Brazilian law firm Araújo e Policastro Advogados has
opened a new branch in Rio de Janeiro, hiring the general
counsel from Eletrobrás to run it.
Robert Eugene DiPaolo
During the last decade Brazilian law firms have experienced rapid growth. When I worked on my first Brazil-related transaction in 1997, a big Brazilian law firm, of which there were only a handful, had 100 lawyers. Now that number is 300 or more.
We recently launched Migalhas LatinoAmérica, a new edition in Spanish for the law firms and businesses that face national and international competition and need to adapt to continually changing environment and higher standards of service.
Do not miss our second podcast, about the launch of Migalhas LatinoAmerica and the Chinese beat is on: "Made in China, sued in America".
Introducing... Migalhas LatinoAmérica, a legal and business newsletter published in Spanish, which starts today.
Rodrigo Guimaraes Colares
The Brazilian Congress is currently discussing a bill which intends to criminalise some damaging activities committed through electronic means such as internet, well known as the Cybercrime Bill.
Migalhas International celebrates its 500th edition of the famous newsletter of legal and business information with a view on Brazil.
Jayme Vita Roso
On 23rd September 2006, The Court of Ethics and Discipline I, of the São Paulo Chapter of the Brazilian Bar Association had occasion to pronounce itself, three times, on legal auditing:
Jayme Vita Roso
The legal auditor was consulted and, after exhaustive meetings, was hired by his client (a tour operator) to produce a report on possible insurance coverage against risks for the users of the services of such tour operator, which operates to a large extent in the Caribbean, Latin America and in western Africa, all the way to the Suez Canal.
Jayme Vita Roso
A complimentary invitation from an important society of American lawyers to represent small and medium-sized companies (SMC) in Brazil and to investigate, ascertain, report, take administrative, police and judicial action against possible counterfeits, forgeries, violations and the piracy of products, trademarks, copyrights and commercial secrets produced by such SMCs and to which they hold title, led the legal auditor, before accepting such representation, to conduct a study, albeit perfunctory, of those legal concepts in their country of origin.
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