"New rules on foreign investment, companies and contracts in Brazil"

Invitation

For a lunch-discussion on

New rules on foreign investment, companies and contracts in Brazil

The New Brazilian Código Civil

by Dr. Ricardo Thomazinho da Cunha, São Paulo

Organized by the Legal Committee of the Latin American Chamber of Commerce

Date: Friday, September 5, 2003

Venue: CMS attorneys at law, Dreikönigstrasse 7, 8002 Zürich

Time: 12.15 pm to 14.00 pm

Brazil has enacted a new Código Civil on January 11, 2003. This new Código Civil modified the law on foreign investments in various aspects, in particular with regard to (i) the incorporation and maintenance of companies in Brazil, (ii) the rules applicable to limited liability companies and (iii) distribution and agency agreements.

Ricardo Thomazinho will talk about these modifications, describe the traps the foreign investor should be aware of and give advice on how to avoid implications with the new Code. The presentation is addressed to in-house lawyers of groups with subsidiaries or rep offices in Brazil and to attorneys advising such companies.

Dr.iur. Ricardo Thomazinho is a partner of Thomazinho, Freddo, Janduci, a São Paulo law firm that advises medium size and large companies in commercial and international law, in particular with regard to foreign direct investment, financing, infrastructure, governmental bidding procedures and import/export transactions. Ricardo Thomazinho is a professor of law at the University Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado, postgraduate program.

Registration:

Please register your participation not later than September 2, 2003 at Dr. Dominik Oberholzer, CMS Attorney at law, Dreikönigstrasse 7, 8022 Zürich;

Fax: 01 285 11 22

mail: [email protected]

Participation Fee :

CHF 20.- for members and CHF 30.- for non-members; cancellations accepted until September 3, 2003; full no - show charge.

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