• Compliance Investigations (ABAC, Antitrust, HR)
Compliance investigations started due to allegations of wrongdoing raised by the authorities, shareholders, newspaper articles, suppliers, internal audits or compliance audits and by employees directly or anonymously through an ethics line. We support our clients to properly address the allegations in a confidential way, implementing document retention measures and scoping the investigation taking into account potential future self disclosures vis a vis the authorities.

• HR Compliance
Advisory to human resource compliance matters that impact the ethical culture of the Company. Allegations of labor discrimination due to lack of diversity, favoritism, moral harassment and sexual harassment may end up in serious litigation if not properly addressed in due time may deteriorate the ethical culture of the company. This is particularly relevant in Brazil, where labor laws are extremely protective towards employees that may raise issues such as moral damages if complaints arte not adequately addressed and communicated.

​• Third-Party Risk Assessment
Due Diligence Process for engaging high-risk Suppliers, Distributors and Agents to ensure adequate management of the risks attached to the use of such intermediaries in the company’s value chain. It provides for reasonable assurance so that clients enter and maintain business relations with Third Parties who comply with national and international anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws. Services include drafting and/or translation of internal policies and procedures, trainings to personnel and third parties in all hierarchic groups from C-Level to Operational employees. Risk Assessment is ideally periodical and event driven, but reviewed regularly and typically structured in four steps:

-Identification & Classification (of the Third Party)
-Desk Research
-Full Screening
-Review and Decision (Contract signing)

– Litigation practice before all Brazilian judicial and arbitration courts related to the following areas: Civil, Commercial, Banking, Family and Successions, Corporate, Environmental, Consumer Relations, Real Estate, Intellectual Property etc.- Extrajudicial practice on matters related to Civil and Commercial Law.

– Providing legal opinions on matters related to Civil and Commercial Law.

– National and International contracts.

– Drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts of any kind of nature.

– Contract`s administration.

– Preventive advocacy on matters with potential litigation. Legal advice to the client`s business in order to minimize and eliminate risks.

– Legal assistance with federal, state and municipal taxes.

– Preparing defenses and following-up tax administrative and judicial processes.

– Tax planning in accordance with the interests of companies or individuals.

– Preparing legal opinions on federal, state and municipal taxes.

Consultancy:

– Advising clients regarding the correct application of labor standards provided by Law

– in order to eliminate or minimize labor risks.

– Drafting and negotiating individual employment agreements (for temporary, undetermined and determined periods), collective labor agreements executed with Unions etc.

– Legal assistance with recruitment processes, regularization and dismissal of employees.

– Legal analysis for structuring special benefits within the company.

– Legal support for the implementation of profit sharing programs/stock option plans.

– Assistance with outsourcing services.

– Representing clients before Unions, Ministry of Labor and other administrative bodies.

Litigation:

– Protecting clients` interests in lawsuits. Acting before all court instances.

– Protecting clients` interests in administrative proceedings related to

the enforcement of labor Law.

The firm’s M&A advisory includes:

• Gathering and reviewing data and information on target companies
• Performing of due diligence
• Analyzing the legal risks of the transaction
• Structuring and remodeling transactions
• Contract negotiation
• Contract drafting and revision
• Representation at CADE (Brazil’s antitrust regulator) and other antitrust entities
• Preparing companies for sale and corporate restructuring
• Creating joint ventures or consortiums
• Tax planning
• Drafting shareholder agreements

– Legal assistance to all kinds of real estate transactions and enterprises (purchase, sales, lease, incorporation etc.).

– Real estate planning for companies and individuals.

– Providing legal opinions on subjects related to real estate Law.

– Legal assistance with the regularization of urban and rural properties.

– Support with legal encumbrances, payment in kind, mortgages and other real estate securities.

– Legal assistance with the constitution of incorporations and property developments, condominiums, shopping malls, hospitals, residential cooperatives, consortiums, hotels etc.

– Legal assistance with conflicts involving judicial and non-judicial real estate matters.

– Legal assistance on matters related to regulatory law, acting together with regulatory bodies and agencies and other administrative bodies.

– Advising clients regarding legal standards provided by the Code of Consumer Protection in order to avoid conflicts between suppliers and consumers.

– Drafting commercial, financial, warranty, technical support and insurance agreements, as well as drafting manuals and promotional materials for goods and services, in order to comply with the terms provided by the Code of Consumer Protection.

– Drafting administrative and judicial defenses on matters related to consumer relations.

– Drafting administrative and judicial defenses on matter related to environmental matters.

– Providing legal opinions on environmental matters.

– Performing environmental audits.

– Obtaining environmental licenses

– Registration and protection of copyrights, trade and marks and patents.

– Representation before the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial, or INPI)

– Drafting, reviewing and negotiating license agreements.

– Co-Development and other strategic IP deals

– Legal advice on judicial and extrajudicial disputes

involving intellectual property.