Tauil & Chequer - affiliated with Mayer Brown LLP

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Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown (T&C) is a full service firm, offering clients in-depth local knowledge combined with global reach.The firm has more than 70 lawyers in Brazil, representing local and international businesses in their domestic and cross-border activities. The firm offers clients the full range of legal services and has a particularly strong and long-standing presence in the energy, oil and gas and infrastructure industries.

Main areas of practice

Oil & gas: Tauil & Chequer Advogados is one of the leading energy firms in Brazil, with a longstanding presence and particular reputation in the oil and gas markets. In the late 1990s, the lawyers at T&C were responsible for crafting the Petroleum Law, the Brazilian Concession Agreement model form and the Government Take Decree. Since then the firm has represented both national and international oil and gas companies in Brazil and elsewhere in connection with a wide variety of legal matters, including their investments in Brazil, M&A and farm in/farm out transactions, projects development as well as tax, regulatory, labour and litigation matters. The firm represents clients with operations around the world, including Africa. For years the firm has advised major participants in the energy sector across the entire spectrum of their operations and have acted as counsel of choice with regard to significant transactions and litigation matters.

Corporate & securities: The firm’s lawyers work on public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, including FIDC securitisations, domestic and cross-border M&A, joint ventures and corporate restructurings.The firm represents issuers and underwriters, analysing, structuring, negotiating and managing the diverse issues that arise in corporate financing transactions, including reporting and compliance. T&C’s lawyers are highly specialised in the development of investment funds with special features such as the investment funds in credit rights, equity funds, infrastructure,fund investments and funds, in sectors such as energy, petrochemical, ethanol, public transportation, real estate, financial institutions and insurance companies. T&C advises on foreign investments in Brazil, as well as on the investment of Brazilian capital abroad. The firm also advises financial institutions on the structuring of operations and financial products, asset management, regulatory matters, and the acquisition and reorganisation of financial institutions.

Banking & finance: The firm regularly represents borrowers and lenders on bilateral, syndicated or structured loans, Inter-American Development Bank financings and other financings involving multilaterals and export-credit agencies.The firm’s lawyers advise on pre-export trade financings for Brazilian borrowers, and are familiar with the structures employed to take security over contract receivables, collection accounts, crops, goods in warehouses, and goods in transit. The firm is also highly experienced in structuring complex financial transactions such as securitisations and project finance. Its attorneys advise on both domestic and international projects,with particular experience in the energy sector.

Litigation & dispute resolution: The firm represents clients before all the judicial and administrative courts in Brazil, including national and international arbitration bodies. In addition to their experience in negotiations and complex civil and commercial litigations, the firm’s attorneys are experienced in representing multiple interests in the bankruptcy processes, the judicial and extrajudicial recovery of companies, including debt restructurings, credit recovery, and in company / asset acquisitions on behalf of debtors and creditors. The firm offers extensive assistance to multinational and Brazilian companies on antitrust matters.

Tax: The firm offers comprehensive tax compliance and tax planning advice as well as representation in judicial and administrative proceedings. The firm understands the tax aspects of investment projects, capital market, corporate, project finance, and M&A transactions, and all tax issues associated with bankruptcy and reorganisation procedures. T&C provides general corporate tax advice relating to tax reporting and returns of Brazilian direct and indirect taxes.The firm’s international tax practice is recognised as one of the best in Brazil. It encompasses transactional planning, compliance, audits, and matters associated with expatriate taxation, compliance, and tax returns preparation. The firm’s tax litigation team is experienced in handling multimillion dollar tax cases in Brazil, and assisting clients with proceedings in both the administrative and judicial sphere.

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

Rio de Janeiro

Rua Teixeira de Freitas, 31 – 9º andar

20021-902, Centro

Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Brazil

Tel: +55 21 2127 4210

Fax: +55 21 2127 4211

São Paulo

Av. Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek, 1455 – 5° e 6° andares

04543-011, São Paulo, SP

Brazil

Tel: +55 11 2504 4210

Fax: +55 11 2504 4211

mkt-brazil@mayerbrown.com

www.tauilchequer.com.br