Until now, the State of São Paulo charged the ICMS at an 18% rate only on the sale of off-the-shelf software that had physical support.

A Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis - ANP publicou, em 17 de julho de 2017, a Resolução nº 692/2017.

Today (July 13, 2017), the Labor Overhaul was signed into law by President Michel Temer. The Labor Overhaul will enter into effect 120 days after its publication and will bring significant changes...

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is a state owned pension fund sponsor. The firm invests in the public and private markets across Canada.

Foi publicado hoje o Convênio CONFAZ nº 106/17 que trata dos procedimentos de cobrança do ICMS incidente nas operações com bens e mercadorias digitais comercializadas por meio de transferência eletrônica de dados.

The structuring of legitimate business transactions may often face obstacles in legal restrictions, which set hurdles or even prevent their implementation.

The volume of information and documents provided by the parties will depend on the complexity of deals from an antitrust perspective.

Em cerimônia realizada em 25/7/2017 no Palácio do Planalto, o Presidente Michel Temer editou três Medidas Provisórias que representam a reforma legal do setor mineral:

The 2011 Competition Act (Law 12529/2011) prohibits a company from unilaterally abusing its dominant position in the market.

A Diretoria Executiva da Petróleo Brasileira S.A. – Petrobras aprovou, nesta última quinta-feira (29 de junho de 2017)...

Ogier has advised SEB Group, a Brazilian privately-owned education group, on the acquisition of a 70% stake in the international operations of the Canadian-run bilingual school chain Maple Bear Schools.

A Aliança Jurídica pela Equidade Racial lança a terceira edição do Censo de Diversidade, revelando avanços significativos na representatividade negra no setor jurídico brasileiro. O estudo, que contou com 4.056 respondentes de 14 escritórios de advocacia, demonstra como ações de inclusão têm transformado o mercado e aponta os desafios que ainda persistem para a construção de um ambiente mais equitativo.

Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados' São Paulo office has helped Chilean wood products company Arauco buy two timber factories in Brazil from counterpart Masisa for US$103 million.

Demarest Advogados has advised the cooperative bank Banco Cooperativo do Brasil S/A in setting up a long-standing partnership with the US gigantic electronic payment acquirer company First Data, in a deal that closed on January 9, 2014.

A área de homecare tem despertado o interesse de investidores estratégicos estrangeiros e financeiros nacionais. O setor cresce no Brasil com uma boa margem, segundo advogados consultados pelo Lexis 360, mas há uma necessidade de aumento na oferta.

Exchange traded funds (ETFs) and similar vehicles organized in the United States have become increasingly popular investment choices for Latin American investors.

The sprawling cross-border deal, which closed on 1 November, involved some 51 jurisdictions. CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP' London office and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind...

A variety of business structures are available for gaining access to international markets, including sales made via foreign distributors, sales agents or a direct sales force. Many factors come into play in determining which structure is the most appropriate, such as legal and tax issues, the business and cultural environment of the target market and the US company's degree of familiarity with that environment.