The firm provides legal advice on: 

• Internal investigations;
• Cooperation and negotiation of leniency and plea bargain agreements with Brazilian authorities (Ministério Público, Advocacia Geral da União – AGU, Ministério da Transparência e Controladoria Geral da União – CGU, Comissão de Valores Mobiliários – CVM, Banco Central do Brasil – BACEN e Tribunais de Contas);
• Monitorship programs;
• Defense in administrative and court proceedings; and
• Review or implementation of Compliance ProgramsCompliance, Ethics and Conduct Codes and Internal Policies.

The firm provides legal assistance in corporate and mergers & acquisition (M&A) and works on:

• Incorporation of companies joint ventures, consortia, foundations, association and other forms of partnerships;
• Drafting and negotiation of shareholder’s agreements, joint venture agreements and investment agreements;

• Advice on legal aspects relating to corporate aspects and corporate governance of publicly- and closely-held companies;

• Participating in general meetings of shareholders or partners;
• Advice on corporate restructuring;
• Legal due diligence and advice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), transfer of control, purchase of company shareholdings and assets, private equity funds and financed acquisitions; and private equity e aquisições financiadas; e
• Foreign investments structure and divestments.
  
  

wm&t team has extensive experience and works on:

• Regulatory advice applying to publicly-held companies;
• Public and private offerings of securities;
• Public offerings of share acquisition (OPAs);
• Filings and cancellations of publicly-held companies’ registration;
• Private equity and investment funds, including structured funds such as private equity funds (FIP), credit rights investment funds (FIDC) and real estate investment funds (FII);
• Defenses in administrative proceedings underway at the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) and National Financial System Appeals Council (CRSFN); and
• Proceedings related to auto regulation of BM&FBOVESPA and ANBIMA.
  
  

wm&t lawyers are fully qualified to assist clients in banking and financing transactions. The banking and finance practices covers:

• Legal advice to financial institutions, funds administrators and asset managers, including with respect to acquisition, incorporation and authorization to operate;
• Legal advice on structured transactions;
• Syndicated loans including with multilateral bodies;
• Debt restructuring;
• Securitisation;
• Acquisition financings;
• Structuring of various types of collateral; and
• Administrative proceedings before Brazilian Central Bank and National Financial System Appeals Council (CRSFN).
  
  

The infrastructure team is specialized in public procurement proceedings as well as contractual and regulatory aspects, including:

• Advice on bids, public procurement agreements, permits, authorizations, concessions and Public-Private Partnerships (PPP);
• Agreements required for the development and implementation of infrastructure projects, including engineering, procurement and construction agreements (EPC, BOT and aliance), built-to-suit agreements, operation and maintenance agreements (O&M), procurement and supplier agreements, and purchase and sale agreements;
• Project finance, including memorandum of understanding (MOU), term sheets, financing agreements, warranty agreements, equity support agreements (ESA), account management agreements and intercreditor agreements; and

• Insurance.