M&A, cross-border deals and foreign investment in Brazil — with an executive mindset.
Full-service counsel for international investors and Brazilian companies on M&A Brazil, cross-border transactions, foreign direct investment, tax structuring of Brazilian operations, agribusiness and corporate restructuring — from a partner who ran businesses as an executive in these markets.
Why Ambrosio de Lima
Executive perspective.
Over 30 years of company leadership — as CEO, Executive Director and Board Member — brought into the practice of law. We assess every legal issue by the impact it produces on the business's result, risk and strategy.
International reach.
Direct operating experience in Brazil, the United States, Europe, Japan, Africa and Latin America. Client service in Portuguese, English and Spanish, with fluency in the business practices of each market.
Integrated solutions.
Law, finance, governance and operations treated as a single system. We identify root causes and deliver executable paths — not just legal opinions.
Brazilian Tax Reform: Challenges, Operations, Governance and Compliance
The transition to the new system (IBS/CBS/IS) reorganizes assessment, tax documentation and credit flows across the entire value chain. For companies, the impact goes beyond the tax calculation: it demands a review of contracts, systems, pricing and tax governance — with controls proportional to risk and auditable compliance trails. We anticipate the critical points of the migration with our clients so that operational and investment decisions are made with the real fiscal cost already measured.
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In Brazil, governance, compliance and taxation are a single system — and the tax reform raises it to another level. Every business decision now demands structure, control and planning to sustain an environment that is at once profitable, compliant and durable. That integrated reading is what I bring to every company that chooses to grow securely in Brazil.
Integrated practices for the real moves of business.
M&A and Corporate Reorganizations
Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and restructurings with legal rigor and valuation insight.
Tax
Tax planning, advisory and litigation focused on the real fiscal cost of the operation.
Foreign Investment & Market Entry in Brazil
Full-service counsel for foreign companies and investors entering the Brazilian market.
Agribusiness
Legal and strategic counsel across the entire agribusiness chain — from the farm gate to global markets.
Contract Law
Drafting, negotiation and audit of contracts — from everyday commercial instruments to complex international transactions.
Corporate Governance & Boards of Directors
Governance structures that protect wealth and prepare companies to grow.
Judicial Reorganization & Restructuring
Debt restructuring and corporate recovery with unified financial and legal strategy.
Financial Distress & Banking Relations
Liability restructuring, defense in enforcement actions, and negotiation with financial institutions — the legal and financial reading of a crisis.
Compliance & Integrity
Integrity programs proportional to risk and integrated into the operation.
Foreign Trade & International Expansion
Legal structuring of import, export and expansion into new markets.
Real Estate & Asset Acquisitions
Legal certainty in real estate acquisitions, structuring and operations — urban and rural.
Intellectual Property — Trademarks & Patents
Protection and monetization of trademarks, patents and intangible assets in Brazil and abroad.
Corporate Employment
Preventive employment strategy for secure and efficient labor structures.
Dedicated counsel for foreign companies.
Dedicated counsel for foreign companies investing, acquiring assets or establishing operations in Brazil and Latin America.
Our Clients
We serve small, mid- and large-cap companies, rural producers, startups, financial institutions, trading houses and importers, franchisors, transportation, insurance, service providers, social organizations, public bodies and public-service providers, in addition to pro bono work — always with the same institutional standard of active listening and result-oriented delivery.
Ricardo Ambrosio de Lima
Founding Partner · Attorney and Board Member
Attorney (OAB/SP 350.545 · OAB/PR 83.935) and executive with more than three decades leading agribusiness, food, chemical and retail companies in Brazil and abroad.