We are delighted to announce that, once again, our professionals have been recognized by the esteemed LACCA Approved. This year’s honorees include: Carlos José Rolim de Mello – Corporate and M&A Natália Teixeira Rabaça – Corporate and M&A Giovanna P. – Labor Renata Ribeiro Kingston – Tax Sergio André Laclau – Corporate and M&A Solange… Read more »
On January 18, 2024, the Secretariat for Economic Reform of the Brazilian Ministry of Finance released “Notice of Public Consultation No. 1,” aiming to facilitate the formulation of public policies by the Brazilian Government for the regulation of economic and competition aspects related to digital platforms. This initiative includes the consideration of draft bills on… Read more »
Mello Torres announces the launch of the Gaming and Gambling practice area. With a multidisciplinary approach, the area is coordinated by partners Alexandre Simões, Júlia Camargo and Roberto Panucci, and aims to advice all companies operating in this market, whether national or international, advising on the constitution and regulation of companies, nationalization of businesses, licensing,… Read more »
On February 22, 2022, the Commission of Economic Matters of the Brazilian Senate approved a bill of law proposed by Senator Flavio Arns to regulate Virtual Assets (VAs) and Virtual Assets Service Providers (VASPs) in Brazil. The bill of law should be submitted to the lower house for consideration and voting. The bill of law… Read more »
Law No. 13,709 of 2018, known as the General Data Protection Law ("LGPD"), in order to protect fundamental rights, promoted changes in the processing of personal data in Brazil, establishing standards that must be respected by public and private entities. In order to ensure this protection, the companies that handle and store the data have… Read more »
Our partner Vitor Arantes was ranked by the IFLR 1000 legal ranking in the ‘Rising Star Partner’ category for his work in the Capital Markets and Investment Funds.
Matheus Cantarella Vieira, head of our Labor and Employment, and Luiz Fernando de Araujo Plazza have written an article about labor risks in dismissals carried out by messaging apps. The text was published in Estadão online and can be read here. (This content is only available in Portuguese).
It is with great joy that we announce that our partner Vitor Arantes is one of the finalists of the Leading Lawyers Awards, in the Banking and Finance Rising Star category. The winner will be announced in November by the Leaders League ranking in an event at Tivoli Mofarrej in São Paulo. Congratulations Vitor!
Luis Antonio Semeghini de Souza, partner at Mello Torres, was interviewed by Folha de S. Paulo to comment on a possible wave of defaults in the free energy market. The lawyer defended the adoption of initial margins as security for trading. This content is only available in Portuguese. Read here.
Juliano Zorzi, lawyer specializing in Real Estate Law at Mello Torres, had his article published on the legal portal Jota. The text addresses the Law of Retrofit and can be read here. (This content is only available in Portuguese).
