Areas of Expertise
Corporate and Business Law
Growing companies face challenges that require far more than conventional legal solutions. Inadequate corporate structures, shareholder disputes, unstructured expansion, and the lack of effective governance can undermine strategic decision-making and limit business growth.
We assist domestic and international companies in structuring, reorganizing, and protecting their business operations, taking into account the legal, regulatory, tax, and asset-related implications involved in every decision.
Our practice includes corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures, investments, shareholders' agreements, corporate governance, and the resolution of corporate disputes, always aligning legal certainty with business strategy and operational continuity.
International Trade and Customs Law
International operations require regulatory predictability, logistical efficiency, and strategic management of customs and tax risks. Operational failures, tax assessments, and regulatory barriers can undermine competitiveness and disrupt business operations.
We advise companies on import and export transactions, providing both preventive legal counsel and dispute resolution services involving tariff classification, special customs regimes, customs inspections, tax assessment notices, customs registrations and authorizations, and the review of customs procedures.
Our practice takes into account the tax, regulatory, operational, and logistical aspects involved in each international transaction, seeking to enhance legal certainty and economic efficiency for our clients.
Tax Law
The high complexity of the Brazilian tax system directly affects companies' profitability, competitiveness, and capacity for growth.
We develop tax strategies aimed at reducing tax risks, optimizing business operations, and enhancing legal predictability in corporate activities.
Our practice includes tax planning, tax liability reviews, tax credit recovery, defense against tax assessments, administrative and judicial tax litigation, and the analysis of tax implications related to the structure of business operations.
Labor and Employment Law
Employment-related matters can have significant financial consequences, disrupt business operations, and affect a company's reputation, particularly in increasingly regulated and closely monitored business environments.
We assist companies in preventing labor-related liabilities and developing safer workplace relationships aligned with the legal and operational requirements of each business.
We represent clients in labor negotiations, the review of internal employment practices, contract structuring, and administrative and judicial proceedings, always considering the economic and reputational impacts associated with each matter.
Administrative Law
The relationship between businesses and government authorities requires legal certainty, technical expertise, and a strategic understanding of the regulatory environment.
We represent domestic and international companies before public authorities and entities of both the direct and indirect public administration, including administrative proceedings, enforcement actions, public contracts, licenses, permits, and complex regulatory matters.
Our practice is focused on enhancing legal predictability and providing institutional protection in the relationship between businesses and government authorities.
Public Procurement and Government Contracts
Participation in public procurement procedures requires strategic analysis, technical rigor, and effective management of contractual and regulatory risks.
We assist companies throughout every stage of the public procurement process, including the review of solicitation documents, bid protests, administrative appeals, contract negotiations, and contract performance.
We also advise on the structuring of government contracts and the preparation of procurement documents for government agencies and public entities, contributing to greater legal certainty and efficiency in public procurement.
Competition and Antitrust Law
Antitrust authorities have intensified their scrutiny of business transactions and commercial practices that may affect free competition, particularly in concentrated markets and highly regulated industries.
We combine legal analysis with an understanding of the economic aspects of business transactions to assist companies in the strategic assessment of competition risks associated with business expansion, corporate structures, and commercial strategies.
We represent clients before the Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) in merger control proceedings, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures, investigations involving anticompetitive conduct, and negotiations with regulatory authorities.
We also develop antitrust compliance programs and conduct preventive assessments to support commercial decision-making, interactions with competitors, and the development of business strategies aligned with antitrust laws and regulations.
Intellectual Property Law
The protection of intellectual assets has become an essential element for companies that rely on innovation, strategic positioning, and technological development.
We assist clients in protecting and enforcing trademarks, patents, copyrights, know-how, trade secrets, and other intangible assets, including disputes involving unfair competition and the infringement of intellectual property rights.
Our practice is focused on preserving the economic value of innovation and reducing risks associated with the unauthorized use of strategic assets.
Regulatory Law
Companies subject to regulatory oversight operate in an increasingly technical, dynamic, and closely supervised legal environment.
We represent the interests of domestic and international companies before regulatory authorities, including the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA), the National Supplementary Health Agency (ANS), and the National Land Transportation Agency (ANTT), assisting clients in administrative proceedings, regulatory inspections, licensing matters, enforcement actions, regulatory compliance, and the implementation of regulatory requirements.
We assist clients in assessing the regulatory impacts on business operations, commercial strategies, and market expansion, helping reduce risks and preserve operational continuity.
Digital Law and Personal Data Protection
Digital transformation has significantly increased the challenges related to privacy, information security, and corporate responsibility in the digital environment.
We assist companies in complying with Brazil's General Data Protection Law (LGPD), implementing privacy governance programs, managing security incidents, and reviewing data processing activities.
We also represent clients in disputes involving digital liability, technology contracts, and the protection of information assets.
Public and Private Contracts
Poorly structured contracts can create operational imbalances, legal uncertainty, and significant financial impacts.
We draft, review, and negotiate public and private contracts, taking into account the legal, regulatory, financial, and operational risks involved in each transaction.
Our practice is focused on aligning legal protection, operational efficiency, and strategic objectives, contributing to more secure and sustainable business relationships.
Compliance and Corporate Governance
Companies are increasingly exposed to regulatory, reputational, and institutional risks associated with corporate integrity and risk management.
We assist clients in implementing and reviewing compliance programs, internal policies, training initiatives, whistleblower reporting channels, internal control mechanisms, and corporate governance frameworks.
Our practice is focused on strengthening institutional resilience, reducing regulatory exposure, and supporting safer and more sustainable corporate decision-making.
Estate and Succession Planning
Preserving family and business wealth requires an integrated analysis of the corporate, tax, family, and succession implications involved in each ownership structure.
We advise business families, investors, and corporate groups on estate and succession planning, including the formation of holding companies, asset reorganizations, family succession planning, family governance, and asset protection.
Our practice takes into account the long-term legal and economic implications of each structure, seeking to enhance wealth preservation, reduce conflicts, and ensure the continuity of family businesses.
Consumer Protection Law
Consumer relationships have a direct impact on a company's reputation, operational stability, and legal exposure.
We assist clients in preventing and resolving consumer disputes, reviewing commercial practices, developing internal policies, and representing them in administrative and judicial proceedings.
Our practice is focused on reducing legal liabilities, strengthening trusted business relationships, and preserving our clients' institutional reputation.
Capital Markets
The continued growth of the capital markets and the increasing regulatory complexity of the financial sector require robust legal structures and a strategic approach to financial transactions.
We advise companies and investors on structured transactions, capital raising, corporate governance, corporate reorganizations, and regulatory compliance matters related to the financial and capital markets.
Our practice is focused on providing greater legal certainty, operational efficiency, and predictability in complex financial transactions.
Administrative and Judicial Dispute Resolution
Business disputes require consistent legal strategies aligned with the financial, regulatory, and operational impacts involved in each matter.
We represent clients in complex administrative and judicial proceedings involving corporate, regulatory, tax, competition, labor and employment, contractual, and asset-related matters.
We handle disputes with a focus not only on their legal aspects, but also on their impact on business operations, institutional reputation, and our clients' strategic objectives.