People

Paulo Mertz Focaccia
Paulo Mertz Focaccia
Managing Partner
Brazil, São Paulo
Paulo M. Focaccia is one of the founders of FAS Advogados and currently holds the position of managing partner. He has 20 years of solid experience in Civil and Business Law, advising national and international...
Paulo Talarico
Paulo Talarico
Partner
Brazil, São Paulo
Paulo Talarico is a lawyer specializing in Corporate and M&A at FAS Advogados. With 25 years of experience in transnational operations, corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, and business...
Juliana Porchat de Assis
Juliana Porchat de Assis
Partner
Brazil, São Paulo
Juliana Porchat de Assis leads the Tax Planning, Transactional, and International Operations practices at FAS Advogados. With extensive professional experience in Tax Law and a career in renowned law...

Expertise

Brazil
We are FAS Advogados, a Brazilian law firm in cooperation with CMS, one of the largest law firms in the world. Drawing on our extensive knowledge of the Brazilian legal landscape and global outlook, we...
Brazil
jurisdiction
Hotels & Leisure
Customized advisory for complex challenges In the intricate landscape of the hospitality and tourism sector, property owners, investors, creditors, tourism service providers, and intermediaries, including...
Brazil
expertise
Banking & Finance
Strategic partnership for complex challenges Our expertise in banking law is distinguished by a commitment to the highest quality, sophistication, and precision in seeking customized solutions, both in...
Brazil
expertise

Locations

Rio de Janeiro
FAS Advogados
Consultores em Direito Estrangeiro
Praia de Botafogo 501
Bloco A – 1º andar, sala 148 -
Rio de Janeiro - RJ - CEP 22250-040
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro is the second-largest city in Brazil and the third-largest in terms of economics in South America. Rio de Janeiro serves as the hub of Brazil's oil and gas industry and is home to many...
locations
São Paulo
FAS Advogados
Rua Gomes de Carvalho 1507
4th floor - São Paulo
São Paulo - Vila Olímpia - 04547-005
Brazil
São Paulo is the largest city in Latin America and the primary financial, corporate, and commercial center of South America. The metropolis boasts the 23rd largest GDP in the world, representing 11%...
locations
Manchester
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
1 The Avenue
Manchester
M3 3AP
United Kingdom
CMS in Manchester is focused on banking & finance, construction, corporate finance, disputes, energy, infrastructure, M&A, pensions and real estate. We have had an office in Manchester since 2014. With...
locations

Innovation

CMS Law-Now
Subscribe to Law-Now hereCMS Law-Now delivers comprehensive legal commentary, analysis, online resources and email subscription service providing updates on the latest legal issues affecting clients business...
International
innovation page
CMS Insurance App
CMS Insurance App - Expertise at your fingertips As the insurance sector becomes more complex, (re)insurers, brokers and insureds need to have access to the right legal information across a number of...
International
innovation page
CMS Breach Assistant
Download now Every modern business will experience a data breach at some point in its lifecycle. Reporting it to regulators and/or individuals, depending on the circumstances and nature of the data breach...
International
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Careers

Working for CMS
Welcome to our world At CMS we strive to spend more time looking at our clients’ world than inwards at ours.  That’s what makes our approach different. Being able to see things from our clients’...
Singapore
careers
Your Application
Our application process at CMS varies from country to country. We do this to ensure that specific qualifications for a position as well as local market needs are fully taken into consideration. However...
Singapore
careers
Privacy Policy - Recruitment
CMS UK Recruitment Privacy Notice 1.       Scope of this Privacy NoticeThis Privacy Notice explains how CMS Cameron McKenna LLP in the UK (“CMS UK”) will collect, use and otherwise handle your...
Singapore
careers

About CMS

Diversity & Inclusion
We are genuinely committed to building a fair and equitable society so that current and future generations can live and thrive in a world with greater equality of conditions and opportunities for all...
Brazil
about us
Awards & Rankings
Our results are endorsed by leading national and international legal directories, confirming our clients' positive perception of the solutions provided by our firm, as well as our excellent service.  Discover...
Brazil
about us
About Us
 medium With our extensive knowledge of the Brazilian legal market and a global outlook, we provide a dynamic and outstanding service structure to our clients.  We are a contemporary and groundbreaking...
Brazil
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News

Impacts of the spot gold contracts´ discontinuation on the Brazilian stock exchange
22/03/2024 Karine Oliveira and João Henrique Batista, from Banking, Payment Methods, and Fintechs, speak to Valor Econômico about the impacts of the termination of trading of spot gold contracts on B3, following...
Brazil
Banking & Finance
news
TST will define rules for workers to oppose the union's financial contribution
21/03/2024 In an interview with Valor Econômico, Ursula Cohim Mauro, partner in Employment & Pensions expertise, discusses the pending trial at TST, which will define the rules for non-unionized employees to exercise...
Brazil
Employment & Pensions
news
Using AI as a financial advisor in a 'super app'
21/03/2024 Felipe Bastos, partner of Insurance and Reinsurance expertise, and Pedro Pinho, Banking, Payments and Fintechs expert, have written an exclusive article for Monitor Mercantil on the regulation of insurance...
Brazil
Banking & Finance
news

Publications

CMS Expert Guide to cannabis law and legislation
27/03/2024 Why this guide? In recent years cannabis trade and related activity has developed into a growth business area. In the life sciences and healthcare fields, there have been increases in the numbers of patients...
International
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Expert Guide
Europa aprova lei inovadora sobre Inteligência Artificial
25/03/2024 O Parlamento Europeu aprovou o primeiro marco global de regulação sobre Inteligência Artificial, o AI Act da União Europeia.O AI Act visa assegurar que o marketing e a utilização de sistemas de...
Brazil
Corporate | M&A
publication
Comparable
CMS Expert Guide on Price Increases in Commercial Contracts
Comparable
25/03/2024 Businesses continue to face significant cost pressures and many are having to consider increasing the prices of their goods and services in order to remain viable. Over the last few years, a range of...
International
Commercial
Expert Guide

Insight

Insight
In addition to providing excellent legal counsel and services, we strive to deliver a wide range of content and analyses on various topics to our clients, focusing on a broad array of subjects.  Doing...
Brazil
Insight
Insight
You expect law firms today to address current topics such as artificial intelligence or Brexit, which affect you and to provide you with advice to help meet new legal challenges. At CMS, we monitor the...
Austria
Insight
Insight
You expect law firms today to address current topics such as artificial intelligence or Brexit, which affect you and to provide you with advice to help meet new legal challenges. At CMS, we monitor the...
China
Insight

Events

15
Dec
Webinar Series: Lifesciences 2016
Past event
15/12/2016
On behalf of the CMS Lifesciences sector group, we are pleased to invite you to a series of webinars in which we will draw on experts from across the CMS network to give multi-jurisdictional views on...
International
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Webinar
05
Oct
Webinar: Brexit Management Intellectual Property
Past event
05/10/2016
Since the inception of the EU, intellectual property law has been an area of significant EU-wide harmonisation. As a consequence, the UK’s vote to leave the EU has resulted in a great deal of uncertainty...
International
Intellectual Property
Webinar
14
Dec
Webinar | The European Court of Justice's Safe Harbour Decision: Consequences and Practical Guidance for HR
Past event
14/12/2015
The CMS Employment & Pensions and TMC Practice Groups are delighted to invite you to our joint webinar on the implications of the European Court of Justice's Safe Harbour Decision across various EU jurisdictions...
United Kingdom
Participating Events