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Contractual dispute resolution: choosing the right mechanism

October 16, 2024

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Resolving contractual disputes is vital for maintaining healthy business relationships, as contracts serve as the foundation of any transaction. When disagreements arise, it is crucial to select the most appropriate mechanism to resolve the issue efficiently and effectively. The primary methods of resolving contractual disputes include mediation, conciliation, arbitration, dispute boards, and litigation. It is important to note that mediation and conciliation can be employed in both judicial and extrajudicial settings, whereas arbitration is always extrajudicial, as we will explore below.

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Contract Termination Clauses: When and How to Use Them

February 23, 2024

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The business environment is ever-changing, and despite reaching an agreement that reflects the intentions of both parties, various factors can disrupt the initially agreed-upon commercial arrangement.

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ANPD's Rule #19 – Contractual Challenges

September 18, 2024

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The international transfer of personal data has become a highly relevant topic in today’s data protection landscape, especially with the increasing globalization of business operations and the interconnectedness of information systems worldwide. On August 23, 2024, the Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD – Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados) took a significant step by publishing Rule #19, providing clearer and more detailed regulations for international data transfers. This article explores the new features introduced by this rule, highlights the main mechanisms for data transfer, and compares them with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European standard on the subject.

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The role of the European Union's Data Protection Officer (Encarregado)

The position of ‘Data Protection Officer’ – established initially under the terms of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – has been imported into Brazil’s equivalent General Data Protection Law (LGDP) with the slightly peculiar title of  “Encarregado.”

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Rules to protect whistleblowers in the European Union

In April 2018, the European Union launched a proposal to create a Directive standardizing whistleblower protection rules and clarifying the proper protection to be given to those reporting a company's misconduct.

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The concept of the foreign public official under the Usa's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

The definition of the 'foreign public official,' according to the USA's anti-corruption law – the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) – has always been a sui generis aspect of the regulation, considering its breadth in comparison with similar standards in other countries.

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The principles of the General Data Protection Law - LGDP

The General Data Protection Law (LGPD), Law 13,709 of August 14, 2018, was enacted after the president's sanction, on September 18, 2020,  converting the Provisional Measure 959/2020 into law, and regulating the protection of personal data of individuals, with a level of detail never before achieved by any other local law.

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FCPA Review 2019

On the afternoon of August 27th, webinar ‘FCPA Review 2019’ was presented by partner Alexandre Dalmasso.

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LGPD – Lessons learned from the European GDPR

On the afternoon of August 25th, webinar ‘LGPD – Lessons learned from the European GDPR’ was presented by three of our attorneys at law: Alexandre Dalmasso, partner; Douglas Leite and Flávio Buzanovsky, specialists in LGPD.

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The French Anti-Corruption Agency - Gifts and entertainment guide - AFA

The French Anti-Corruption Agency - AFA published, approximately 1 year ago, a guide on gifts and entertainment in order to guide companies, foundations and associations to establish safe rules on this topic.

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Understand the Leniency Agreement

The Brazilian Anti-corruption Act # 12.846 of August 1, 2013, known abroad as the “Clean Company Act”, brought an important instrument to assist authorities in investigating and prospecting evidence, called a leniency agreement.

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The Bidding Process and the Rehabilitation of the Bidder Declared Dishonest

The Bidding Act # 8.666 / 93 - establishes in its Article 87 the sanctions that may be applicable to those who do not comply with the administrative contracts resulting from the bid object.

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Data Protection and Privacy and the CPO

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, which has attracted attention from all over the world, issues related to the personal data protection arouse the interest of many people, especially here in Brazil, due to the force of the LGPD which was postponed by Provisional Measure 959 on April 29, 2020 to May 3, 2021.

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Data Privacy Law and the Impact on the Health Care Area

On the afternoon of July 22nd, a webinar was held, ‘‘Data Privacy Law (LGPD) and the Impact on the Health Care Area”, presented by four of our attorneys at law: Alexandre Dalmasso, specialist in compliance with experience in the pharmaceutical industry; Douglas Leite, Flávio Buzanovsky,  and Ricardo Campello specialists in LGPD.

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New Version of the U.S Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Resource Guide

The US Department of Justice(US DOJ) and the US Securities and ExchangeCommission (SEC) have released a new version of the resourceguide on the US Anti-Corruption Act(FCPA - Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) after 8years since the publication´s first version.

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Transparency in Emergency Contracts

On the afternoon of July 8th, a webinar was held with the topic ‘‘Transparency in Emergency Contracts”, led by Guilherme France, research coordinator at Transparency International's Anti-Corruption Knowledge Center – Brazil, Alexandre Dalmasso and Ana Luisa Calil, attorneys at law at Licks Attorneys.

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Use of e-mails

Lots of people are unaware that e-mails already existed when companies still used the electric typewriter. The first email, which is known, was sent in 1971 by Ray Tomlison. And the first email address created is also his: tomlison @ bbn-tenexa.

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10 Mistakes that affect a compliance investigation report.

Compliance investigations have increased exponentially, since compliance programs were consolidated in companies globally.

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