Agribusiness
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 5
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Provided by Trench Rossi Watanabe
Trench Rossi Watanabe has a team specialized in all areas related to agribusiness, attentive to the trends in clients' interests, businesses, investments and demands. We are prepared to provide competent, objective and unique legal advice. Our specific knowledge allows us to provide legal advice on various aspects of activities, such as those related to investment strategy, including strategic or financial investment via private equity and venture capital funds, as well as through other governmental and private funding mechanisms.
Regarding environmental matters, our expertise comprises licensing, regularizing protected areas (permanent preservation areas and legal reserve areas), consulting competent authorities on compliance measures, sanitary and public health matters, negotiating consent agreements with environmental authorities, environmental management, auditing and other organizational practices.
As regards commercial and real estate aspects, we have solid experience with regularizing ownership and analysis of title chains, advising on legal restrictions and limitations applicable to rural property ownership, drafting and negotiating contracts and deeds with rural producers, technical advisers and intermediary/tolling companies in connection with all levels of agribusiness.
We are also focused on financing mechanisms for producers and other agribusiness players and related securities and tax analysis of the burdens and risks associated with each business model.
Chambers Review
Trench Rossi Watanabe provides advice on the full gamut of agribusiness matters, including investments, M&A and other transactions. The team also provides guidance on project structuring and assistance with sustainable practices. The firm frequently advises clients from the food, agriculture and fertiliser industries.
Work Highlights
- Trench Rossi represented Alliance One Brasil Exportadora de Tabacosin filing a lawsuit before the federal court seeking for the annulment of a tax assessment related to the amortization of goodwill with a matter value of around USD87 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Their multidisciplinary team provides valuable legal advice in agribusiness, giving me confidence when it comes to high complexity matters and legally efficient alternatives involving my business."
"Their agribusiness knowledge is very broad. Trench Rossi's responsiveness and compliance with deadlines are very assertive."
"Their knowledge in agribusiness is great; they display resourcefulness as they understand well the particularities of this sector. They are responsive, meet the deadlines and very easy to work with."
"Their multidisciplinary team provides valuable legal advice in agribusiness, giving me confidence when it comes to high complexity matters and legally efficient alternatives involving my business."
"Their agribusiness knowledge is very broad. Trench Rossi's responsiveness and compliance with deadlines are very assertive."
"Their knowledge in agribusiness is great; they display resourcefulness as they understand well the particularities of this sector. They are responsive, meet the deadlines and very easy to work with."
Notable Practitioners
Alvaro Gallo is an experienced practitioner noted for his ability to handle M&A transactions, as well as assisting with strategic cooperation agreements, tax and regulatory matters in the field.
"Alvaro is an expert lawyer who is diligent and knows how to lead teams."
"He is proactive and seeks to fulfil his client's needs. Alvaro is updated with what is happening in the industry and brings a lot of insight and advice to our company."
"Alvaro is a lawyer who is always pro-deal in M&A cases. He is highly resolutive bringing solutions instead of problems. We really like working with him."
"Alvaro's professionalism has always been high standard and outstanding. He knows the industry very well and is capable of developing a clear understanding of our needs."