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About
Julio is a founding partner of BRZ Advogados, one of the responsible for the M&A and corporate departments and head of the Venture Capital / Startup sector.
Julio´s practice focuses on corporate law, M&A transactions, capital markets and corporate transactions in general, as well as on investment rounds.
Professional Associations:
Brazilian Bar Association (OAB).
Recent Acknowledgments:
Recognized by Chambers & Partners Latin America in M&A/Corporate, 2014, 2015 and 2016 editions.
ACADEMIC EDUCATION
Berkeley University, California, U.S. (Business Law and Business Negotiating, 1997).
Columbia University, New York, U.S. (Purposes in Law, 1997).
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro – UERJ (Bachelor of Laws, 1995).
Languages
Portuguese and English.
VoltarCONTRACTS
• Support in the execution of commercial contracts in general.
• Advising on the negotiation of domestic and international contracts that encompass the most varied types of agreements.
• Conducting and structuring complex contracts in the infrastructure areas.
• Support in specialized legal advice for contracts in specific markets, such as technology, health, etc.
• Advising on the analysis of commercial structures to identify potential risks and analyze alternative scenarios.
• Analysis of risks of early termination, situations of economic and financial imbalance, limitation of liability and indemnification.
CORPORATE LAW
• Incorporation of companies, consortia, joint ventures, partnerships and associations.
• Preparation of corporate documents of limited liability companies (LLCs), corporations, etc.
• Negotiation of investment contracts, association and shareholder agreements.
• Coordination of routine corporate activities and other issues involving LLCs and corporations.
• Risk analysis of corporate transactions and draft of memorandums of corporate matters.
• Conduction of corporate disputes.
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
• Merger, acquisition, takeovers and sale of companies or assets.
• Assistance to transfer of control and minority shareholdings.
• Conduction of cash-in and cash-out transactions, private equity, leveraged buyout, management buyout, etc.
• Counsel on the development of legal due diligences in organizing data rooms for such operations.
• Integrated and coordinated work with the tax law department, which optimizes resources.
• Execution of complex commercial agreement for investments in companies in general.
VENTURE CAPITAL / STARTUPS
• Assessoria em investimentos em sociedades early stage e já operacionais.
• Estruturação de investimentos em startups.
• Apoio na negociação com sócios fundadores.
• Assessoria a fundos de venture capital e também a sociedades que buscam fomentar e acelerar seus negócios.
• Condução de auditoria jurídica para fins do investimento.
• Assessoria em investimentos de equity ou de emissão de dívida (incluindo mas não se limitando a instrumentos conversíveis).
