Rayes & Fagundes Advogados Associados

Founding Partners: Ronaldo Rayes and João Paulo Fogaça de Almeida Fagundes.

Senior Partners: Paula Corina Santone, Carolina Taunay Joop, Eduardo Vital Chaves, Lígia Ribeiro Azevedo Sacardo, Renata Cavalcante de Oliveira, Maria Tereza Zambom Grazi, Flávio Sussumo Pizão Yoshida and Felipe Leoni Carteiro Leite Moreira

Managing Partner: Bruno Henrique Coutinho de Aguiar

Total number of partners: 11

Firm Overview:

Rayes e Fagundes Advogados Associados is a full-service law firm, with particular strength in the areas of corporate/M&A, tax, labour, litigation, and restructuring law. It has 27 years of existence in the Brazilian legal market, being well known for its presence in the pharmaceutical, real estate and technology sectors. The advice provided by the firm is always led by a partner, meaning clients can be assured they will always be speaking with an experienced lawyer.

Main Areas of Practice

Tax:

The team covers both consultancy and litigation work as well as offering legal opinions. It offers the full gamut of tax services. On the litigation front, the team has been particularly busy on tax recovery cases, acting before CARF as well as the lower and superior courts in the country. It is the go-to firm for pharmaceutical companies looking for tax advice and representation in Brazil.

Key contact: Bruno Aguiar.

Email:[email protected]

Tel: +55-11-98141-2741

Labour:

The team is well versed in all matters concerning labour, employment, and social security. It provides both litigation and consultancy services and has been extremely engaged in all discussions concerning the new labour reforms in Brazil. On the litigation front, the team is experienced in all levels of the courts, in a range of cases covering collective disputes and bargaining, occupational accidents, and disability, for example. It also has strong experience acting before the Ministry of Labour and Public Ministry of Labour. The group also advises on due diligence for M&As, union negotiations, variable pay schemes, voluntary redundancy, overtime issues, collective agreements, strikes, outsourcing, global mobility, and health and safety, amongst other matters.

Key contact: Paula Corina Santone.

Email:[email protected]

Tel: +55-11-99766-7550

Litigation:

The department is well equipped to act on all court levels in Brazil, being able to undertake both administrative and judicial litigation cases. The group has market-leading expertise in credit recovery cases. It acts on fraud investigations, class actions, civil disputes involving contracts and provides preventative litigation advice.

Key contacts: Eduardo Vital Chaves, Ligia Azevedo Ribeiro Sacardo and Renata Cavalcante de Oliveira.

Email:[email protected];[email protected];[email protected]

Tel: +55-11-94176-2026 ; +55-11-94292-5600;+55-11-94262-5755

Restructuring:

The department acts on relevant, strategic corporate restructuring and bankruptcy cases for its clients, being particularly strong representing creditors. It is active on both judicial and non-judicial restructuring matters. It often advises on preventative private debt restructuring negotiations and on purchase and sale transactions involving distressed assets and companies in special situations.

Key contacts: Eduardo Vital Chaves, Ligia Azevedo Ribeiro Sacardo and Renata Cavalcante de Oliveira.

E-mail:[email protected];[email protected];[email protected]

Tel: +55-11-94176-2026 ; +55-11-94292-5600; +55-11-94262-5755

Offices

São Paulo: +55 (11) 3050-2150

São Bernardo do Campo: +55 (11) 4550-5121

For press and all other enquiries, please email[email protected]

Founding Partners:Ronaldo Rayes and João Paulo Fogaça de Almeida Fagundes

Senior Partners:Carolina Taunay Joop , Paula Corina Santone, Eduardo Vital Chaves, Lígia Ribeiro Azevedo Sacardo, Renata Cavalcante de Oliveira, Maria Tereza Zambom Grazi, Flávio Sussumo Pizão Yoshida and Felipe Leoni Carteiro Leite Moreira

Managing Partner:Bruno Henrique Coutinho de Aguiar

Total number of partners:11

Firm Overview:

Rayes e Fagundes Advogados Associados is a full-service law firm, with particular strength in the areas of corporate/M&A, tax, labour, litigation, and restructuring law. It has 27 years of existence in the Brazilian legal market, being well known for its presence in the pharmaceutical, real estate and technology sectors. The advice provided by the firm is always led by a partner, meaning clients can be assured they will always be speaking with an experienced lawyer.

Main Areas of Practice

Corporate:

The team covers the full gamut of corporate services, ranging from day-to-day advice and legal opinions to complex cross-border M&A transactions (covering all phases of an M&A deal, from its first negotiations to post-closing advice). It acts on due diligence and offers advice to foreign businesses looking to start operating in Brazil.

Key contacts: Carolina Taunay Joop

Email:[email protected]

Tel: +55 11 97543-0966

Tax:

The team covers both consultancy and litigation work as well as offering legal opinions. It offers the full gamut of tax services. On the consultation front, it provides relevant day-to-day advice to clients, including on issues related to direct and indirect taxation, due diligence, tax planning, and tax optimisation and recovery. It is the go-to firm for pharmaceutical companies looking for tax advice and representation in Brazil.

Key contact: Bruno Aguiar.

Email:[email protected]

Tel: +55-11-98141-2741

Real Estate:

The real estate department covers both litigation and consultancy matters. As well as representing clients in complex litigation cases, it also offers advice on the structuring a broad range of real estate developments (residential, commercial, or industrial, including hotels and shopping malls), assists clients with the drafting and negotiating of various types of contracts – such as sales, lease, built to suit and rural area partnership agreements – and in implementing developments and allotments. The firm also has broad knowledge and experience in conducting real estate due diligence and handling regularizations and other procedures before real estate registries and the Government Property Management Office (SPU).

Key contact: Carolina Taunay Joop.

Email:[email protected]

Tel: +55-11-97543-0966

Wealth Planning:

Our team focuses on legal, financial, and tax strategies to manage and transfer wealth efficiently across generations. Our work encompasses estate and succession planning, asset protection and tax optimization, drafting and structuring wills and testaments, setting-up trusts abroad, preparing shareholders' agreements and family governance structures. Lawyers of different practice areas collaborate to provide a comprehensive strategy that meets the client's goals while navigating complex legal frameworks.

Key contact: Carolina Taunay Joop

Email:[email protected]

Tel: +55 -11- 97543-0966

Offices

São Paulo: +55 (11) 3050-2150

São Bernardo do Campo: +55 (11) 4550-5121

For press and all other enquiries, please email[email protected]

Founding Partners:Ronaldo Rayes and João Paulo Fogaça de Almeida Fagundes

Senior Partners: Carolina Taunay Joop, Paula Corina Santone, Eduardo Vital Chaves, Lígia Ribeiro Azevedo Sacardo, Renata Cavalcante de Oliveira, Maria Tereza Zambom Grazi, Flávio Sussumo Pizão Yoshida and Felipe Leoni Carteiro Leite Moreira.

Managing Partner:Bruno Henrique Coutinho de Aguiar

Total number of partners:11

Firm Overview:

Rayes e Fagundes Advogados Associados is a full-service law firm, with particular strength in the areas of Corporate/M&A, Tax, Labour, Litigation, and Restructuring. It has more than 27 years of existence in the Brazilian Legal Market, being well known for its presence in the Pharmaceutical, real estate, and technology sectors. What makes us different is that our partners always listen carefully and understand our clients’ needs first, putting them at the center to provide the right legal advice.

Main Areas of Practice

Digital Law:

The group provides cutting-edge advice, always in tune with the most recent legislative scenario for this fast-changing area of law. The team assists clients in issues relating to technology agreements, privacy policies, terms of use and of service, as well as any other digital legal instruments and LGPD. It aims to foster the establishment of new businesses, the advancement of well-established businesses, and the growth of a digital economy. It is sought after by a wide-ranging clientele that comes from a variety of sectors, such as technology, pharmaceutical, educational, and banking.

Key contact: Felipe Leoni Carteiro Leite Moreira

Email: [email protected]

Tel: +55 -11- 3050-2397

Offices

São Paulo: +55 (11) 3050-2150

São Bernardo do Campo: +55 (11) 4550-5121

For press and all other enquiries, please email:[email protected]