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EU Court of Justice rules that companies using a “like” button linked to Facebook must answer for data to users.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on July 29, 2019, that companies that embed the Facebook "like" button on their websites, allowing their users personal data to be transferred to the North American social network, could be held liable for data collection. The ruling...

Decree nº 9.936/19 regulates the law that instituted Positive Credit Registry, establishing its guidelines

Decree nº 9.936/19, published in the Federal Official Gazette on July 25, 2019, regulated Law nº 12.414/11, which instituted the Positive Credit Registry - that is, the formation and consultation of databases with citizen information - in order to establish guidelines for...

Workshop | The US Prosecutorial Landscape: impacts on companies doing business in the US and internationally

The United States is recognized as the most active jurisdiction worldwide in the prosecution of international corruption and transnational crime. What are the related challenges and lessons for (Brazilian) companies doing business internationally?...

Azevedo Sette assisted to Prodent in the sale of 100% of the company to SulAmérica

Azevedo Sette was legal advisor to Prodent Assistência Odontológica Ltda. in the sale of 100% of the company to SulAmérica Ondontológico S.A.. Amount involved is of R$ 145.7...

Azevedo Sette Advogados advised CGN Energy in the acquisition of 100% of the Atlantic Energias Renováveis

Azevedo Sette Advogados advised CGN Energy International Holdings Co., Limited through its subsidiary in Brazil in the acquisition of 100% of the shares held by Actis Brasil Energia Fundo de Investimento em Participações Multiestratégia in Atlantic Energias Renováveis...

Azevedo Sette assisted to Log Commercial in the sale of 15% of its property in Shopping Contagem

Azevedo Sette Advogados was the legal advisor to LOG COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES E PARTICIPAÇÕES S/A. through its subsidiary CABRAL INVESTIMENTOS SPE LTDA in the sale of 15% of its property in Shopping Contagem to FUNDO DE INVESTIMENTO IMOBILIÁRIO BTG PACTUAL SHOPPINGS alongside...

Compliance Is Taking Off in Latin America. Is It Effective?

Although no reliable data is available on the growth of the compliance industry in Latin America, all specialists consulted by AQ were quick to highlight that it is a hot and booming topic in the corporate world. Brazil-based compliance attorney and professor Isabel Franco...

Deadline for submission of the annual census statement of foreign Capital in Brazil is August 15, 2019 (reference date of December 31, 2018)

Who should deliver the statement? Who is dismissed? When is the...
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