Lawful Agency
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We are Lawful Agency, your fiduciary partner

Lawful Agency is the first Brazilian-rooted entity solely focused on fiduciary services for foreign investors (Corporate & Trust Services).

Lawful Agency brings the experience of its partners, along with tools, trust and availability to assist the foreign investors to keep compliant with their obligations in Brazil, working in tandem with their trusted advisors (accountants, attorneys and financial advisors, among others).

Services

REPRESENTATION OF FOREIGN INVESTORS

Lawful Agency may, on behalf of the foreign investor, in order to accomplish with the Brazilian law or by virtue of contractual covenants:

Receive service of process

Represent him/her/it at partners' or shareholders' meetings

Represent him/her/it at public and regulatory agencies

Represent in the capacity of member of the Board of Directors

LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Lawful Agency has associations with firms and advisors across Brazil and abroad in several segments (without limitation, accounting, legal, foreign trade, financial). Lawful Agency may use these associations to prop up any business implementation requirement from its clients, in Brazil or abroad.

LIQUIDATION OF BRAZILIAN ENTITIES

Brazilian entities that close their activities need to appoint a liquidator responsible for the liquidated company and its books. Lawful Agency members can assist with such activity for the regular closure of companies.

ADMINISTRATION OF BRAZILIAN SUBSIDIARIES

Any entity set up in Brazil requires (one or more) administrator(s)/officer(s), who will act as its legal representative. Lawful Agency's team can perform such task.

DOMICILIATION

Brazilian entities require an address to be set up. Lawful Agency can provide a virtual address for such purpose.

WINDING UP OF BRAZILIAN ENTITIES

Lawful Agency has associations with firms and advisors across Brazil and abroad in several segments (without limitation, accounting, legal, foreign trade, financial). Lawful Agency may use these associations to prop up any business implementation requirement from its clients, in Brazil or abroad.

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Team

Thyago de Freitas Barretto

Thyago de Freitas Barretto

Education:
Fundação Getúlio Vargas (MBA, 2004), Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (Bacharel em Direito, 2001)
Certifications: ACAMS - Anti Money Laundering Specialist

Member:
Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (Section: São Paulo)

Languages:
Portuguese, English, French and Spanish

E-mail:
[email protected]
Ivam Pimenta Passos

Ivam Pimenta Passos

Education:
IBMEC (MBA, 2021)
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (Bacharel em Direito, 2008)

Member:
Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil (Section: São Paulo)

Languages:
Portuguese and English

E-mail:
[email protected]
Roberto Bittencourt Marcondes Rocha

Roberto Bittencourt Marcondes Rocha

Education:
State University of New York (Master of Business Administration, 2004)
INSPER (Master in Finance, 2000) Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (Business Administration, 1998)
Universidade Estácio de Sá (Accounting, 2024) Universidade Estácio de Sá (Electric Engineering, 2026)

Member:
Conselho Regional de Administração (São Paulo)

Languages:
Portuguese and English

E-mail:
[email protected]
Thiago Rafael Raimondi

Thiago Rafael Raimondi

Education:
Fundação Escola de Comércio Álvares Penteado FECAP (Bacharel em Contabilidade, 2015)

Member:
Conselho Regional de Contabilidade (Section: São Paulo)

Languages:
Portuguese and English

E-mail:
[email protected]
Anthony Barker

Anthony Barker

Education:
Graduated in finance from Robinson College of Business da Georgia State has a postgraduate degree in alternative investments from Georgia Institute of Technology, American citizen with more than 17 years of experience managing investments and business administration. Previously, he was Vice President of 7 Bridges Latin America, a joint-venture of PIMCO responsible for leading the JV in Brazil. He also held the position of Head of New Business at the manager Itacaré Investimentos, a real estate private equity fund focused on the resort / hotel sector.

Geórgia State University BBA FinançasGeórgia Institute of Technology, Pós-Finanças, Investmentos Alternativas

Certification:
CGE- Gestor de Produtos Estruturados pela ANBIMA

Before moving to Brazil, he worked as an #investment associate at Aduientis Capital#, a boutique investment bank in the USA.

Languages:
Portuguese and English

E-mail:
[email protected]

Contacts

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Contacts

Rua Jaceru, 225 - Vila Gertrudes São Paulo - SP, 04705-000, Brazil

+55 11 98941-3255

[email protected]

CNPJ: 04.167.746/0001-78