JAPAN
PRACTICE GROUP
JAPAN PRACTICE GROUP
TozziniFreire recognizes the strong economic and social ties between Japan and Brazil and its relationship with Japanese companies and the Japanese community in Brazil is an important asset of the firm. TozziniFreire proudly offers a ground-breaking Japan Practice Group formed by a group of lawyers with unparalleled experience tailored in Brazil and Japan that combine legal expertise with sensitivity to Japanese corporate culture to effectively create a bridge between the Japanese and Brazilian ways of doing business. Leading Japanese conglomerates have relied upon our Japan Practice Group to handle transactions and legal matters of different levels of complexities and challenges.
Our Japan Practice Group is here to provide strategic legal advice to walk our Japanese clients through the complex Brazilian legal environment and continue being key players in the Brazilian economy.
TozziniFreire proudly offers a ground-breaking Japan Practice Group to effectively create a bridge between the Japanese and Brazilian ways of doing business.
OUR EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
TozziniFreire’s Japan Practice Group is one of the oldest, most active and experienced country-focused groups in Brazil and has been involved in a number of landmark transactions over the past 3 decades:
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TOZZINIFREIRE ADVOGADOS
trading Multigrain Group, in the acquisition of 100% of Gaspart – Gás Participações Ltda., which holds the relevant interest on 7 natural gas state IHI in the acquisition of a minority stake of distributors, in other several relevant Brazilian shipyard Estaleiro Atlântico Sul; urban mobility projects and also oil and Mitsubishi Electric in the acquisition gas projects; of control of Brazilian elevator and Sumitomo Corporation in the escalator manufacturer LGTech; financing of a number of oil & gas Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in the acquisition of a minority stake of Brazilian shipyard Ecovix Engevix;
Toyota group companies such as Toyoda Gosei and Aisin in the setting up of plants in Brazil; Kirin Holdings Company in the acquisition of 100% of the leading Brazilian brewery Schincariol; Prime Polymer in the acquisition of control of Brazilian compound company Produmaster; Hitachi Kokusai Brasil in the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Brazilian IT company Linear Equipamentos Eletrônicos; Metal One Corporation in the merger of Usiminas companies that originated Soluções Usiminas; Toshiba Corporation in the joint venture with the Wernher von Braun Center for Advanced Research (VBC), and Semp Toshiba Informática Ltda. (STI) and also in the acquisition of Camargo Correa Equipamentos e Sistemas S.A.; Sumitomo Metals in the joint venture with the French company Vallourec; Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in a number of projects, including the acquisition of minority stake in the Brazilian grain
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Mitsubishi Corporation in the acquisition and subsequent sale of minority stake in Politec and several oil and gas projects; Marubeni Corporation in the implementation of the project financing for the construction and operation of the Premium-I Refinery; Panasonic in the supply of audio, video and broadcasting system installed at Arena Pantanal; Mizuho Bank in the structured finance transaction with Tele Norte Leste Participações S.A. in the amount of US$ 100,000,000. In addition, we are currently assisting a number of leading Japanese companies with respect to their on-going legal and corporate matters in Brazil. Among our clients we can name Mitsubishi Corporation, Mitsui & Co. Ltd., Sumitomo Corporation, Marubeni Corporation, Kirin, Toshiba, Panasonic, Mitsubishi Electric, NEC, IHI, MHI, Toyota Group companies, Mitsubishi UFJ and several other important companies. TOZZINIFREIRE ADVOGADOS
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OUR PROFESSIONALS
Our Japan Practice Group includes lawyers with fluency in Japanese language, familiar with Japanese corporate culture and with working experience in Japan. They have been involved in a wide range transactions and projects, including joint ventures, project finance, mergers & acquisitions, tax, regulatory matters and governmental relations, complex arbitration/ litigation and intellectual property. The multidisciplinary Group is also backed by other 450 lawyers at TozziniFreire who specialize in the following key industry sectors:
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TOZZINIFREIRE ADVOGADOS
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engineering and construction (all kinds of infrastructure projects including roads, railways, ports, shipyards, bridges, etc.)
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energy (power plants, refineries, renewable energy, etc.)
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mining and metals (including iron ore, coal, copper, steel, etc.)
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petroleum and gas
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automobiles
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petrochemicals
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telecommunications
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shipping
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manufacturing
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banking and finance
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electronics
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pharmaceuticals
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environmental
OUR CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER JAPANESE, LATIN AMERICAN AND GLOBAL LAW FIRMS
We also have vast experience in working closely with other international top-tier law firms from around the globe, including Japan and Latin America. Our long-standing relationships and our knowledge of the quality and reputation of other major law firms in Latin America are invaluable in helping our clients to select the right law firm for a project in a particular country.
Our Japan Practice Group ensures that your matter will be handled in the most efficient and cost-effective manner, no matter the type and size of the project.
OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR CLIENTS
TozziniFreire and its Japan Practice Group is fully committed to provide the best, the most devoted and specialized legal assistance for your project. For an inquiry on any current or potential matters you may have, please contact us.
Antonio Felix de Araujo Cintra afcintra@tozzinifreire.com.br Tel. 55 11 5086-5226
Pedro Luis Galv達o Seraphim pseraphim@tozzinifreire.com.br Tel. 55 11 5086-5396
Jun Makuta jmakuta@tozzinifreire.com.br Tel. 55 11 5086-5567
TOZZINIFREIRE ADVOGADOS
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