Areas
We are motivated to be part of a new advocacy and a new relationship between
companies and people in providing legal services.
Aware that companies and people aspire to their ideals, we know that understanding and
respecting the culture of each company and individual is crucial to conclude any business,
solve or concrete any project.
Clients benefit from this new benchmarking through which our office is structured,
crossing practice areas with industry or sector areas. From the youngest employee to the
most experienced of our professionals, integration is indispensable in our culture.
Aviation, Aerospace and Defence - Technology and Innovation
Aviation, Aerospace and Defence
Technology and Innovation
CTA advises on issues covering every segment of the industry, whether the products have a civil or military application, with the ability to operate in a highly complex environment and the cross-border nature of the business. Our lawyers understand your business and market, and the challenges from day-to-day operations, customer and supply arrangements, trade and logistics, procurement, public contracting, compliance, regulatory, financing, insurance, technology and assets – and because we are expanding our footprint from continent to continent, we can scale our practice for small to large deals, in any country around the world.
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Ivan Dilly
Litigation and Arbitration
Litigation and Arbitration
The firm advises and represents its clients in litigation and arbitration matters, ie, corporate disputes before courts, regulatory agencies and administrative bodies, assisting them in agreements discussions in order to prevent administrative and judicial claims.
Through our network of correspondents in the country, we are able to litigate in all Brazilian states, especially before the higher courts in Brasília (STF, STJ and TST).
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Alexei Macorin Vivan
Leisure and Tourism
Leisure and Tourism
Both from the point of view of leisure and tourism as traditionally understood, and taking into account the impact that new technologies are having on the sector, we offer comprehensive legal advice in all strategic areas of its activity.
Oil and Gas | Energy
Oil and Gas | Energy
In the last years Brazil became one of the top and gas producers in the world. The firm operates in a wide range of areas in the oil and gas industry, both at upstream and downstream level. In this context, we advise blocks acquisition, in the preparation for bids and auctions, contracts, regulatory aspects, project financing structuring, among others.
We also render services in litigation related to this area, both at administrative and judicial levels.
Also, within the area, we support electric power projects, notably in the field of alternative energies.
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Luis Fernando Pacheco
Alexei Macorin Vivan
Project Finance
Project Finance
We have lawyers and a specialized area that accompanies the whole process of funding a project. Naturally our lawyers are high-skilled in finance and markets. Due to its multidisciplinary aspects, the lawyers allocated in the area are supported by our practice areas such as tax, corporate, financial regulation and others.
Financial Regulation
Financial Regulation
We are prepared to advise our clients in matters involving the financial and market regulators such as the Brazilian Central Bank (“BACEN”), the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM”) and other governmental institutions.
Insurance and Supplementary Health
Insurance and Supplementary Health
Our firm has extensive experience in legal services related to insurance matters, representing Insurance Companies, Retirement Private Plans and Capitalization Entities, as well as Health Plan Operators, both at administrative, judicial and regulatory levels.
In this context we are prepared to support the analysis and interpretation of all kind of contracts, endorsements, plans, insurance proposals, and the different aspects related to the insurance sector.
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Fábio A. Figueira
Corporate and M&A
Corporate and M&A
The professionals of the firm have vast experience, recognized nationally and internationally, being a reference in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), acting for commercial companies from the most diverse sizes and market segments, as well as for non-profit organizations such as associations and foundations (third sector).
We bring to bear our own expertise in advising domestic and foreign clients, since our professionals are committed to provide the best services, from consulting and advisory in the routine processes of companies, mainly joint stock companies and limited liability companies, to more complex operations of corporate restructuring, sale of control, joint ventures, among others.
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Fábio A. Figueira
TMT, Privacy & Personal Data Protection, Information Security and Intellectual Property
TMT, Privacy & Personal Data Protection, Information Security and Intellectual Property
This area of the firm is composed by a team with large experience in the TMT, Privacy & Data Protection and Information Security segment, focusing on the main legal aspects that impact the activities.
Strategically, in the scope of telecommunications services and operations, TMT advises its clients in commercial contracts, licensing and sharing of network infrastructure, mergers, incorporations, spin-offs and asset drop-downs. TMT also provides, in a broad way, advisory services to the carriers, with emphasis on ISPs, landline, mobile and cable TV, IP traffic, EILD, satellite capacity provisioning, submarine cables, IRU/Leasing and others.
In the area of New Technologies, we always seek to advance our clients with regulatory trends in the field of Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Fintech and Blockchain. Through advisory and preventive consulting, we provide guidance to the business in national and international scope. We provide legal solutions for Startups companies at any stage they are at: from the establishment of a company, brand registration, adaptation of websites to the corresponding legislation, to user license agreements, financing rounds
The TMT, Privacy & Data Protection and Information Security team has expertise regarding the rights and duties related to the Internet Civil Framework, advising companies including network neutrality and zero rating agreements.
The sector’s performance also includes demands regarding Privacy and Compliance with Personal Data Protection regulations (GDPR and LGPD) and the assistance includes everything from staff awareness and training to the implementation of a complete privacy and data protection policy, benchmarking and comparative law analysis and exclusive risk-based governance modelling. We also offer the modality of DPO aaS hiring, incorporating an IT team specialised in projects of adequacy to the data protection framework.
We have developed and reviewed, among others, website privacy policies and terms of use, cookie policies, cloud computing agreements, consent terms, data governance policies, impact reports, technology transfer agreements, international data transfer agreements and others.
In addition, our IP team has experience in the areas of Digital Media and Entertainment Law.
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Rosana Pilon Muknicka
Labor Law
Labor Law
Our firm´s labor team is one of the most respected and recognized in Brazil with more than one hundred clients from national to multinational companies based in Brazil. From litigation until counseling, we advise in all matters related to Labor Law and Social Security.
In the case of litigation, we provide full assistance in labor, individual and/or collective lawsuits filed by (i) employees, (ii) professional unions, (iii) labor prosecutors, and (iv) authorities related to the Ministry of Labor.
In addition to consultations related to the Brazilian legislation, we assist in Collective Bargaining with Professional Unions for adjustments of Collective Instruments (Collective Agreements or Conventions).
Finally, sharing this attribution with the tax area of the firm, we act in the administrative litigation comprised of administrative proceedings before the Regional Labor Office (currently, Regional Labor Superintendence); the Labor Public Prosecutor’s Office, and notices related to social security contributions.
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Bruno Tocantins
Fernanda Mendes
Camila Machado
Guilherme Köpfer
Thutia Bernardo
Renata Larichia
Transport and Logistics
Transport and Logistics
In a world increasingly dependent on transport and logistics networks, our firm has professionals that come from companies in the sector or with recognized practice in previous law firms. Since the sector is highly regulated in several aspects, our professionals have specific skills in order to deal with contractual, labor and tax obligations. In this sense, we provide assistance to large carriers and logistic companies both in day-to-day issues as well to support our clients in long-term projects
Tax
Tax
With a team recognized in the market, the firm is prepared to provide services in all areas of tax law, whether through specific knowledge by area (direct and indirect taxation, international taxation, consulting and planning) or by specific industries (e.g. technology, telecommunications, oil and gas, mining) of the most diverse sizes.
We advise domestic and foreign clients through a thorough analysis of each business, reducing tax risks and negative impacts for companies, as well as incorporating structures that are based on the best tax practices.
