03/04/2025
On April 3, 2025, the rankings for the Contentious 2025 cycle of the Chambers Brazil guide were released. This year, we are proud to be among the leading law firms with the highest number of ranked departments and lawyers. We have been recognized in 8 practice area rankings and received 11 individual recognitions for our …
18/02/2025
We are proud to announce that our partner Leticia Provedel was the winner of The Legal 500 Brazil Awards 2025, in the category ‘Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year’. The award ceremony took place last week, on February 13, 2025, in São Paulo. We congratulate Leticia and the entire team on this achievement!
13/02/2025
Chambers & Partners announced the results of the Chambers Global 2025 guide on February 13th, 2025, showcasing our performance on the global stage. This year, 7 of our practice areas received recognition and 10 of our lawyers have been individually recognized across 12 practice areas. See the consolidated results below. Ranked practice areas: Corporate/M&A: Highly …
08/01/2025
We are honored to announce that our tax partner, Giácomo Paro, will succeed Guilherme Rizzo Amaral as CEO and will begin his three-year term starting on January 1, 2025. According to Giácomo, one of his goals as the new CEO is to consolidate our firm’s position in the Brazilian market by reinforcing our commitment to …
24/09/2024
Brazil Approves New Legal Framework For Clinical Trial With Humans. Federal Law Establishes Rights And Duties For Researchers, Sponsors, And Participants In Clinical Trials With Humans On May 29, 2024, the President of the Republic sanctioned Federal Law 14,874/2024, which established the principles, guidelines, and rules for conducting clinical trials with humans by public or …
02/09/2024
Known as the Clinical Research Law, Federal Law # 14.874/2024 came into force on August 28th, 2024. 1. Main Objectives of the Clinical Research Law: Foster technical-scientific development. Improve legal security for those involved in clinical research. Reduce approval times for conducting clinical research in Brazil. Protect the dignity, safety, and well-being of research participants. …
09/08/2024
Cetesb Board Decision No. 056/2024/E (DD), published on July 30, 2024, regulated the grouping into blocks of the stages of contaminated areas management. Also, a detailed procedure was established for requesting Technical Opinions and submitting the corresponding reports, seeking greater efficiency and clarity in the process of rehabilitating contaminated areas. The stages of the environmental …
09/08/2024
On July 30, 2024, Cetesb published its new Board Decision No. 051/2024/P (DD), which revoked DD No. 127/2021/P and established a new procedure for demonstrating compliance with waste take-back system within the scope of environmental licensing in the state of São Paulo. The procedure covers all manufacturers, importers, distributors and traders of the products detailed …
09/08/2024
Resolution No. 50, published on July 3, 2024, within the scope of the São Paulo State Department of Agriculture and Supply (“SAA”), establishes the steps to be observed in the Rural Environmental Registry System of the State of São Paulo (SICAR-SP) by the owner or possessor of the rural property, in order to obtain Environmental …
02/08/2024
Establishes procedures for the transfer of the allocations from the fixed-odds betting lottery revenue. Ordinance SPA/MF No. 1,212, dated 07/30/2024, addresses the procedures for transferring the allocations from the fixed-odds betting lottery revenue, as outlined in §1-A of Article 30 of Law No. 13,756, dated December 12, 2018. The initiative will encompass the revenue from …