Client Defense in Disputes with Partners

Acting in a contentious corporate case, in which the Client currently has disagreements in relation to the other partners of the transport company, which includes an administrative process before JUCESP and a contentious situation with other partners of the Company, making it necessary to adopt administrative and, if necessary, judicial measures, in order to reestablish its condition […]

Corporate Pre-Litigation Practice in the Investment Sector

We acted in a corporate pre-litigation in the investment and fund sector, involving millions of dollars. The counter-notification refutes the claim that the partnership relationship began before the formal signing of the contract, confirming that the official start occurred with this signing. We also clarified that the vesting period is 30 months, and we reject the […]

Defense in Early Production of Evidence on Software and IP

Acting in defense of a client in an action for early production of evidence in the technology sector, in which the Plaintiffs requested an expert report to verify the functioning of a software product in accordance with the contract. They allegedly claimed that the product would increase the company’s revenue, but ignored that the negotiation also involved the transfer of intellectual property. The defense […]

Mega Tech Company: An Example of Our Expertise in Unfair Competition Disputes in the Tech Sector

The Asian technology company Mega exemplifies our track record with its importance in the technology sector, where we provide specialized legal services in unfair competition disputes. The case, involving mutual allegations of unfair competition between antivirus applications, is in a complex settlement phase, with amounts ranging from R$$0.00 to R$$74,000,000.00. The client is a […]

Distinguishing: Definition and Applicability

By Vitor Antony Ferrari, Ivan Kubala and Nicoly Crepaldi Minchuerri* When deciding on a specific procedural issue, the judge is obliged to provide a basis for his/her understanding, under penalty of the decision rendered being considered null and void. To substantiate this, he/she uses, among other legal grounds, the precedents established by the Superior Courts on the thesis debated in the specific case, which serve to […]

Non-attachability of property transferred in trust     

By: Vitor Ferrari and Ivan Kubala. After a unanimous decision, the 3rd Panel of the Superior Court of Justice ruled that a property given as a fiduciary guarantee cannot be seized, the seizure of which was requested in an action to enforce condominium expenses that were the responsibility of the fiduciary debtor. In other words, according to the Court’s understanding, the property given as a fiduciary guarantee […]

CPF – Document accepted for identification throughout Brazil, did you know that?

By: Vitor Ferrari and Ivan Kubala On January 11, 2023, Law 14,534/2023 was published in the Official Gazette of the Union, whose legal text, in addition to amending other legal provisions, established the registration number in the Individual Taxpayer Registry, the CPF, as “unique and sufficient for identifying the citizen in public service databases”. In addition, […]

The Institute of Disregard of Legal Personality    

By: Vitor Ferrari and Ivan Kubala In December 2022, President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) fully vetoed Bill 3,401/08, whose legal text provided for changes to the Institute of Disregard of Legal Personality, a procedure already provided for in the national legal system and through which it is temporarily removed, and only in exceptional cases, […]