OCT
24
2016

The right to be forgotten

Rodrigo de Assis Torres and Patrick Barros Rahy

Around the world, the discussion is increasingly gaining ground, particularly with the exponential use of the Internet and the ease to obtain and spread information - not always true - in a matter of seconds

OCT
7
2016

Stop-loss Mechanisms in Venture Capital Deals

Gabriel Rios Corrêa

The yield is not guaranteed, but at least the investor will have some assurance that he will be able to get back a portion of the invested amount.

SEP
30
2016

Lack of Planning as a Cause of Civil Reparation

Alexandre Gindler de Oliveira

In this case, particularly, it is hard (but not impossible) to demonstrate the link between damage and lack of planning.

SEP
28
2016

Beyond the crisis – Real estate opportunities in Brazil

Rafael Bussière

Despite the current political upheaval and economic woes, there are signals to suggest that the growth recovery is close at hand.

AUG
31
2016

A tale of the prodigal seller: the escrow account as a mechanism for securing the payment of indemnities

Gabriel Rios Corrêa and Vitor Silva Clark Nunes

The clearest advantage of the escrow account is that it secures resources to indemnify the buyer or to pay the balance of the purchase price to the seller.

AUG
12
2016

Ambush marketing and the Brazilian Olympic Games

Rodrigo de Assis Torres and Marina Alcantara Camarão

The major problem caused by ambush marketing resides exactly in the fact that companies using, directly or indirectly, the event to develop their business did not make any kind of investment and did not provide any support to the event.

AUG
10
2016

Mineral Resource and Reserve Disclosure and the Mining M&A and Capital Markets in Brazil

Daniela Bessone and Gabriel Rios Corrêa

Potential investors or acquirers of Brazilian mining companies are often concerned about the lack of transparency and of clear standards and practices for reporting mineral resources and reserves.

JUL
29
2016

"Amparo" v. "Mandado de Segurança" and their application in International Arbitration in Mexico and Brazil

Victor M. Nosé, Marco Antônio M. Da Costa and Rodrigo M. Da Costa

Since Article III of the New York Convention states that the rules of procedure for enforcement of foreign awards shall be done in accordance with the rules of procedure of the country where enforcement is sought, and thanks to the interaction between arbitral tribunals and national courts, knowing the procedural rules related to arbitration in both countries is extremely important.

JUN
17
2016

Foreign ship mortgages in Brazil: rough seas ahead?

Rafael Baptista Baleroni and Vitor Nunes Falcone

The São Paulo Appellate Court recently decided that a Liberian ship mortgage was invalid in Brazil.

JUN
10
2016

The trade dress protection under Brazilian legal system

Rodrigo de Assis Torres

Brazilian legal system is not yet in the same stage of evolution that US.

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