Franco Leutewiler Henriques Advogados (FLH Advogados)

Firm overview: FLH Advogados has a concept of multi-area corporate law in a lean full-service model, focused on mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, capital markets, project financing, contracts, strategic litigation, arbitration and mediation, labor and tax.

The firm has more than 300 active clients and a history of leadership in the national agribusiness scenario, as well as in other sectors as capital markets, healthcare, technology, renewable energy, construction and real estate.

Main areas of practice
Agribusiness: The partners have a tradition and recognition in agribusiness, acting from legal advice in business and contractual matters, to strategic disputes, typical of the production chain of this sector of the economy.

Banking: The banking and financial law practice has long been recognized for technical precision, experience and market knowledge, both in domestic and multi-jurisdictional operations, advising financial institutions, multilateral organizations, credit funds, development banks, credit agencies, hedge funds, trading companies, sponsors and suppliers.

Capital markets: The firm works on offers with a deep understanding of the Brazilian market and specific issues related to the industry or sector of their business. Clients include securitization companies, assets, fintechs, DTVMs and CTVMs, credit funds, funds focused on illiquid assets, credit rights investment funds, commercial and investment banks, as well as Brazilian and foreign companies in various segments of the economy.

Corporate: The firm offers solid specialized legal support to partners, investors, companies and national and international financial institutions in different sectors of the economy to comply with Brazilian corporate law, as well as all applicable regulatory obligations.

Dispute resolution: The clients of the firm benefit from the performance of a team focused on mapping different strategies aimed at the best outcome of the case, whether for the prevention or resolution of disputes, both in domestic and multi-jurisdictional cases. The firm’s lawyers’ extensive experience involves a strong presence in the main sectors of the industry, with an emphasis on arbitration, mediation and strategic litigation.

Labor The firm advises clients on strategic labor litigation and advisory matters, including multidisciplinary matters related to compliance, data protection and competition.

Mergers and acquisitions: The area includes sophisticated transaction structuring, including the purchase and sale of equity interests and assets in Brazil or abroad and various corporate reorganizations, in the most diverse sectors of the economy. The team works in synergy with several other areas of the firm to propose the most efficient and appropriate structures.

Tax: The firm provides sophisticated solutions to a variety of tax issues – from tax litigation to business transactions –, ensuring full legal assistance to national and multinational companies. The team handles complex tax analysis on direct and indirect taxes, social security contributions and foreign trade, working together with other areas of the firm to design multidisciplinary solutions that boost clients’ businesses. The tax team advises clients on planning, structuring and conducting business for the purpose of mitigating tax risks and increasing tax efficiency.

Infrastructure: The office has a team specialized in infrastructure that offers support to clients in all phases of the infrastructure cycle. In the initial phase, it helps with business modeling and attracting investments. In the second phase, it helps with the negotiation of construction contracts and the legal management of contracts in conjunction with the client's engineering, until the work is delivered. In the commercial operation phase of the asset, it offers consultative support on all fronts of the implemented business.