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The reimbursement of education expenses in Brazil has been a controversial issue. Previous law stipulated that courses subject to reimbursement were professional qualification courses and were connected to the activities the employee performed at the company. This law did not deal with subsidizing the education of dependents. Recent legislation has changed some of these provisions. This article considers those changes and assesses their impact.

A review of reorganization procedures under Brazilian bankruptcy law.

A brief article on general internet civil landmark provider liability.

A review of procedures for foreign shareholders participating in shareholders meetings in Brazil.

A review of recent changes in Brazil related to thin capitalization, which apply to money borrowed by a Brazilian company from a foreign related party. Thin capitalization allows the borrowing party to pay interest to the related party lender instead of paying dividends.

Early this year, the Anti-Corruption Law came into effect. It introduces administrative and civil liability on legal entities for illicit acts practiced against local and foreign public administration. Learn more about how this law will be enforced. This article is also available in Portuguese:

<p><a href="http://www.acc.com/legalresources/resource.cfm?show=1361091">The New Brazilian Anti-Corruption Law Comes Into Effect (Portuguese)</a></p>

Brazil's 2014 Anti-Corruption Law introduces administrative and civil liability on legal entities for illicit acts practiced against local and foreign public administration. Learn more about how this law will be enforced. This article is in Portuguese.

The greatest pleasure, and the greatest challenge, of being a privacy lawyer is the need to be both an ethicist ‰Š,,and a pragmatist. Oftentimes we find ourselves advising companies not just on what is the legal thing to do, but what is the right thing to do (and, no, the two aren’t always one and the same); while, on other occasions, our impediments presented by the law.

This article shows the differentiation and disproportionality of profit sharing in Brazil.

Patent enforcement proceedings in Brazil.