Advocacia Fernanda Hernandez

Managing Partner: Fernanda Hernandez

Firm Overview:

Advocacia Fernanda Hernandez is a Brazilian law firm established in 1990 in Brasília. From the very beginning, the firm has been deeply committed to its clients, always looking for the greatest outcomes through ethical principles and transparency.The Fernanda Hernandez Law Firm stands out for his performance in the First Instance of Federal Court of the Judicial Section of Federal District, Common Justice of Federal District and Territories, Courts of Justice of Federal District and Territories, Federal Regional Court of First Region, Regional Labor Court, Superior Labor Court, Superior Court and Supreme Court. The legal advice given by our office members also covers administrative demands on the Board of Tax Appeals (CARF), the National Department of Mineral Production (DNPM), the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA), the Ministry of Justice and the Finance Department of the Federal District. Thr firm also has a strong knowledge in acting as amicus curiae on matters submitted to trial in Supreme Court and Superior Courts of Brazil in cases of general repercussion and repetitive petitions. Furthermore the firm acts as a legal correspondent, in Brasília for the legal departments of various companies and for many law firms from the several localities in Brazil. The firm has its legal practice in the following branches of activities: constitutional, tax, administrative, labour, social security, mining, civil and real estate. In addition, the clients that utilise its services come from various sectors in Brazil as: construction, public sanitation, financial institutions, steel mills, food and beverage industries, cosmetics, sugar and alcohol fuel industries, data processing companies, petroleum industries, environmental engineering, collective transportation, mining and real estate.

Main Areas of Practice:

Constitutional Law:

The firm primarily acts on topics related to constitutional law. Its lawyers promote the issuance of legal opinions and advice, especially as a preventive matter. The firm aims to guide strategies towards the ongoing proceedings in accordance to the current jurisprudence and determinations of the Supreme Court of Brazil with the writing of legal opinions and provision of services in original actions and appeals, as well as to provide legal services of any constitutional nature to its clients.

Practice Contacts: Fernanda Guimarães Hernandez (fhernandez@hernandez. adv.br), Luciana Marques dos Reis Frattini ([email protected]), Rafaella Alencar Ribeiro ([email protected]), Rebeca Azevedo da Silva (razevedo@hernandez. adv.br),Gabriel Ribeiro Gonçalves Ramos ([email protected]), Rodrigo Gabriel Alarcon ([email protected]), Verônica de Camargo Golfetto ([email protected])

Tax:

The firm elaborates anticipatory legal advice, as well as any further consultation on federal and local tax matters with deep understanding of the jurisprudence of the courts and in matters highlighted as “General Repercussion” by the Supreme Court and as “Repetitive Resources” by the Superior Court of Justice, for use in the defense and in judicial procedures.It provides legal defence in tax audits and supports, with distinction, any administrative or legal proceeding. Moreover, it acts in tax proceedings and tax and social security litigation, real estate and local taxation, corporate taxation, indirect tax recovery, social security consulting and special tax regimes. And also in the defense preparation of administrative proceedings, especially before the Board of Tax Appeals (CARF) and before the Department of Finance of the Federal District, as well as consultations, opinions and “due diligence.

Practice Contacts: Fernanda Guimarães Hernandez (fhernandez@hernandez. adv.br), Luciana Marques dos Reis Frattini ([email protected]), Rafaella Alencar Ribeiro ([email protected]),Rebeca Azevedo da Silva (razevedo@hernandez. adv.br),Gabriel Ribeiro Gonçalves Ramos ([email protected]), Rodrigo Gabriel Alarcon ([email protected]), Verônica de Camargo Golfetto ([email protected])

Administrative Law:

Advocacia Fernanda Hernandez assists its clients in administrative litigation, including administrative impropriety, administrative contracts and licitation. As a further matter, its work is directed to the study of regulations, acts and laws issued by the various regulatory agencies resident in Brasília, in order to optimise the activities related to the products and services that are subject of the government inspection. The firm provides advice and monitors licitation procedures, administrative procedures of misconduct and public civil procedure. And the legal advice provided by our professionals covers also administrative demands to, the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA), the National Institute of Colonization and Agrarian Reform (INCRA), the Ministry of Justice and other executive agencies.

Practice Contacts: Fernanda Guimarães Hernandez ([email protected]), Luciana Marques dos Reis Frattini ([email protected]), Rafaella Alencar Ribeiro (ralencar@hernandez. adv.br), Rebeca Azevedo da Silva (razevedo@ hernandez.adv.br), Gabriel Ribeiro Gonçalves Ramos ([email protected]), Rodrigo Gabriel Alarcon ([email protected]), Verônica de Camargo Golfetto ([email protected])

Labour & Social Security:

The firm assists its clients in labour and social security litigations in general. Its main objectives are to provide preventive advice in order to outline further procedures and to provide its clients with the best outcomes towards its legal services. Moreover, it deals with employment contracts, human resources, collective bargaining (collective transportation) and labour relations, dismissals and rearrangement, labour planning and revisions, arbitration and litigation, advisory services in judicial disputes, administrative and contentious proceedings (including sportive contentious labour proceedings).

Practice Contacts: Luiz José Guimarães Falcão ([email protected]).

Mining:

The firm aims to provide its clients with legal advice and advocacy in administrative and judicial proceedings towards the mining branch of law, especially in royalties matters. It aims to guide companies regarding the application of the existing legislation concerning the mining rights, particularly in obtaining research permissions and mining concessions with the National Department of Mineral Production (DNPM). Promote advice and defense in administrative and judicial proceedings, especially pertaining to the Financial Compensation for Exploration of Mineral Resources (CFEM).

Pratice Contact: Fernanda Guimarães Hernandez ([email protected]).

Civil Law:

Advocacia Fernanda Hernandez provides a preventive consulting service in order to assist its clients towards the preparation of contracts (and their revision), general documents and agreements. Moreover supports its clients in negotiation conflicts by performing these procedures and by concluding legal transactions. Also, it offers advocacy services on the most general judicial proceedings, especially related to bonds, family law and successions, especially.

Practice Contacts:Fernanda Guimarães Hernandez ([email protected]), Luciana Marques dos Reis Frattini ([email protected]), Rafaella Alencar Ribeiro (ralencar@hernandez. adv.br), Rebeca Azevedo da Silva (razevedo@ hernandez.adv.br),Gabriel Ribeiro Gonçalves Ramos ([email protected]), Rodrigo Gabriel Alarcon ([email protected]), Verônica de Camargo Golfetto ([email protected])

Property Law:

The firm provides legal advice, including “due diligence”, for the purchase or exchange of property and participation in special purpose company, opening or defensing of legal proceedings until the final decision, with the practice of all proceedings, and advises on bidding for acquisition of property, with legal actions if necessary.Furthermore it helps with the development of allotments, parceling of land, establishment of condominiums and detached assets institution. Administration for approval of real estate projects including the issuance of the occupancy permission from the public administration, consulting for legal management of defaulters in the real estate portfolio, and development and termination of contracts. And also acts on real estate litigation in the incorporator responsibility processes, real rights, possessory, adverse possession, prohibitory interdict, writs of mandamus, among others where the team is specialized in conducting agreements in order to reduce the time and cost of litigation.

Practice Contacts:Fernanda Guimarães Hernandez ([email protected]), Luciana Marques dos Reis Frattini ([email protected]), Rafaella Alencar Ribeiro (ralencar@hernandez. adv.br), Rebeca Azevedo da Silva (razevedo@ hernandez.adv.br), Gabriel Ribeiro Gonçalves Ramos ([email protected]), Rodrigo Gabriel Alarcon ([email protected]), Verônica de Camargo Golfetto ([email protected])

Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish, French.