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 »
Posts By: webproducer
BILL OF LAW – REGULATION OF CRYPTO ASSETS IN BRAZIL
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 »
PIS and Cofins credit on LGDP expenses
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 »
Vitor Arantes ranked in IFLR1000
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.
Labor risks in dismissals carried out by messaging apps
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).
Vitor Arantes is a finalist for the Leading Lawyers Awards
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!
Expensive energy lights up warning about wave of defaults in the free market
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.
São Paulo City Hall sanctions the Retrofit Law with expansion of the coverage perimeter
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).
Linking IRPJ to tax collection creates insecurity in the business environment
Bruno Sartori, partner at Mello Torres, spoke with Brazilian legal broadcast Jota about the insecurity in the business environment created by the link between the regressive tax rates of the Corporate Income Tax (“IRPJ”) and the federal government’s tax revenues. This content is only available in Portuguese, to know more about the Brazilian Tax Reform,… Read more »
Real estate auction and the responsibility for property tax debts prior to the auction
Bruno Sartori, partner at Mello Torres and lawyers Daniel Nocetti and Juliano Zorzi wrote an article with the theme: “Real estate auction and the responsibility for property tax debts prior to the auction”. The text was published by the newspaper o Estado de S. Paulo and can be read here. (This content is only available… Read more »