Our firm has a large expertise in the negotiation, drafting and review of the most varied types of agreements, such as:
- Sales Agents and Distribution Agreements;
- Sale and Purchase Agreements;
- Services Agreements;
- Turnkey Agreements;
- Construction and Engineering Agreements;
- Banking Agreements;
- International contracts and agreements in general.
We represent clients before state and federal courts in all forms of litigation at all levels of the judiciary and the administrative systems:
- Representation in proceedings involving civil law, environmental, company law, competition law, banking, consumers rights, public and administrative law, intellectual property and regulatory matters;
- Class actions related to consumes rights law and environmental law.
We assist our clients in all dealings with the public administration. Our services include:
- Advising clients during the process of contracting with the Public Administration, since the bidding process until the formalization of an agreement, including contractual management;
- Preparation of any pleading or court documents as part of any proceedings, judicial or not, involving the public administration.
Most corporate, financial and real estate transactions involve environmental matters. We advise our clients on all aspects of Brazilian environmental law, including:
- Environmental licenses and permits;
- Environmental impact studies;
- Environmental due diligence;
- Drafting of memos, Memoranda of Understandings and agreements related to Environmental Law matters;
- Advice on biodiversity and biotechnology projects;
- Representation in administrative and judicial proceedings involving areas of environmental law;
- Negotiation of commitment letters and behavioral adjustments;
We assist you with any concern related to Sports Law. Our services in this area include:
- Legal advice with regard to the hiring of athletes;
- Drafting of contracts for professional athletes;
- Assistance with fund-raising projects under special legislation;
- Assistance and litigation in doping cases.
Consultancy:
- Legal advice on the hiring and dismissal of employees;
- Drafting and review of employment agreements, third-party labor mediation, and other activities related to labor development;
- Drafting of various internal policies, compensation and benefits plans, as well as consulting on their implementation and application;
- Legal advice on collective bargaining agreements;
- Research and drafting of memoranda on trade unions, individual, and collective labor law issues.
- Specialized representation of clients in individual and collective lawsuits before the Labor Courts;
- Representation of clients in administrative proceedings, since the inspection of work facilities and throughout the proceedings;
- Advice on the annulment of infraction notices.
Our specialized lawyers are highly capacitated and ready to advise our clients in various types of complex Real Estate transactions, including:
- Advising domestic or international real estate owners, construction companies and investment funds in the structuring of their deals and transactions;
- Structuring of transactions of real estate acquisition, sale, rent, donation and lease, construction, financing, incorporation, condominiums, built-to-suit, etc;
- Structuring of private placement of stock/bonds related to real estate projects such as Certificate of Real Estate Credit (“CRI”), Certificate of Agro-Credit (“CRA”), and others.
We advise Brazilian and foreign clients active in all major sectors of the economy on their operations in Brazil. Our activities include:
- Incorporation and structuring of legal entities;
- Corporate reorganization;
- Merger and Acquisition, including preparation of all related documents such as Non-Disclosure Agreements, Letters of Intent, Memoranda of Understanding, Guarantee Agreements, Share Purchase Agreements, etc.;
- Legal Due Diligence review;
- Drafting of articles of associations, by-laws, amendments to articles of associations and bylaws, minutes of meetings;
- Negotiation and drafting of shareholders’ agreements;
- Structuring of joint ventures;
- Preparation of legal opinions and memoranda of law regarding corporate and commercial law issues;
- Corporate governance matters and corporate reorganizations of listed and publicly-held companies.
We advise Brazilian and foreign clients active in all major sectors of the economy on their operations in Brazil. Our activities include:
- Incorporation and structuring of legal entities;
- Corporate reorganization;
- Merger and Acquisition, including preparation of all related documents such as Non-Disclosure Agreements, Letters of Intent, Memoranda of Understanding, Guarantee Agreements, Share Purchase Agreements, etc.;
- Legal Due Diligence review;
- Drafting of articles of associations, by-laws, amendments to articles of associations and bylaws, minutes of meetings;
- Negotiation and drafting of shareholders’ agreements;
- Structuring of joint ventures;
- Preparation of legal opinions and memoranda of law regarding corporate and commercial law issues;
- Corporate governance matters and corporate reorganizations of listed and publicly-held companies.
Our Tax Team advises companies of many different sectors and individuals in every aspect related to tax law, including domestic and international transactions. Our activities include:
- Tax consultancy in Merger and Acquisition transactions, including asset and equity deals;
- Negotiation of special tax regimes and tax incentives;
- Tax consultancy related to the structuring of investment funds, including private equity funds;
- Structuring of transactions of foreign clients investing in Brazil or Brazilian clients investing abroad, including analysis of international treaties;
- Assistance in projects developed by companies active in the most relevant sectors of our economy, such as infra-structure, mining, sanitation, oil & gas, energy, telecommunication, transport and tourism;
- Representation of clients tax assessments, administrative and judicial litigation, in every level, including superior courts, in diverse matters related to tax law to companies and individuals.
- Estate and succession tax planning.
We assist companies and non-profit entities in ESG, compliance, and integrity programs. Our services cover a wide range of activities aimed at implementing and enhancing practices that promote sustainability, ethics, and corporate responsibility. Key services we provide include:
- Drafting and review of corporate governance structures
- Development and review of internal policies (Code of Ethics and Conduct, Integrity Policy, Compliance Policy, Hiring Policy, Human Rights Policies, Socio-environmental Policy)
- Advisory for establishing Ethics Committees, Whistleblower Hotlines, and reporting monitoring
- Analysis of internal compliance issues
- Preparation of memoranda with legal advice
We assist our Brazilian and foreign clients in their business transactions and handle complex deals including in:
- Issuance of securities (public and private, including issuance of bonds) in Brazil and abroad;
- Brokers and other authorized capital market agents;
- Investment funds (all types);
- Corporate governance and Compliance;
- Administrative proceedings before the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM).
Our firm represents Private Equity firms in all aspects of their business, from the fund’s formation to its liquidation including:
- Formation and structuring of Private Equity Funds – PE;
- Preparation of all agreements required by law to be entered by the PE, Charters and Statutes, Minutes of General Meetings;
- Advising, during the execution of acquisitions, in the areas of Corporate Law, Tax Law and M&A;
- Litigation support in case of legal, arbitration or administrative (Securities and Exchange Commission, Central Bank) disputes;
- Advising in the area of Tax Law during the fund’s formation and its activity.
Furriela Advogados has large experience advising our clients (lenders, equity investors, executors, purchasers, suppliers) in domestic and international Project Finance deals related to many sectors of our economy (Energy, Infrastructure, Oil and Gas, Transport, etc). Our work includes:
- Preparation and review of all types of financial agreements entered by lenders and investors;
- Preparation and review of all Guarantee Agreements that will support the transaction;
- Advising in the area of Insurance Law regarding insurance agreements and other related issues connected to the project;
- Preparation of the legal structure model to be implemented in the transaction, including for debt and equity transactions;
- Formation of Specific Purpose Companies to carry out the projects and Shareholders Agreements;
- Preparation and review of all commercial agreements that will enable the project to have the expected cash-flow.