General business practice, with emphasis in business litigation, business planning, mergers and acquisitions, and insurance coverage and risk management issues. Business practice emphasizes issues particular to small and medium-sized businesses in Nevada, Utah, California and Arizona. Negotiate and draft contracts, handle mergers and acquisitions, review and advise on risk management issues; oversee all aspects of ongoing business concerns, including contractual negotiations, labor/personnel issues, compliance with federal and state regulation, transactional matters, day-to-day matters requiring legal input.

Trial and Transactional Practice

Handle complex business litigation and select personal injury litigation in areas of asset protection, securities compliance, professional licensing, labor and civil rights, medical malpractice, insurance bad faith and international litigation.

International Law

United States affiliate of international law firm (Brazil), Gaia, Silva, Gaede & Associados, (Gaia, Silva, Gaede & Associados (www.gaiasilvagaede.com.br), São Paulo, SP, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Curitiba, PR, Brasília., DF, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Handle all aspects of U.S. business for international clients, and international legal matters for U.S. clients. Includes risk management, tax advice, import/export matters, international business planning and international dispute resolution. Lecture on international business matters, including The Impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on Municipalities, Congreso Internacional de Abogados Municipales and International Municipal Lawyers Association, Guadalajara, Mexico, 2003; and Negócios no Estado de Nevada, EUA, [Doing Business in Nevada], Brazilian Continuing Education Course, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, São Paulo, SP, Belo Horizonte, MG, Curitiba, PR, Brazil, 2002. Read, speak and write fluent Portuguese and Spanish.

Asset Protection and Estate Planning

Advise clients on asset protection planning and estate planning. Practice includes review of overall financial and estate matters, advice regarding and drafting of various business entities (corporations, limited liability companies), planning structures (limited partnerships), trusts (domestic and international, including irrevocable spendthrift trusts) and contracts. Also work closely with financial planners, accountants and insurance specialists to undertake holistic approach to estate, tax and financial analysis and planning.

Immigration Law

The firm represents clients in immigration matters, including permanent residency issues, work-based immigration, business-based immigration, and other immigration matters.

ÁREAS DE ATUAÇÃO:

Empresarial

Sólida experiência em consultoria legal para empresas de pequeno, médio e grande porte; questões de direito securitário; gerenciamento de risco; abertura de empresas; acordo de acionistas; reorganização societária (fusão, cisão, incorporação); planejamento tributário; questões trabalhistas e regulamentos governamentais. Assessoria permanente.

Contencioso

Atua no contencioso em questões de responsabilidade civil; inadimplemento contratual; reclamações trabalhistas e questões tributárias e comerciais em geral.

Internacional

Com mais de 20 anos de experiência, auxilia clientes dos mais variados portes em todos os aspectos legais referentes a operações internacionais. Sua prática inclui: negociações complexas; elaboração de contratos mercantis; aconselhamento fiscal; questões referentes a importação/exportação; planejamento de operações internacionais; mediação e arbitragem. Apresentou palestra sobre “O Impacto do NAFTA nos Municípios” – International Municipal Lawyers Association; “Doing Business in Nevada”. Lê, fala e escreve fluentemente Português e Espanhol.

Ativos e Patrimônio Pessoal

Aconselha clientes nas formas mais eficientes de promover a proteção de seus ativos e patrimônio. Elabora todos os documentos necessários à abertura de todos os tipos societários: corporations; limited liability companies; partnerships e trusts. Para se obter eficácia máxima das operações, trabalha em conjunto com contadores, especialistas em seguros e especialistas financeiros.

Imigração

Trabalha com questões relativas à imigração para os EUA.