PINHEIRO JR ADVOCATES is a law firm specialized in Business Law, operating through the counsel of its clients and the defense of their interests, with a sole focus on the enhancement of their business affairs. Our positioning is the outcome of a diligent observation of the emerging market needs, characteristic of professionals with extensive experience gained from large-scale law firms.

In the advisory field:

• Providing preventive legal responses within the scope of civil relations;
• General legal consultations and opinions;
• Various contracts – drafting, analysis, and negotiation of sales and purchase contracts, service agreements, distribution, and commercial representation contracts, among others;

In the litigation field:

• Initiating legal actions and drafting defenses in all areas of civil law;
• Debt recovery, both through judicial and extrajudicial means;

;;In the advisory field:

• Providing preventive legal responses within the scope of labor relations;
• Aligning labor routines with current legislation through audits to identify contingencies and prevent costs in future labor disputes and inspections;
• Assisting in administrative and extrajudicial inspection procedures, as well as in preliminary operations and public civil investigations conducted by the Regional Labor Office and the Labor Public Prosecutor’s Office;
• Conducting legal audits (due diligence) and assisting in negotiations for mergers, splits, acquisitions, and incorporation of labor liabilitie;.
• Handling labor union negotiations (Agreements and Conventions);
  

In the litigation field:

• We are providing private judicial assistance in addressing delicate and complex matters and those with significant contingent value in line with the company’s interests;
• Offering comprehensive judicial assistance in defending corporate interests in Labor Claims, Collective Disputes, and Public Civil Actions brought by workers, unions, and the Labor Public Prosecutor’s Office;
• Preparing detailed progress reports with cost provisioning at all procedural stages;

• Initial public offerings (IPOs) and delisting of shares;
• Issuance and other transactions involving securities, including Credit Instruments, both in Brazil and abroad;
• Establishment of companies, including those in the Third Sector;
• Acquisition and sale of equity interests and other assets;
• Corporate reorganizations encompass transformation, merger, acquisition, split, and liquidation of companies;
• Advisory on the implementation of best corporate governance practices;
• Succession planning in family-owned businesses, including the establishment of trusts and foundations;

• Submission of notifications of acts and monitoring of proceedings with competent authorities (SAE, SDE, and CADE);

• Registration of foreign investments;
• Exchange operations;
• Loan and financing agreements;
• Assignment of credit/assumption of debt;
• Documentary credits;
• Collateralization of credit instruments (receivables securitization);

• Trademarks and patent registration;
• Drafting and analysis of licensing and assignment contracts for trademarks and patents, technology transfer contracts, technical assistance agreements, and franchise agreements;

• Analysis of bidding documents;
• Assistance in proposal preparation;

• Import, export, and customs legislation;

• Consulting and planning for structuring operations;
• Transfer pricing;
• Income tax (IR), state VAT (ICMS), federal excise tax (IPI), financial transaction tax (IOF), financial transactions tax (CPMF), municipal service tax (ISS), social security contribution (PIS/COFINS), and contributions on economic activities (CIDE);

• Legal advice;

• Coordination of implementation, restructuring, and training;