Machado Meyer Sendacz e Opice Advogados

Main areas of practice
Banking, insurance and finance: Legal advice on structuring complex financial transactions, creating and implementing various types of sector-related products and services, and support to the relationship of its clients with regulators.

Capital markets: Machado Meyer participates in public offerings of shares and other securities, initial public offerings (IPOs), issuance of debt securities abroad, corporate restructuring, M&A transactions involving public companies, as well as going public, listing and de-listing procedures.

Competition and antitrust: Conducting mergers related to transactions between large Brazilian companies, cross-border transactions notified simultaneously in several countries and transactions involving regulated markets that require articulation and coordination with CADE and other regulatory agencies involved.

Compliance, investigations and corporate governance: The way companies conduct their business has been greatly impacted by legislation and societal expectations in recent years. The anti-corruption law and other regulations related to governance and business conduct, as well as the excessive exposure to which companies are subject, have made it essential to adopt initiatives to prevent integrity risks. In this scenario, specialized legal advice plays a key role in mitigating and responding to risks.

Corporate: Assistance in all procedures related to business law and strengthening of corporate governance systems to reduce exposure to risks, ensure legal compliance and help boost business.

Crisis management: Experience in complex cases and a multidisciplinary approach are Machado Meyer’s greatest assets to help businesses through any given tribulation as quickly and as safely as possible. The focus is to deter the crises’ impacts, preserve the company’s reputation, minimise losses, and safeguard and accelerate the client’s business.

Environmental: The firm provides legal advice to clients throughout the implementation, environmental licensing process and state supervision of business ventures and projects, establishing a strong dialogue with investors, decision-makers, and stakeholders in order to negotiate terms, mitigate potential risks and develop business-oriented solutions.

Infrastructure and energy: The firm assists investors with public bidding processes and the development of regulated activities through public-private partnerships, concessions, permissions, or authorisations, as well as risk-assessment and structuring of complex projects, always aiming at maximising the clients’ return on investment and implementing innovative solutions in relation to project financing, derivatives, investment funds, securitisations, issuance of debt and other securities.

Labour and employment: The firm provides guidance on all aspects of the legislation for companies and organisations. It seeks to keep clients always up to date on changes in labour laws and rules that may affect labour relations, so that they may have the necessary elements to make the best decisions possible. The firm also has strong transactional and litigation teams in this field of law, often assisting clients with the labour aspects of major M&A transactions and strategic litigation.

Litigation: Preserving value is just as important as seeking new opportunities. We are prepared to serve our clients in the most diverse forms of disputes, always seeking the best results, with a high degree of effectiveness, creativity, and efficiency.

M&A and private equity: Machado Meyer advises domestic and international companies of all sizes in strategic M&A transactions for the expansion, development or sale of their business, presenting innovative solutions in relation to deal-structuring and providing advice to ensure legal certainty over the transactions.

Real estate: The firm advises clients on the development of real estate projects, preparing for any acquisition, financing, construction, partnerships and joint ventures, as well as on the structuring real estate collateral, leases, ‘built to- suit’ contracts, leasing, regularisation of rural and urban property, among other transactions, including deals that involve international partners and sophisticated financial mechanisms.

Restructuring and insolvency: As one of the most traditional debt restructuring and insolvency practices in Brazil, Machado Meyer mainly represents the interests of creditors and investors, exploring alternative agreements and maximising opportunities.

Tax: The firm provides advice on the interpretation and application of tax rules and regulations stemming from all spheres of the public administration. It supports clients in structuring new projects and in financial operations, customs regulations, transfer pricing, direct and indirect taxes, interpretation of international treaties, obtaining of tax incentives, and taxation of expatriates.

Digital law and data protection: In an increasingly connected world, almost every business is evolving to have its digital face. By adding up-to-date knowledge and deep experience in digital law to our legal intelligence in a wide range of areas, we are able to offer companies comprehensive and integrated advice to help them capitalize on opportunities in the new economy, managing the risks of their investments well, and keeping their businesses safe.

White-collar crime: Consulting services in criminal matters in order to assist clients in complying with the strict legal requirements related to environmental, tax, consumer, commercial, labour, and issues of any other kind that may result in criminal consequences that could affect the clients’ business.