Administrative and Regulatory Law

Our highly-qualified professionals have vast expertise in assisting our clients in structuring their businesses to be in compliance and in accordance with applicable Brazilian rules and regulations. Our experienced team can readily advise on issues involving bidding procurement, contractual and regulatory issues. We also have vast experience in overseeing cases before regulatory agencies and other oversight and control bodies, including handling of antirust-related issues relating to mergers and acquisitions as well as investigations relating to cartels and other forms of collusion before the Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense  (CADE), which is the country´s top antitrust and fair trade agency.

What We Do

• Assist with bidding procurement and administrative procedures in general, and review and analyze administrative contracts;
• Perform preventive assessment and litigation involving governmental, administrative and judicial bodies;
• Monitor draft legislation, public hearings and debates on matters of interest;
• Provide consulting and advisory services in relation to governmental agencies, municipalities, licensing boards and other regulatory entities;
• Draft legal opinions and memoranda on regulatory and administrative matters;
• Conduct legal audits to investigate and assess regulatory and administrative contingencies in M&A deals and capital market transactions.