Pessôa Piquet Figueiredo Advogados

Areas of Expertise

Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions

The Law Firm has a vast experience in the different levels of assistance to clients in Corporate Law. The main practice areas include:

- assistance in the purchase and sale of equity interests in the public offering of shares;

Organization of companies, joint ventures, foundations, consortia, associations, or other forms which aim at the exploration of businesses;

Drafting of Articles of Organization, Articles of Incorporation, Shareholders’ Agreements, Consortium Agreement, minutes, and other corporate documents;

Legal auditing (due diligence);

Assistance for the constitution of funds (private equity) and assistance in regulatory issues;

Reorganization and liquidation of companies.

Litigation

We strongly work with litigation in the areas of Civil Law, Commercial Law, Bankruptcy Law, Corporate Law, and Labor Law, among others, at the state and federal levels, as well as before several courts, including the Superior Court of Justice and the Federal Supreme Court in Brasília.

Labor Law

We use the most modern practices in labor law for the prevention of disputes, individual and collective negotiations, drafting of contracts, negotiation with executives, defense in individual and collective actions.

Our specialized team is always attentive and updated in relation to the constant changes in the labor legislation and precedents, searching a quick performance in daily and strategic issues, providing support to legal, administrative, human resources, and compliance departments.

We also perform in labor administrative proceedings and in the Labor Prosecution, defending the companies and rendering their areas more efficient and safe. We perform in the organization of training and seminars for companies aiming at better practices, including in sensitive issues, such as moral and sexual harassment, discrimination at the workplace, as well as the review and implementation of codes of conduct.

Our experience in labor law is renowned in the market for the provision of quick, creative, and innovative solutions with intelligent and integrated approaches in the assistance to companies and executives.

Real Estate Law

Our performance in Real Estate and Urbanistic Law (by virtue of the performance of one of our members, as attorney for BNH, for over 20 (twenty) years) includes condominiums and zoning, as well as in the preparation and implementation of the respective loans.

We also perform in the area of Shopping Centers, in which we represent some of the biggest chains in the area of real estate in Brazil. Consultancy and legal assistance to clients in cases of purchase and sale of commercial and industrial areas and in the area of real estate development. Analysis of issues involving developments, leasing, commercial and residential lease, and loan for use.

Consultancy and review of deeds. It also performs before the registrar of deeds and other departments. Rectification of legal situation of real estate. Performance of real estate auditing, structuring of transaction involving granting of secured right of surface and assignment of real estate credits of a financial nature;

Business Law

The Law Firm provides legal assistance in several aspects and themes related to Business Law, aiding its clients in the drafting of contracts and guarantees, in the preparation of purchase and sale of assets, commercial agency, franchise, lease, and leasing.

Consumer Protection Law

Since the entry into force of the Consumer Protection Code, we have worked in this area. After the enactment of the CBDC (Brazilian Consumer Protection Code), in 1990, the number of cases, doubts, and problems increased exponentially, affecting all companies which provide services and products and goods to the public.

- In this scenario, we are extremely effective, in the assistance and representation of clients in the most varied types of administrative proceedings and lawsuits in the issue.

Estate and Probate Planning

The Law Firm has a vast and consolidated experience in the estate and probate planning of natural persons, with the assessment of the estate situation, the suggestion of alternatives for the adoption of legal structures which provide more efficiency under all legal aspects related to the estate, mainly in relation to family governance and tax optimization;

Contracts

By virtue of the professional background of great part of its members, we have a strong performance in the field of national and international Contracts with preventive performance. The performance occurs in the part of negotiation of the contractual bases, preparation of the corresponding instruments, and legal defense of the interest of the damaged party, in cases of breach of the contractual terms.

Bankruptcy and Court - Supervised Reorganization

The Bankruptcy Law is a traditional practice area in our Law Firm. The vast experience in the subject matter, accumulated through several years of practice in the area, makes us one of the leaders in this branch in the State of Rio de Janeiro. We provide consultancy to companies undergoing financial difficulties, performing in the guidance to their controlling shareholders and managers. All that in addition to the solution which best fulfills the clients’ expectations. Restructuring companies and protecting the members’ property. In this area, we also represent clients who search the effective payment of their credits.

Administrative and Regulatory Law

PPF Advogados also provides assistance to clients in public bidding procedures, including the analysis of notices and administrative contracts, as well as the filing of legal and administrative remedies related to the bidding.

We also assist Municipalities in the negotiation and protection of their constitutional rights, as well as in the implementation of rules and codes related to Environmental Law and Urbanistic Law.

We provide consultancy to concessionaires of public services, representing them before the Government and the several regulatory agencies.