Practice Areas

Civil Law

Gouvêa Vieira Advogados is able to intercede in the best interest of their clients, both in judicial and extrajudicial proceedings, in a variety of issues involving civil, commercial and administrative law. Our team of lawyers works decisively and expertly on these issues to protect the interest of our clients.

Litigation

GVA acts in litigation, representing clients in various courts including representation before higher courts and administrative bodies in matters relating to civil, commercial, consumer, environmental and administrative law.

The firm also operates in class actions, such as class action suits, collective action suits, and suits related to warrants or security.

GVA has a department specializing in management and litigation of cases of varying scope and scale, and possesses infrastructure and experienced lawyers qualified to serve on a national scale, catering for customers both large and small.

From its experience and expertise in litigation, GVA is able to advise its customers in the adoption or amendment of policies and procedures, aiming to eliminate and mitigate their exposure to future lawsuits, as well as reduce the number of actions.

Contracts

GVA assists in the preparation and review of civil and commercial contracts in order to ensure legal certainty for business and activities of their customers.

Real Estate

GVA is active in real estate law, assisting and advising clients on the purchase or sale of real estate in both urban and rural areas for all sizes of transactions including real estate developments, shopping centers and issues involving rental and associated fees.

The firm also has a presence in the contentious area of property law, representing clients in litigation involving general real estate contracts, eviction, renovations, and contentions between tenants and management of property.

Succession and Family

GVA assists and guides clients on succession planning, as well as acting in the preparation of wills, inventories and non-judicial listing or any other litigation involving matters of inheritance. The firm also issues opinions on questions of succession.

In family matters, the firm advises and guides clients in drafting prenuptial agreements, opinions, and to act judicially in matters of separation, divorce and interdiction.

Insurance

Our firm has a strong presence and large experience in the insurance and reinsurance sectors, both in consulting, with emphasis on preventing disputes and administrative proceedings, and on litigation.

Our practice is broad, from services during the registration of companies with regulators, to writing policies and advising on other operational procedures, as well as actively participating in the stages of adjustment and settlement of claims

GVA is present nationwide in litigation of matters involving securities, defense of its clients' interests in claims filed by the insured, whether class actions, or claims brought by plaintiffs seeking compensation that is due

Consumer Law

GVA assists and guides clients in contracts under the terms set forth in the Brazilian Codes of Consumer Protection, working on consumer rights matters within the judicial and administrative spheres, therein included class actions

Administrative Law

GVA provides legal assistance in bidding and in any kind of competition policy, advising clients on assessments and review of contracts. The firm has also been extensively involved in lawsuits involving issues related to administrative law

Corporate Law

This area is a major focus of Gouvêa Vieira Advogados. The firm has, during its history, advised domestic and international clients in the implementation and development of their businesses and helped them define the most appropriate structure as defined by the needs of each client. The firm brings extensive experience to all matters relating to business and corporate law from setting up a new company to the complex processes of corporate restructuring, as well as matters related to commercial and financial operations.

GVA advises clients on matters related to regulatory agencies, including the Brazilian Central Bank, Brazilian Securities Commission, Superintendence of Private Insurance and the National Health Insurance commission.

The business and corporate law team consists of highly skilled professionals able to serve companies involved in various sectors of the economy.

Activities of our Business Law office includes:

Corporate Law

The firm has extensive experience in the field of corporate law, working on the formation of companies and consortia in general, as well as in Mergers & Acquisitions and companies consolidation or spinoffs. GVA participates throughout the entire process, from planning the structure to implementation of corporate charters. Our professionals are engaged in meeting the routine demands of our corporate clients as well as aiding in more complex operations and providing full-support customer service. With fluency in several languages, our lawyers advise business groups from emerging to established international firms with the highest degree of excellence.

Foreign Investment

Gouvêa Vieira Advogados has extensive experience in all matters relating to foreign investment in Brazil, and much of its clientele consists of foreign companies. The firm guides clients about investments, providing all the necessary support for effective inflow of foreign capital in Brazil and working with the Bank of Brazil in registering and monitoring of foreign investment. GVA even operates in matters related to foreign exchange markets, constantly seeking solutions for their customers' transfer and repatriation of funds and provides defense of the administrative processes related to foreign exchange.

International Trade

GVA represents and advises Brazilian and foreign clients on matters of international trade including guidance on the applicability of various laws, the legal basis for negotiations, assistance in obtaining permits to export and solutions with more favorable tax treatment, as well as questions regarding financing and procedures agents.

Insurance and Reinsurance

The firm works extensively in insurance and reinsurance and related issues in Brazil, including obtaining any permit or registration required. GVA is familiar with everyday problems pertaining to business and security related rules.

With the recent opening of the reinsurance market, GVA has maintained a prominent position - having advised major groups in Brazil, including the first reinsurer authorized to act in the country. The firm is familiar with the everyday problems pertaining to business and security, and advises clients about regulations related to reinsurance including: the formulation registration and monitoring processes of companies and reinsurance brokers. As well, GVA writes clients contracts and provides representation before regulators in the industry.

Outsourcing of Legal Departments

Noting the difficulty of management and increased costs in maintaining legal departments, particularly for large companies that depend on receipt of reports and coordination of monitoring processes across several states and cities in Brazil, GVA has specialized in and perfected the concept of the outsourcing of legal departments, offering customers greater efficiency, quality and lower costs.

GVA is prepared to develop all legal activities demanded by our clients and provides trained and solely dedicated professionals to work synergistically with clients' own employees. The outsourcing service offered by the legal departments of GVA to its customers includes the use of associated partnership firms located both domestically and abroad, selected because of their efficiency that has been demonstrated in our multi-year relationships.

Other areas of Pratice through partner offices

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Intellectual Property

Corporate Law - Paris

Corporate Law - São Paulo

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Other areas of Pratice through partner offices

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