Madeira, Valentim & Gallardo Advogados

MVGA is a law firm founded in 2011 that renders strategic law services to domestic and international clients, mainly in corporate, tax and litigation, uniting the qualification and experience of its professionals acquired throughout the years, both in Brazil and abroad.

MVGA was created to meet the existing demand for high quality and specialty law firms with personalized and effective treatment in several industries (e.g., Agribusiness, Automotive, Consumer, Education, Energy, Foreign Trade, Infrastructure, Logistics, Mining, Pharmaceutical, Real Estate, Technology & Telecommunications, among others).

Guided by ethics, technical excellence and personnel availability, the firm provides full support in constant search of viable businesses and of quick and creative solutions.

MVGA and its partners have been consistently appointed by companies as one of the most admired firms and lawyers in Brazil, such as in Chambers Global, Chambers Brazil, Who’s Who Legal, LACCA Approved, Leaders League, Análise Advocacia 500 and The Legal 500.

MAIN PRACTICE AREAS 

CORPORATE 

• MVGA and its partners are specialized in drafting and negotiating domestic and international contracts for the various sectors for which it operates, being recognized as one of the most admired firms and lawyers in the area in Brazil.
• In relation to the Construction & Infrastructure sectors, MVGA has extensive experience with the most varied contracting models (EPC, cost plus, EPCM, BOT, DBOT, among others), as well as with international contract forms, such as the FIDIC, AIA and ConsensusDocs forms, and the team is also specialized in commercial contracts, consortium and real estate contracts.
• In addition to drafting and negotiating contracts, the firm also provides legal contract management services, advising clients on the preparation of strategic communications and claims.
• The firm helps the clients in corporate structuring for new businesses, in restructuring existing businesses, in estate planning and in tax advisory for the relevant issues.
• MVGA has also notably expertise in corporate disputes and litigation before judicial courts and arbitration courts, participating both as arbitrators and acting as attorneys on behalf of the clients.
• MVGA acts with a proactive approach advising financial institutions and lending parties in several operations on the financial and capital markets with a broad range of purposes.
• MVGA’s team has notable experience in funding for real estate development and investment, having acted in several public offers of quotas of Real Estate Investment Funds and Real Estate Receivables Certificates with many different underlaying structures (standard leases, built-to-suit leases, real estate bank credit, corporate bonds, purchase and sale receivables, surface rights receivables, and others).

LITIGATION 

• MVGA has extensive experience in complex and strategic civil litigation in general, mainly legal proceedings involving public and private construction projects, commercial disputes, corporate conflicts and special real estate litigation (tenancy, possessory, rectification, among others) and public law (expropriations and administrative easements).
• The litigation team also has relevant experience in class actions (civil class actions and “ações populares”) involving the various economic sectors.
• The team’s differential is a proactivity, combined with deep knowledge of the sectors, which leads to positive results in the disputes of the clients.
• In view of such differentials, MVGA and its partners are recognized by the market as one of the most admired law firms in Brazil in Civil Litigation and Real Estate Law.

TAX AREA 

• MVGA provides complete legal advice in the tax area to companies in all industries, both in consulting and litigation, being recognized by clients and the market as one of the most admired law firms in Brazil in Tax Law and in Tax Litigation.
• The main differentials of the firm in this area are the deep knowledge and experience of our team in tax litigation, proactive and pragmatic performances, and the high win rates in tax disputes.
• The firm has extensive experience in tax litigation throughout the country in relevant tax discussions at federal, state and municipal levels, as well as in tax installment programs, among others.
• MVGA sponsors tax theses for companies in different industries and has extensive experience in the management of portfolios of tax cases and legal evaluation of tax proceedings (contingencies/chances of success/performance strategy).
• The firm has extensive experience in tax advisory, including tax due diligence, participation of tax committees, related to domestic (commerce, industry and services sectors) and international transactions (customs law, tax classification of goods and services, cross border transactions, etc.).
• MVGA also assists the clients in the obtaining and renewal of Debt Clearance Certificates (CNDs), as well as in the required legal support for the negotiation and submission of tax administrative requests before the authorities (e.g., tax transactions, tax installments programs, special regimes, etc.).

Corporate Area: Full Assistance in corporate transactions (M&A, joint ventures and corporate associations, Project Finance, Agribusiness, Technology and Foreign Trade), Infrastructure & Construction (Civil Construction Projects, Steel Production Projects, Mining Projects, Logistics Projects, Energy Projects, Sanitation, Contract Negotiation, Pre-Litigation, Government Contracts and Public Bids, , Standard Drafts and Training, among others), Real Estate and Compliance (Risk assessment and development of ethics, compliance, and anti-corruption programs).
Contacts: Victor Madeira Filho and Vinicius Nogueira Franco

Tax Area: Full Tax Advice to companies, both in consulting and litigation, being recognized by clients and the market as one of the most admired law firms in Brazil in Tax Controversy and Tax Law. The main differentials of our firm in this area are the deep knowledge and experience of our team in tax litigation, proactive and pragmatic performances, and the high win rates in tax disputes. Our services include: Tax Litigation (Preliminary Phase, Follow up of Tax Inspections, Administrative and Judicial Tax Litigation, both at the federal, state and municipal levels, including social security); Tax Consulting (Legal Opinions with respect to the Brazilian tax impacts on domestic and international/ cross-border transactions, Customs Law, International Tax, Transfer Pricing, Taxation of Foreign Profits, Double Tax Treaties, International Corporate Reorganization, among others).
Contact: Geraldo Valentim Neto

Litigation/Arbitration Area: Litigation in civil, administrative and commercial law, Complex Litigation (domestic and international – involving private and public entities, involving Infrastructure & Construction, Corporate and contractual disputes, Foreign Trade, Financial Agreements, Capital Market, Civil liability and consumer relations, Environmental Law), Arbitration, mediation and negotiation (domestic and international).
Contacts: Danilo Gallardo Correia and Victor Madeira Filho

Offices: São Paulo