Xavier Bragança Advogados

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Xavier Bragança Advogados was founded in 1995 by a group of specialised lawyers with the same goal: providing our clients with the best responses to their needs, both pointing to solutions and identifying opportunities to be seized.

An unfaltering commitment to the highest professional and business standards have led to a widespread recognition of the firm as one of the most reliable, effective and innovative in the Brazilian legal market in different areas. Our lawyers have been trained not only to develop an irreproachable technical expertise, but also to know our clients’ businesses and understand how their industries work. As a result, they have continuously been appointed among the leaders in their fields by different independent publications. We seek to preserve such record by recruiting the most talented individuals with the same degree of dedication and technical excellence.

Our personalised approach and the belief that partners and associates should be fully available have earned us a wide array of clients, both national and international, from industries as varied as financial services, telecoms, energy, infrastructure, mining, oil & gas, technology, pharmaceuticals, insurance, etc, many of which are Fortune 500 companies. The enduring relationships with such clients have allowed us to attain an in-depth knowledge of their fields of work, which translates into a more business-oriented and pragmatic support to their activities.

Xavier Bragança has been involved in some of the most groundbreaking mergers and acquisitions, securities, infrastructure and telecommunications deals in Brazil in recent years, and equally advised and represented clients in highly complex tax issues, litigation and restructurings. Being in the forefront in different areas has bestowed us with the expertise that can only be gained from experience.

With offices in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasília, and a strong relationship with some of the most relevant firms in Latin America, the United States and Europe, we are prepared to assist our clients both internally and in cross-border deals.

Our partners, associates and administrative staff believe that a resolute commitment to our principles will continue to produce what we endear the most: challenging work and exceeding the client’s expectations.

Main areas of practice

Antitrust: Advice on merger control regulations and representation in antitrust agencies.

Arbitration/litigation: Representation of clients in administrative proceedings, judicial lawsuits and arbitration, including cross-border disputes.

Banking & finance: Legal counsel in the development of financial products, syndicated loans, project financing, public-private partnerships and securitisations. Advice on regulatory matters and compliance with the Central Bank of Brazil’s and the Brazilian Securities Commission’s regulations.

Corporate and M&A: Advice on mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructurings and on day-to-day businesses, company formation and joint venture structuring, as well as on local private acquisitions or cross-border acquisitions involving Brazilian and foreign parties, having participated in many of the most relevant transactions Brazil has seen in recent years.

Capital markets: Advice on issuance of shares, debentures and securities in the Brazilian capital market, public offerings, investment funds and swap transactions.

Energy, oil & gas: Advice on structuring power plant projects, energy transmission, distribution and construction projects, facilities and thermoelectric power stations operations, including EPC, O&M, gas supply contracts, regulatory contracts, and others.

Environmental: Advice on compliance with federal, state and municipal environmental legislation.

Insolvency & restructuring: Corporate reorganisation, bankruptcy, extrajudicial liquidation, recovery and reorganisation of debts, assistance to creditors, lessors, debtors and investment funds.

Insurance: Advice on insurance agreements, regulation and compliance.

Tax: Advice on the tax implications of acquisitions, corporate restructuring, financings, foreign investments and other transactions, as well as representation of clients in administrative and judicial proceedings.

Labour: Advice on compliance with laws and regulations and representation of clients in administrative proceedings and judicial lawsuits.

Real estate: Advice on real estate deals in general.

Telecoms: Advice on regulatory, corporate, contract, antitrust and tax issues faced by telecom companies in their day-to-day activities and in corporate restructuring projects.

Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish, French and Italian.

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