Other areas

The relationship among companies and the state authority demands specialized advising. We have an experienced and dedicated team in the administrative and economic areas, able to give legal support for companies that develop activities with the public sector or those subject to a complex regulatory environment related to government agencies in strategic economic sectors, such as public acquisitions, oil and gas, roads, railways and urban mobility, among others.

Among our practices, we highlight the following services:

• Representation in contentious administrative or judicial proceedings before courts and first instance, including the Courts of Auditors.
• Orientation and opinions on administrative and economic law.
• Defense preparation and procedural accompaniment before regulatory agencies.

We offer legal, consultative and contentious advice to individuals and companies in agribusiness, especially in drafting contracts related to property sale and purchase, leasing and rural partnership, regulatory issues involving agrotoxins and agricultural inputs, and analysis of finance, securitization, trading, storage and transportation contracts.

Our professionals have experience in auctions and land ownership issues, civil inquiries in environmental matters, Conduct Adjustment Terms (TAC) and environmental management planning.

In contentious matters, we also have strong experience in landholding issues involving property protection and possession.

Brazilian regulation leads companies across many segments to face complex environmental legal issues that require consultative and contentious advising, especially auditing and consulting for environmental liability evaluation and regularization.

Our team has broad experience advising companies on environmental risk minimization, studies and reports, and representation before environmental agencies, regulators, the Public Prosecution and the judiciary.

Corporate activity requires observance of competition rules. Infringement may impose serious penalties. Our professionals provide legal security in operations and help ensure competitors follow competition rules.

Among our practices:

• M&A operations analysis with opinion issuing.
• Representation and defense in administrative proceedings before CADE.
• Complaints in economic concentration acts and dumping practice.
• Leniency agreement negotiation.
• Antitrust compliance program preparation.
• Administrative and judicial representation to curb anti-competitive practices.
• Due diligence to ascertain competitive risks and liabilities.

Our practice focuses on arbitration, mediation and other alternative dispute resolution methods to obtain the best results for our clients, including highly sensitive and complex cases.

We also act as party-appointed arbitrators and in foreign arbitration award homologation before the Superior Court of Justice, as well as enforcement of arbitral awards.

Through due diligence, we assist acquiring companies in collecting reliable information for merger and acquisition transactions, enhancing transparency and legal security.

We rely on a multidisciplinary team across corporate, contractual, tax, labor and environmental liability, among other areas.

Document organization may use a data room. The process is strategic and confidential, ending with a detailed report identifying and quantifying potential risks.

Companies with large volumes of consumer, labor and civil proceedings need differentiated management prioritizing agility, control and cost optimization across Brazil.

Our practices include:

• Nationwide process monitoring.
• Management of large case volumes.
• Defense and appeals in special courts, common courts, labor courts and PROCONs.
• Hearings and oral arguments.
• Strategic diagnosis to reduce litigation.
• Flexible software integration with client databases.
• Personalized reports.

Commercial and financial contractual operations demand specialized advising. Among our services:

• Sale and purchase of movable and immovable property, leasing, assignment of claims and rights, construction, built to suit, consortia, service provision and supply.
• Goods loan contracts and credit granting.
• Pledge, mortgage, fiduciary alienation, surety letters and endorsements.
• Judicial and arbitration representation for contractual disputes.

Our legal team advises athletes, agents, clubs, federations, sports administrators, investment funds and sports companies on preventive consultancy, litigation, contracts, disciplinary matters and doping.

Our practice includes:

• Sporting contracts advising and review for athletes and clubs.
• Participation in athlete, agent and club transactions.
• Athletes’ image use license negotiation.
• Oral arguments before sport courts.
• Representation before Labor Court.
• Sporting entity constitution advising.
• Statute review and adjustment to Pelé Law and Civil Code.
• Administrative defense before regional and federal sport courts.

Corporate policies to prevent and suppress illegal acts are essential for company longevity. We develop, among others:

• Compliance programs.
• Codes of ethics and good practice manuals for administrators.
• Rules of engagement with public authorities and political players.
• Internal corporate investigations advising.
• Practice adjustment for anti-corruption laws.

We advise entrepreneurs, media and technology companies, startups, investors and private equity/venture capital funds. Among our services:

• Trademark, patents and licenses registration before INPI.
• Licensing contracts for trademarks and patents.
• Royalties negotiation advising.
• Joint venture, venture capital and private equity contracts.
• Fundraising advising for project financing.
• Judicial representation in IP disputes and business dissolution.

Fulfillment of labor obligations demands specialized legal support to avoid undesirable contingencies. We provide, among others:

• General legal advising on legal requirements.
• Defense and judicial representation in disputes.
• Ministry of Labor inspection accompaniment.
• Elaboration and review of employment contracts.
• Profit-sharing plans.
• Due diligence for M&A transactions.
• Conduct Adjustment Agreement accompaniment.
• Stock option policies and executive remuneration packages.
• Contractual rescission review.