Specialized in Intellectual Property (trademarks, patents and copyright) and Business Law, the firm has an outstanding position in the following areas:
Tax – Consulting services in connection with federal, state and local tax law, tax planning, administrative and judicial tax litigation, fiscal and tax audit, tax liabilities management, tax review, suit bringing associated with undue tax executions and illegal / unconstitutional tax collection, retrieval of assets and tax credits as a result of undue taxpayers´ operation, submittal of administrative defenses with a view to cancel tax debts as assessed in tax assessment notices, establishment of consultations with the treasury authorities as regards the construction and application of the tax law, preparation of opinions in connection with the tax law adjustment to the operations carried out by the companies.
Corporate – Consulting services in connection with corporate, issues, organization, modification, dissolution and extinction of both domestic and foreign companies, company successions, preparation of share, quota and assets purchase and sale agreements, development and registration process of organization, split-up, merger or transformation operations, holdings´ organization, corporate reorganization, corporate planning, foreign investments and business in Brazil, partnerships, representations and joint-ventures.
Commercial and Contractual – Assistance in issues in connection with credit instruments, collections and executions, commercial agreements, corporate bankruptcy and court-supervised reorganization, foreign trade, preparation of public and private instruments intended to secure any civil and commercial transactions, supply agreements, chattel mortgage, commercial distribution, transportation, commercial representation, brokerage, agency, confidentiality agreements, international agreements, constructions, real estate developments, lot division and jointly-owned properties, real property purchase and sale, lease, accord and satisfaction, barter, donation and transactions, constitution of real estate security, securitization of real estate receivables, leases and partnerships, real estate regularization.
Civil – Development and monitoring of court and out-of-court measures, suit bringing and defense of all kinds of actions in the following fields: civil, possession, claim, agreement execution, civil liability for non-pecuniary and property damages, consumer rights, corporate litigation, Real Property Law, Probate Law, succession planning, corporate reorganization, with a view to protect the family assets.
Health – Specialized legal assistance for companies operating in the health industry, such as Private Health Insurance Operators (Medical Cooperatives, Group Medicine, Insurers, Group Dentistry), Hospitals, Laboratories, Diagnosis and Therapy Centers and Medical Clinics.
Opinions and administrative consultations, registration of new products, development and review of agreements and administrative defenses of lawsuits, claims and assessment notices, operation with the National Agency of Supplemental Health (ANS) in any pertinent regulatory issues. Specialization in the health industry as regards conventional legal activities such as administrative and judicial, tax, corporate, labor and intellectual property litigation cases.
Labor – Legal assistance as regards the proper application of the labor and social security law. Assistance in all stages of the employment relationship, including the hiring and dismissal process with a view to eliminate and reduce liabilities and labor risks. Preventive assistance, professional outsourcing, labor litigation, development of administrative and judicial defenses in social security issues.
