Zulmar Neves Advocacia

Managing Partners: Zulmar Neves and João Carlos Franzoi Basso

Senior Partners: Fábio Dal Pont Branchi, Fernando Corsetti Manozzo, Gustavo Neves Rocha, Janes Terezinha Orsi, Sillas Battastini Neves and Vinicius Lunardi Nader
Number of partners: 8
Number of other lawyers: 11

Contacts:
Tax Law: João Carlos Franzoi Basso
Corporate Law and M&A: Sillas Battastini Neves
Startups and Investments: Sillas Battastini Neves
Civil & Commercial Law: Fábio Dal Pont Branchi
Succession Planning and Asset Protection: Sillas Battastini Neves
Labor Law: Janes Terezinha Orsi
Real Estate Law: Fernando Corsetti Manozzo
Privacy and Data Protection: Fábio Dal Pont Branchi
Digital Law: Fábio Dal Pont Branchi
Corporate Governance in Family Business: Sillas Battastini Neves

TAX LAW
Tax advice, consultancy at the federal, state, and municipal levels, concerning direct and indirect taxes, including fiscal, and tax review. Acts in fiscal and tax litigation, from formal consultation with the tax authorities, presentation of administrative and judicial defenses, until the filing of lawsuits to question the incidence of taxes or to cancel tax debts. Structuring assistance and tax implementation management according to the activity carried out and the applicable legislation.

CORPORATE LAW AND M&A
Comprehensive advice on mergers and acquisitions through drafting of the most diverse contracts and applicable tax planning and the performance of due diligence; drafting and implementation of corporate restructurings, such as, among other operations, spin-off, merger and incorporation, and, still, the liquidation of companies; advising on the incorporation of companies, including joint ventures, through the preparation of applicable corporate acts; advice on corporate disputes, including participation in court and arbitration proceedings.

STARTUPS AND INVESTMENTS
Assistance to entrepreneurs and investors, from the conception of the business, going through fundraising rounds, to holding a liquidity event; advice to startups and scale-ups, in different sectors and stages; advice on venture capital, private equity, and corporate ventures; review and drafting of contracts, corporate structures, business operations, and investment contracts.

CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL LAW
Advice and consultancy in the civil and commercial areas; drafting of opinions; drafting and review of the most varied types of national and international business contracts; advice on civil and commercial disputes, including participation in court and arbitration proceedings.

SUCCESSION PLANNING AND ASSET PROTECTION
Restructuring of family businesses; development of succession planning and asset protection; drafting of shareholders and/or partners' agreements; structuring of investment vehicles.

LABOR LAW
Preventive and litigation advice and consulting in defense of the company, in labor lawsuits, indemnity actions resulting from workplace accidents, and public civil actions; advice with an emphasis on preventive advocacy, together with the company's Human Resources sector, aimed at clarifying routines, as well as helping with the preparation of documents; consultancy in the area of prevention of occupational accidents in line with the company's engineering and occupational medicine services.

REAL ESTATE LAW
Development of the structuring of operations with investors and the drafting of contracts for the execution of undertakings.

PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION
Legal advice and consultation on compliance with the General Data Protection Act - LGPD; legal review of data processing procedures, policies, and procedures; training of teams on data protection; advice on drafting materials focusing on privacy, data protection, and information security issues; drafting and reviewing contracts, clauses, codes, standards, policies, and terms of use related to data processing; drafting and reviewing contracts and documents related to the engagement of service providers that collect or process personal data; legal assistance in defending interests against supervisory authorities for non-compliance with the LGPD.

DIGITAL LAW
Preventive and litigation advice and consultancy with the delivery of legal solutions to ensure the integration of technology and legal security in the digital environment.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN FAMILY BUSINESSES
ZNA has extensive experience in the drafting of family protocols and articles of incorporation and has participated in numerous processes for the implementation of corporate governance in family businesses of various sizes and industries in Brazil and abroad.

ZNA's work includes the discussion, drafting, and/or revision of family pacts and protocols; the preparation and/or review of corporate contracts; the planning and organization of governance and management structures and processes.

Managing Partners: Zulmar Neves and João Carlos Franzoi Basso

Senior Partners: Fábio Dal Pont Branchi, Fernando Corsetti Manozzo, Gustavo Neves Rocha, Janes Terezinha Orsi, Sillas Battastini Neves and Vinicius Lunardi Nader

Number of partners: 8

Number of other lawyers: 11

Contacts:

Tax Law: João Carlos Franzoi Basso

Corporate Law and M&A: Sillas Battastini Neves

Startups and Investments: Sillas Battastini Neves

Civil & Commercial Law: Fábio Dal Pont Branchi

Succession Planning and Asset Protection: Sillas Battastini Neves

Labor Law: Janes Terezinha Orsi

Real Estate Law: Fernando Corsetti Manozzo

Privacy and Data Protection: Fábio Dal Pont Branchi

Digital Law: Fábio Dal Pont Branchi

Corporate Governance in Family Business: Sillas Battastini Neves

TAX LAW

Tax advice, consultancy at the federal, state, and municipal levels, concerning direct and indirect taxes, including fiscal, and tax review. Acts in fiscal and tax litigation, from formal consultation with the tax authorities, presentation of administrative and judicial defenses, until the filing of lawsuits to question the incidence of taxes or to cancel tax debts. Structuring assistance and tax implementation management according to the activity carried out and the applicable legislation.

CORPORATE LAW AND M&A

Comprehensive advice on mergers and acquisitions through drafting of the most diverse contracts and applicable tax planning and the performance of due diligence; drafting and implementation of corporate restructurings, such as, among other operations, spin-off, merger and incorporation, and, still, the liquidation of companies; advising on the incorporation of companies, including joint ventures, through the preparation of applicable corporate acts; advice on corporate disputes, including participation in court and arbitration proceedings.

STARTUPS AND INVESTMENTS

Assistance to entrepreneurs and investors, from the conception of the business, going through fundraising rounds, to holding a liquidity event; advice to startups and scale-ups, in different sectors and stages; advice on venture capital, private equity, and corporate ventures; review and drafting of contracts, corporate structures, business operations, and investment contracts.

CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL LAW

Advice and consultancy in the civil and commercial areas; drafting of opinions; drafting and review of the most varied types of national and international business contracts; advice on civil and commercial disputes, including participation in court and arbitration proceedings.

SUCCESSION PLANNING AND ASSET PROTECTION

Restructuring of family businesses; development of succession planning and asset protection; drafting of shareholders and/or partners' agreements; structuring of investment vehicles.

LABOR LAW

Preventive and litigation advice and consulting in defense of the company, in labor lawsuits, indemnity actions resulting from workplace accidents, and public civil actions; advice with an emphasis on preventive advocacy, together with the company's Human Resources sector, aimed at clarifying routines, as well as helping with the preparation of documents; consultancy in the area of prevention of occupational accidents in line with the company's engineering and occupational medicine services.

REAL ESTATE LAW

Development of the structuring of operations with investors and the drafting of contracts for the execution of undertakings.

PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION

Legal advice and consultation on compliance with the General Data Protection Act - LGPD; legal review of data processing procedures, policies, and procedures; training of teams on data protection; advice on drafting materials focusing on privacy, data protection, and information security issues; drafting and reviewing contracts, clauses, codes, standards, policies, and terms of use related to data processing; drafting and reviewing contracts and documents related to the engagement of service providers that collect or process personal data; legal assistance in defending interests against supervisory authorities for non-compliance with the LGPD.

DIGITAL LAW

Preventive and litigation advice and consultancy with the delivery of legal solutions to ensure the integration of technology and legal security in the digital environment.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN FAMILY BUSINESSES

ZNA has extensive experience in the drafting of family protocols and articles of incorporation and has participated in numerous processes for the implementation of corporate governance in family businesses of various sizes and industries in Brazil and abroad.

ZNA's work includes the discussion, drafting, and/or revision of family pacts and protocols; the preparation and/or review of corporate contracts; the planning and organization of governance and management structures and processes.