Pre-litigation consultancy

• Legal opinion on a pre-litigation situation involving a leading English company in claims regulation and its role in an accident that occurred on a Petrobras platform.

Strategic Civil Litigation

• Preparation of a lawsuit on behalf of the Taxi Drivers Association to impose regulatory limits on app-based passenger transportation companies. The lawsuit was the first of its kind in Brazil, and was followed by several similar ones. In the end, and after this demand and pressure from the taxi drivers' category, the authorities decided to regulate the app-based activity and even tax it.
• Proceedings to discuss an agricultural contract and undue charges for undelivered seeds in favor of a world-leading company in the seed and agribusiness sector. The case represents a positive precedent for other discussions with the client.
• Conducting proceedings in favor of a Chinese company that is a world leader in technology, artificial intelligence and the internet, with a value of R$$70,000,000.00 involving unfair competition in mobile applications, the first case of its kind in Brazil.
• Action in compensation proceedings in favor of a Chinese company, a world leader in technology, artificial intelligence and the internet, for alleged improper use of photographs of the city of Rio de Janeiro for digital promotion of the Olympic Games in Rio.
• Acting in a civil lawsuit in favor of a Chinese company that is a world leader in technology, artificial intelligence and the internet, debating the “right to be forgotten” claimed by a person who committed a sexual crime and wanted to see the news of said crime deleted from the internet.
• Acting in a lawsuit in favor of a Chinese company, an Asian and global leader in technology, artificial intelligence and the internet, in which a social network user sought compensation for moral damages for having her image exposed on a social network with alleged sexual content without her authorization.
• Acting in defense of a plastic surgeon in the context of a compensation action for alleged medical error.
• Action in defense of the owner of a website intended to express opinions and write articles aimed at the Mormon community to defend himself against a civil action that seeks to take the website offline due to alleged violation of intellectual property (brand).
• Civil action for liability of administrator for losses of the company involving the amount of R$8,000,000.00, acting in defense of the administrator who left the Italian telemarketing company, resulting in the negotiation of an agreement to end the civil action against the client and payment by the opposing party of R$400,000.00 net within the scope of labor action.
• Action in favor of a leading Brazilian company in the marketing of games and video games in a highly complex commercial dispute involving foreign jurisdiction, amounting to R$$25,000,000.00, resulting in negotiations to close the case upon payment of R$$300,000.00 and the remainder to be defined in international arbitration.
• Acting in favor of a microcredit financial institution in an action for obligation to do combined with compensation and discussion of contractual and corporate issues involving an approximate value of R$1,000,000.00 related to a contract signed in the M&A between the parties and obligations assumed by the opposing party that were not fulfilled.
• Filing of a Collective Civil Action to guarantee rights for Sabesp retirees.
• Filing of action to preserve intellectual property rights (trademarks) of a North American company that owns a television channel that broadcasts music, video clips and other entertainment programs.
• Management of the procedural portfolio of a large financial institution, in credit recovery, monitoring and execution actions.
• Management of the procedural portfolio of a large international financial institution in actions involving adverse possession and compulsory adjudication, in addition to preparing a civil opinion on the waiver of several properties acquired in M&A.
• Acting in compensation actions involving a leading company in the tubular supply market.
• Management of the procedural portfolio of a large pharmaceutical company, specialized in nutritional products, in commercial representation actions, administrative processes and in environmental administrative processes.
• Acting in favor of a company in the industrial lamp sector, presenting defense in several actions and executions, filing of pre-execution exceptions, embargoes on execution and negotiation with banks for renegotiation R$ 50,000,000.00.
• Acting in favor of a company in the plastics industry sector, presenting defense in several actions and executions, filing of pre-execution exceptions, embargoes on execution and negotiation with banks of debts of R$26,000,000.00.
• Acting in favor of shareholders of a company in the plastics industry sector, presenting defense in several actions and executions, filing of pre-execution exceptions, embargoes on execution and negotiation with banks of debts exceeding R$20,000,000.00.
• Acting in favor of a company in the engineering projects sector, during the judicial recovery process, presenting defense in several actions and executions, filing of pre-execution exceptions, embargoes on execution and negotiation with banks for renegotiation R$20,000,000.00.
• Acting in favor of a company in the engineering and construction projects sector, during the judicial recovery process, presenting defense in several actions and executions, filing of pre-execution exceptions, embargoes on execution and negotiation with banks for renegotiation R$36,000,000.00.
• Filing of legal action by an association representing integrated farmers against a large food company to force the company to comply with contractual clauses.
• Acting in compensation actions with values of one hundred million reais in dispute, defense of the Chinese internet company, defense of Brazilian aviation companies in compensation action for plane accident.

Licensing agreements

• Drafting and reviewing licensing contracts for rights to television programs, films, shows and other cultural events.

Consensual Divorce

• Legal advice for the consensual divorce of an executive involving family assets of R$$6,000,000.00.

Contested Divorce

• Legal advice for the contentious divorce of an executive involving the transfer of custody of her children to a residence abroad.

Strategic Management of Civil Litigation

• Management of a portfolio of active and passive civil lawsuits, in favor of the business group providing outsourced services and BPO, with approximately 500 lawsuits and a total value involved exceeding R$1,400,000,000.00, including coordination of a direct team of 4 lawyers, 2 paralegals and a team of corresponding lawyers to conduct hearings.
• Management of a portfolio of passive civil lawsuits, in favor of an infrastructure and heavy construction company, and related consortia, with approximately 215 cases and a total contingency value of R$11,000,000.00 and monitoring of a portfolio of active civil lawsuits with 25 cases and a value involved requested by the client of approximately R$345,000,000.00, including coordination of a direct team of 4 lawyers and a team of corresponding lawyers to hold hearings. Preparation of KPI management reports.
• Management of a portfolio of active and passive civil lawsuits, in favor of the company providing outsourced IT services, with around 20 lawsuits and a significant contingency value.
• Management of a portfolio of active and passive civil lawsuits, in favor of the business group providing outsourced services and BPO, with approximately 500 lawsuits and a total value involved exceeding R$1,400,000,000.00.
• Management of a portfolio of passive civil lawsuits, in favor of an infrastructure, heavy construction and related consortium company, with approximately 215 cases and a total contingency value of R$11,000,000.00, as well as monitoring of a portfolio of active civil lawsuits with 25 cases and a value involved requested by the client of approximately R$$345,000,000.00, including coordination of a direct team of 4 lawyers and a team of corresponding lawyers to hold hearings. Preparation of KPI management reports.

Corporate Litigation

• Precautionary measure in defense of a Brazilian energy holding company in dispute for a seat on the Board of Directors.
• Dissolution of partnership with the defense of the company and partners in a Start Up company valued at USD 30 million.

Administrative Litigation

• Writ of Mandamus filed in favor of the Brazilian Gaming Association discussing the legalization of gaming in Brazil.

International Disputes

• Participation with English lawyers in filing a lawsuit in England against an English company that operated in Brazil and left significant liabilities and its executives defendants in lawsuits.

Credit Recovery

• Credit recovery of approximately R$$90,000,000.00 in favor of an Investment Fund.
• Credit recovery of R$1,000,000.00 in favor of the consulting and commercial representation company.
• Action to recover credits of approximately R$$2,000,000.00 in favor of an individual investor.
• Action to recover credits of approximately R$$6,000,000.00 in favor of a Chilean financial institution.
• Extrajudicial measures to recover credit of approximately R$1,450,000.00 in favor of a financial advisory company.
• Action to recover credits of approximately R$$2,000,000.00 in favor of an individual investor.