Ms Marcia Calafate > Trench Rossi Watanabe > Sao Paulo, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Trench Rossi Watanabe
EDIFICIO. EZ TOWERS BLDG, TOWER A
RUA ARQ. OLAVO REDIG DE CAMPOS, 105 Torre A - 31º ANDAR
04711-904, SÃO PAULO, SP
Brazil
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Work Department

Commercial Contracts, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate

Position

Consultant

Career

Marcia Assis Calafate joined the Firm in 1998 and became partner in 2005. She integrates the Corporate & Finance group, and is the partner heading both the international and local Trade & Commerce practice group and the Real Estate practice group.

Marcia has a vast experience in all types of commercial and civil law transactions, dealing with complex deals and contracts.  She specializes in structures and contracts concerning the supply chain, as for instance, manufacturing, supply, service, management, agency, reselling, distribution, promotion & marketing, commercial alliances, storage, logistics, inter-companies deals, etc. She is one of the few practitioners in Brazil specialized in automotive dealership regulations and practice.

Her real estate expertise covers all types of transactions involving land development, planning and use, construction, leasing,  sales & acquisitions, hotels, resorts & tourism and other real estate solutions. Marcia also advises on rural properties development and sale/acquisition transactions, including  vis-à-vis the regulatory restrictions for foreign controlled companies to acquire rural lands.

Marcia also assists clients in structuring credit policies by implementing personal and in rem guarantees and collaterals to secure credit lines and sales receivables. She is also experienced in issues involving consumer credit, especially with regard to credit and debit cards.

Languages

Portuguese and English

Education

She graduated from Universidade de São Paulo Law School (Faculdade de Direito do Largo São Francisco) with a degree in Business Law and from Pontifícia Universidade de São Paulo (PUC/COGEAE) with a Civil Procedure specialization.

Personal

Marcia is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars on various subjects, including agency & distribution, real estate transactions (lease and acquisition), limitation & exclusion of liability, product liability, collaterals & securities, etc.

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > International trade

Trench Rossi Watanabe is well placed to advise on a host of trade and customs mandates, from WTO law to cases involving anti-dumping, subsidies, safeguards and public interest analysis proceedings. The department also fields a sub-group dedicated to supply chain arrangements, commercial contracts compliance and other contractual issues. The practice is under the joint leadership of six practitioners: Francisco Niclós Negrão is sought after for his experience in anti-dumping investigations; Rafael Gregorin and Horácio Veiga de Almeida Neto bring tax and customs knowledge to the table; Paulo Casagrande focuses on antitrust matters; Alessandra Machado brings expertise in the technology sector; while Marcia Calafate specialises in supply chain matters.