Practice Areas

Corporate and Contract Law

Contracts and corporate structures form the foundation of commercial relationships, investments, corporate reorganizations, and business growth initiatives.

We advise our clients on both day-to-day legal matters and complex transactions, helping prevent disputes while providing the legal support necessary to implement their business strategies.

We also assist with matters involving investors’ and shareholders’ rights, corporate governance, corporate disputes, and foreign investment in Brazil.

Key Areas of Practice:

• drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements;
• advising investors and shareholders;
• structuring corporate governance frameworks;
• preventing and managing corporate disputes;
• advising on foreign investment in Brazil;
• corporate structuring and organization;
• drafting and amending articles of association and bylaws;
• drafting shareholders’ agreements and other corporate agreements;
• preparing minutes of board and shareholders’ meetings;
• preparing documents related to the appointment of directors, officers, and legal representatives.

We also advise on corporate reorganizations, including:

• mergers and acquisitions (M&A);
• demergers (spin-offs);
• joint ventures;
• consortium agreements;
• silent partnerships (Sociedades em Conta de Participação or SCPs);
• other forms of business associations.

Working in close coordination with our Tax practice, we also advise clients on estate and wealth planning projects, including the assessment and implementation of corporate holding structures, the development of corporate governance policies, the preparation of wills, gift and usufruct instruments, and the analysis of the legal effects in Brazil of international estate planning structures.