• Negotiation of undertaking agreements
• Environmental due diligence and compliance counselling
• Contractual allocation of environmental liabilities
• Legal opinions

Legal assistance in the development, implementation and monitoring of good corporate governance practices and compliance policies in companies of various sizes. The performance of the team responsible for the area involves diagnosis and evaluation of the current structure adopted by the company and of possible legal risks related the economic activity, thus directing the implementation of structural improvements. 

• Elaboration of the corporate organization chart 
• Mapping and assessment of regulatory and integrity risks related to operational issues
• Assistance in the creation of code of ethics, internal and family committees, by-laws, policies and internal processes 
• Related to the company's commercial practices and corruption prevention
• Assistance in the implementation of a channel for complaints and internal investigation procedures
• Environmental compliance
• Legal compliance with the General Law of Data Protection (LGPD)

Practice in Labor Law, encompassing consultancy and judicial and administrative litigation, focusing on assisting companies in preventing and resolving labor conflicts, ensuring compliance with current legislation. Our services include:

• Preventive consultancy for compliance of labor practices with legislation
• Drafting and reviewing employment contracts, internal policies, and collective agreements
• Advisory in union negotiations and participation in conventions and collective labor agreements
• Representation in administrative proceedings before the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MPTS) and the Public Labor Prosecutor's Office (MPT)
• Defense in labor lawsuits, from the initial stage to the higher courts
• Labor audits to identify and mitigate risks
• Training on labor law compliance and best practices in people management
• Advisory in collective dismissal procedures and staff restructuring
• Strategic litigation in complex labor disputes

Legal advisory services in privacy and personal data protection. Our services include:

• Data Protection Officer (DPO) as a Service
• Analysis and compliance with data protection legislation
• Preparation of Records of Processing Activities (ROPA)
• Development and review of policies related to data protection legislation
• Privacy risk analysis and impact assessment
• Creation of consent terms
• Response to data breaches and notification to data protection authorities
• Development and monitoring of international data transfer agreements
• Privacy and data protection training and awareness programs
• Handling litigation involving privacy and data protection matters

Consulting and legal assistance in real estate matters, acting in an integrated manner with other specialties, especially corporate, tax, environmental, contractual and litigation. Services include structuring of transactions, preparation of documentation, negotiation and risk analysis involving acquisition and leasing of residential and commercial real estate, as well as regularization of real estate with the competent government authorities and follow-up and performance of due diligence in corporate transactions, especially M&A.

• Purchase, sale and lease of real estate
• Constitution of condominiums
• Real estate development
• Multi-property ownership in the hotel sector
• Structuring of projects for credit access
• Registration regularization measures
• Due diligence in business operations
• Investors advisory

Our team has more than 20 years of experience in providing tax legal services for individuals and companies, including advisory work and litigation in relation to both administrative and judicial tax disputes. We have advised and represented clients within a number of sectors, such as construction, transportation, manufacturing, agribusiness, technology, retail, food, and healthcare. Our services comprise:

• Representing clients in administrative and judicial tax disputes
• Identification and implementation of tax benefits
• Taxation of foreign trade transactions
• Tax planning for domestic and international transactions
• Taxation of foreign investment in Brazil
• Due diligence in business structuring
• Tax credits recovery
• Legal opinions

Legal counseling in the development of estate and succession planning, including analysis of the legal structure currently adopted by the client to suggest alternatives that aim to reduce the risk to which their private assets are exposed, as well as organizational, tax and succession optimization. The work is performed by a team with expertise in corporate, succession, tax and compliance matters. 

• Diagnosis of legal risks of the corporate business and reflexes on the patrimony
• Identification of a legal structure that meets the client's interests
• Elaboration of wills and family contracts 
• Elaboration of partnership agreements
• Mapping of tax costs involved
• Implementation of corporate governance tools to monitor succession in family businesses (partners/family agreement, councils and technical committees, among other definitions)