Technology and Innovation

We live in an innovative and connected world, where business opportunities and new solutions arise every day. The spread of ideas brings along changes in the way companies perceive and make use of the legal practice. Accordingly, we created the Technology and Innovation practice to offer complete and specialized advice to companies in all stages and markets.

Our Technology and Innovation practice gathers professionals across the firm. We enable client success through our unique 360° approach, with seamless support amidst all areas of the law. We work together in the analysis of each matter and build solutions incorporating the complexity and diversity of each case, as well as the effects to the market.

Our guiding principle is client satisfaction, which we achieve through simple, clever and effective solutions. Our tech-savvy lawyers share the thrill of our clients in the creation, adoption and development of new technologies.

Among our firm's core values are excellence and collaborating with the client. Thus, our professionals stand out for their technique and ability to advise clients on complex matters. Our experience includes successful cases in:

Technology and Regulation

Telecommunications: Public biddings, licensing and telecommunications project structuring;
Fintechs: Payments, regulatory sandbox, cryptoassets, blockchain and tokens;
Healthcare: Technology applied to healthcare and health-techs;
Agtech: Drone, satellite and technology solutions for food and agriculture;
Edtech: Learning Management Systems, remote proctoring and education platforms;
Insurtech: Innovations for savings and efficiencies in the insurance industry;
Government Relations: Proximity to the Legislative Branch and Regulatory Agencies.

Technology Transactions

Contract drafting and negotiation and complex transactions;
Specialized advice to IoT, Cloud Computing, M2M, Industry 4.0, RFID, SaaS, CRM and others;
Terms of Use and Privacy Policies;
E-commerce and Marketplaces;
Tax counseling for products, services and business modeling;
AI, automation, AR and VR.

Business Development and Growing Enterprises

Specialized counseling to advise the client from early stages until public offering;
Solid and competent M&A Practice, including Venture Capital, Private Equity and IPOs and Follow-Ons;
Purchases and sales of companies, and corporate restructuring;
Corporate fundraising and investments.

Data Protection and Cybersecurity

Adequacy to the Brazilian Data Protection Law and Data Protection Projects;
Reviewing of the risks that potential transactions may bring to clients – reviewing of the impacts that M&As, partnerships and other contractual relationships may have in relation to processing of personal data;
Assistance in connection with security incidents, advising the client from a legal perspective with all potential consequences (including with respect to the communication to authorities, consumers and the market);
Structuring of personal data and use of confidential information governance within our clients.