Practice Areas

Corporate Law

Corporate Litigation
National and International Mediation and Arbitration
Implementation of best Corporate Governance Practices
Mergers and Acquisitions
Capital Markets relations, IPOs and ‘going private’ transactions
Corporate Restructuring
Shareholder Agreements
Shareholder Conflicts
Companies Dissolutions and Calculation of Assets
Legal Advice and assistance to institutions and non-governmental organizations
Business Set Up (Corporations, Limited Companies, Companies in general) and Associations
Foreign Investments in Brazil, as well as offshore investments from National Companies
International Agreements
andre.silveiro@silveiro.com.br

Family Business

Succession Planning
Succession Process Negotiation and Monitoring
Conflict prevention and termination alternatives
Family strategic planning
Preparation of the family members involved in the succession process
Development of the Corporate Governance, Board of Directors and Family board models
Support in selecting a profile for the Advisory Board Members
Family assets protection from non-family members
Code of ethics
Corporate agreements
andre.silveiro@silveiro.com.br

Financial Restructuring

Capitalization alternatives (private equity, conversion of debts into shares, debentures emission, financial funding through BNDES and BNDESPAR systems, joint ventures with capitalist partners and investors, IPOs and ‘going public’)
Liability restructuring and renegotiation
Assistance to companies facing bankruptcy crisis
Turnaround and strategy formation process
Judicial and out-of-court recovery
andre.silveiro@silveiro.com.br

Tax Law

Administrative litigation (legal representation and appeals to the Revenue Services against tax reassessments) and administrative procedures, aiming at the recovery or compensation for improperly collected or exceeding taxes
Tax litigation involving lawsuits questioning the legality and constitutionality of tax rules aiming to protect taxpayers against tax reassessments and to recover improperly collected or exceeding taxes
Tax planning on company activities related to corporate, succession, family financial and real estate planning, as well as other areas of the office
Tax planning of activities for national companies established abroad.
Development of opinions on tax legislation and on decisions of tax regulations and adequate tax application
Assistance and consultancy on federal, state and municipal taxation for corporate legal and accounting departments, auditors and other professionals working in the accounting and financial areas
Analysis and guidance on legal and taxation effects deriving from financial and corporate operations related to account book entries
Preventive taxation consultancy through revision of fiscal procedure
Advisory service and guidance during inspection processes carried out by competent authorities
Due Diligences
Review on adopted procedures in determining the calculation basis for IRPJ (Corporate Income Tax), CSLL (social Contribution on Net Income), PIS (Employee’s Profit Participation Program), COFINS (Tax for Social Security Financing or Social contribution on Billing), IPI (Excise tax), ICMS (Value Added Tax on Sales and Services), ISSQN (Services Tax) and pension contributions, seeking identification and later recovery or compensation on tax credits not utilized, improperly collected or overpaid
Consultation at federal, state and municipal Revenue Services
Arrangements for municipal, state and federal tax payments in installments

alberto.brentano@silveiro.com.br

Corporate, Civil, Family and Succession Law

Civil and corporate litigation
National and International Arbitration
Legal Business
Collection and legal execution of Credits
Family Law
Civil Liability
In rem rights
Partnerships and Consortia
Franchising
Leasing
Factoring
Commercial Representation
Distribution, Supply, Storage, and Transport of goods and services
Insurance
Shopping Malls
Rentals
Complementary Pension Funds Representations
ricardo.ranzolin@silveiro.com.br

Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law

Administrative and Legal Litigation
National and International Arbitration
Legal advice on intellectual property protection for companies and cultural institutions
Legal advice on IT and E-commerce issues
Copyrights (artistic, literary and scientific works)
Trademarks and Patents
Biotechnology
Strategic information, know-how and trade secrets
Industrial Design
Software Programs
Domain names on the Internet
Advice on prevention and repression of unfair competition
Administrative services for registration of intangible assets
Anti-piracy measures
Technology transfer, licenses and other contracts involving intellectual property and IT law
Image and Personality Rights, including on the Internet
rodrigo.azevedo@silveiro.com.br

Real Estate Law

Real Estate Litigation (possessory and proprietary lawsuits)
Allotments
Purchasing and Sales
Barter
Gifts of real estate
Constitution of in rem rights
Rental, Management and brokerage contracts
Real estate legal structuring
Condominiums
Real estate funds
Mapping, usage and land occupation
Regularization with public departments, mainly industrial properties
Rectification deeds
Estate demobilization and tax planning
Corporate contracts related to real estate operations
Sale & Lease Back Operations
Real estate and environmental due diligence
carlos.baumann@silveiro.com.br

Administrative, Public and Constitutional Law

Administrative and Judicial Litigation
Privatization
Private and public partnerships
Administrative contracts
Public bids and contests
Public Concessions and Permits
Expropriation
Indigenous and Maroons Communities land demarcations
Audit Court representations
Administrative misconduct
Urban law
Antitrust Law and representations
Regulation agencies
Administrative infraction and sanctions
Municipal, State and Federal civil liabilities
manoel.andre@silveiro.com.br

Environmental Law

Administrative Contracts
Environmental License and Permits
Civil Investigations
Conduct Adjustment Terms and Negotiation with Environmental Agencies and the Public Ministry
Representing companies and individuals in environmental lawsuits, as well as class and public civial actions
Administrative Lawsuits
Environmental Administrative Infraction
Administrative and Civil Liability for Environmental Damages
Hydric Resources
Solid Waste
Environmental Audits
Corporate Sustainability
Carbon Credits
Permanent Preservation Areas, Conservation units and Legal Reserves
caroline.prolo@silveiro.com.br

Labor Law

Preventive practices
Judicial and Administrative Litigation at all levels
Legal opinions and advice
Due diligence, liability assessment and labor liabilities
HR management and policies
Collective Bargaining
Guidance and preparation of individual contracts and collective bargaining
Guidance and analysis on labor charges
Advice on individual and collective agreements
Guidance and preparation of Profit Sharing Plans
Sports Law - Employment contracts of professional athletes

guilherme.guimaraes@silveiro.com.br

Litigation and Arbitration

Representation and defense of clients in face of Court of First Instance Judges, State, Federal and Superior Courts, in Brasília
Preparation of pleas, appeals and other petitions to protect the interests of clients in court
Oral Arguments and personal submission of memorials in Superior Courts
Expertise in emergency, precautionary and anticipatory measures
Expertise in mass tort litigation
Advice for disputes and legal departments management
Advice and opinions for Procedural Law and Arbitration
Representation and defense of clients in face of Municipal, State and Federal Administrative and Tax Courts, as well as Regulatory Agencies
Representation and defense of clients in national and international ad hoc institutional arbitration proceedings
Analysis and evaluation of risks involved in lawsuits and administrative proceedings, including mass tort cases, for purposes of due diligence
Representing the interests of clients in negotiations prior to and during the course of litigation and arbitration
Acting as a representative of the parties in mediation and conciliation procedures
Acting as mediator in conflicts between parties
Advice on advantages and disadvantages, in each case, for the adoption of mediation, arbitration or judicial measures
ricardo.ranzolin@silveiro.com.br

Paralegal Services

Silveiro Advogados' Paralegal Services perform the management, control and resolution of costumers' paperwork, including due diligences, the obtainment of permits, certificates and registrations, among others, acting before:

The Board of Trades: review formalization, advice and filing of corporate documents; legal publication of minutes, bylaws, statutory balance sheets, reports and others; corporate and trade name protection
The Federal Revenue (IRS): Issuance of CNPJ (National Register of Legal Entities) for National Companies, extinction , research of tax situation and update of corporate framework; certificates; qualification for importers and exporters in the Radar - Siscomex (Integrated Foreign Trade System)
The Central Bank: Issuance of CNPJ (Nacional Register of Legal Entities) for Foreign companies - CADEMP
The Social Security Revenue: registration, certificates, amendments, research and tax regulation
Labor Courts: due diligences, certificates, distributions, procedural copies, reopening
State and Federal Courts: due diligences, certificates, distributions, procedural copies, reopening
State and Municipal Departaments: registration, permits, certificates, amendments, research and tax regulation
Environmental Agencies: environmental permits; urban permits and licenses
Sanitary Surveillance (Health and related): operation approvals, sanitary permits and licenses, product registrations and renewals, as well as all the other services related to ANVISA - National Agency of Sanitary Surveillance
daniel.baril@silveiro.com.br

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