Monthly Archives: February 2019

Corporate and Commercial Law

• Planning, structuring and formalizing international investments by individuals and companies in Brazil
• M&A and corporate restructuring operations designed to meet specific customer needs
• Local attorney of foreign partners and legal representatives of local legal entities
• Consulting, participation and formalization activities in the context of general meetings, corporate governance systems, and drafting of amendments to corporate documents, using useful computer methods for remote monitoring and management
• Extensive experience in legal support on negotiations, reviewing and drafting of various types of national and international contracts, with a preventive and multidisciplinary approach that guarantees maximum efficiency and, therefore, the reduction of a possible dispute.

Tax

• Analysis and tax planning regarding direct and indirect taxes in view of international treaties
• Interpretation and application of federal, state and municipal tax laws, with the objective of improving entrepreneurial initiative performance also in M&A transactions, spin-offs, mergers, transformations and other extraordinary corporate operations.
• Tax consultancy in extraordinary cases, such as compensation and recovery of tax credits, amnesties, tax incentives and tax litigation.

Litigation

Extensive experience in the areas of civil, commercial and corporate litigation. Specialized in debt collection and consumer law, acting in the administrative and judicial spheres, throughout the national territory and at all levels of judgment.

European Union

• International multidisciplinary legal expertise to accompany Brazilian investments abroad
• Assistance for the acquisition of Italian citizenship in favor of descendants
• Assistance for the obtainment of residence and work visa in Italy and other EU countries

Regulatory Affairs

• Assistance in obtaining, before local governmental entities, the necessary authorizations, licenses and administrative certifications for the start and regular commercial and industrial activity of the company
• Support for the registration of capital movements with the Central Bank of Brazil and consequent declarative formalities

Labor Law

• Legal advice on labor law, drafting legal opinions and employment agreements also to meet the needs of foreigners working in Brazil
• Identification, analysis and management of labor contingencies
• Support to companies in managing its relations/affairs with the relevant union
• Defense in administrative and judicial proceedings at all levels

Real Estate

• Analysis and formalization of private, commercial and industrial real estate investments
• Constitution and assignment of in rem rights
• Support in purchase and sale contracts, donation, leasing, fiduciary assignment, constitution of charges and real guarantees.

Arbitration

• Representation in arbitral proceedings, in Brazil or abroad;
• Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards;
• Enforcement of domestic arbitral awards;
• Drafting and review of arbitration and dispute resolution clauses.

Intellectual Property

• Protection and registration of trademarks, patents and copyrights with the designated local authority
• Preparation of license agreements for use of the brand and transfer of Know-How

Global Mobility

• Identification of the most appropriate visa method and obtaining temporary or permanent visas for foreigners who intend to invest, operate and work in Brazil
• Tax and administrative consultancy for expatriates.

Temporary Legal Management

• Management of the client’s internal legal department
• Efficiency tool for small and medium businesses and startups
• Multidisciplinary approach to different areas of law
• fixed cost reduction, with the creation of economies of scale, dependent on the workflow
• Greater flexibility for the client due to the absence of subordinate work relationships
• Greater strategic objectivity
• Reduction of intervention times for problem solving
• Greater legal security, complete secrecy and confidentiality of information
• Prevention of future problems due to the daily proximity to the company.

Wealth Management

• Consultancy in corporate, tax planning, family law and succession for asset protection purposes
• Consultancy for capital regularization abroad
• Management of securities and real estate of family and corporate assets