Hapner Kroetz Advogados

Hapner Kroetz Advogados was established in 1994 in Curitiba, South Brazil, with the goal of managing all the legal problems faced by national and international clients – because of its wide range practice areas and the ability to carry out multidisciplinary projects, it has developed, throughout its history, the skills required to align a contemporary understanding of new business needs to rigid ethical and legal requirements, obtaining, on behalf of its clients, efficiency in results with maximum legal security. HK is a notable law firm with highly experience lawyers, and it is well known for advising its clients in matters related to M&A projects, corporate restructuring, international investments, real estate, timberland investment, agribusiness, infrastructure, and construction.

Senior Partners: Carlos Eduardo Manfredini Hapner and Tarcísio Araújo Kroetz

Partners: Fabio Artigas Grillo, Fabiola Polatti Cordeiro and Rodrigo Costenaro Cavali

Number of Lawyers: 40

Main Areas of Practice

The firm is organised in four practice groups.

Corporate: specialised in corporate and business law, M&A and legal due diligence, financing and investments, venture capital and private equity, corporate restructuring, real estate, timberland investments and environmental, agribusiness, antitrust, infrastructure, and construction.

Litigation: experience in corporate and commercial arbitration and mediation, and litigation on corporate, commercial, construction and consumer matters.

Tax: legal advice and litigation on corporate and business transactions and domestic and international investments, international trade, and customs.

Labour: HK provides guidance on litigation and counselling matters for companies, as well as legal support on M&A transactions.

CLIENTS: Hapner Kroetz Advogados’ main clients are local and foreign investors and leading companies of a wide range of industries, such as agribusiness, automotive, chemical, construction, consumer goods, educational, energy, healthcare, investment management, pulp and paper, media and telecommunication, and real estate development. The firm’s clients include, among others, Klabin, Alta-Rail Technology, Becton Dickinson, BO Paper, Berneck, Carrefour, CCR, Clear Channel, Compagas, Electrolux, Georgia-Pacific, Global Forest Partners, GRPCOM, Keytrade, Louisiana - Pacific, Tradener, Unimed, Uninter, Trane Technologies, Agres, Votorantim and Volvo.

LANGUAGES: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish.

Hapner Kroetz Advogados was established in 1994 in Curitiba, South Brazil, with the goal of managing all the legal problems faced by national and international clients – because of its wide range practice areas and the ability to carry out multidisciplinary projects, it has developed, throughout its history, the skills required to align a contemporary understanding of new business needs to rigid ethical and legal requirements, obtaining, on behalf of its clients, efficiency in results with maximum legal security. HK is a notable law firm with highly experience lawyers, and it is well known for advising its clients in matters related to M&A projects, corporate restructuring, international investments, real estate, timberland investment, agribusiness, infrastructure, and construction.

Senior Partners: Carlos Eduardo Manfredini Hapner and Tarcísio Araújo Kroetz

Partners: Fabio Artigas Grillo, Fabiola Polatti Cordeiro and Rodrigo Costenaro Cavali

Number of Lawyers: 40

Main Areas of Practice

The firm is organised in four practice groups.

Corporate: specialised in corporate and business law, M&A and legal due diligence, financing and investments, venture capital and private equity, corporate restructuring, real estate, timberland investments and environmental, agribusiness, antitrust, infrastructure, and construction.

Litigation: experience in corporate and commercial arbitration and mediation, and litigation on corporate, commercial, construction and consumer matters.

Tax: legal advice and litigation on corporate and business transactions and domestic and international investments, international trade, and customs.

Labour: HK provides guidance on litigation and counselling matters for companies, as well as legal support on M&A transactions.

CLIENTS: Hapner Kroetz Advogados’ main clients are local and foreign investors and leading companies of a wide range of industries, such as agribusiness, automotive, chemical, construction, consumer goods, educational, energy, healthcare, investment management, pulp and paper, media and telecommunication, and real estate development. The firm’s clients include, among others, Klabin, Alta-Rail Technology, Becton Dickinson, BO Paper, Berneck, Carrefour, CCR, Clear Channel, Compagas, Electrolux, Georgia-Pacific, Global Forest Partners, GRPCOM, Keytrade, Louisiana - Pacific, Tradener, Unimed, Uninter, Trane Technologies, Agres, Votorantim and Volvo.

LANGUAGES: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish.