Cross-Border legal consultancy
connecting Brazil and the World
About Patricia Guidi
Patricia Guidi has dual citizenship in Brazil and the United States, having studied and graduated as an American Attorney, with vast experience in legal consultancy especially to Brazilian clients engaging in commercial relations with foreign countries, especially the United States or that intend to expand their businesses abroad. Patricia is licensed as an Attorney by the New York and Florida Bars, as well as the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) as an American Law Consultant.
Born and raised in Brazil, she lived in the United States for nearly 15 years before returning to her home country to take on the role of the Director responsible for the American Law Department of a renowned Brazilian Law Firm with global presence. In this position, she handled the preparation of contracts, documents and reports in the corporate, transactional and litigation spheres, as well as immigration matters before American authorities.
For a span of 10 years, she provided services to the largest sunglass distributing company in Latin America, where she was accountable for implementing the operation in the United States and offered legal support in formatting its franchise model to establish the company’s international operations throughout the world. While there, Patricia further negotiated and drafted a variety of agreements based on international law, including co-branding, the engagement of foreign artists and celebrities, and the sponsorship of events abroad connected to marketing campaigns.
As an independent consultant, she works in partnership with Law Firms in specific projects as well as directly assisting companies in the venture of expanding their businesses to the United States and other countries, including establishing franchise operations, preparing corporate agreements, providing legal support and conducting negotiations.
Services
Provided to corporate clients who transact or plan
to do business abroad.
Corporate
OPENING COMPANIES
ABROAD
study of best suited corporate format
name availability
registration before appropriate foreign
state, federal and tax authorities
PREPARATION OF
FOREIGN CORPORATE DOCUMENTS
articles of incorporation/association
by-laws
shareholders’ agreements
stock certificates
ESTABLISHING COMPANIES ABROAD
setting up corporate bank accounts
obtaining mailing address
leasing office space, if needed, including
warehouse and retail operations
evaluating and obtaining necessary licenses and
registrations to implement the operation
REFERRAL AND CONTRACTING THIRD PARTY
SERVICES TO CARRY OUT BUSINESS ABROAD
registered agent to
receive service of process
accounting services
contracting insurance policies
varied brokers, as needed
specialized foreign attorneys
LEGAL SUPPORT (DE FACTO IN-HOUSE FUNCTION)
TO INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
handling legal matters, both directly and/or referring specific issues
to specialized professionals, supervising and overseeing
their work, including negotiating and auditing professionals’ fees
BUSINESS IMMIGRATION
business visas, including in emergency basis
inter-company transfer visas
employment visas for qualified professionals
business investor visas
Contracts
ANALYSIS AND PREPARATION OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
CONTRACTS RELATED TO
non-disclosure agreements (NDA)
agency
distribution
service agreements
licensing
franchise
partnership
corporate in general
UNDERTAKING INTERNATIONAL
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS
skills such as fluency in legal and business English and Portuguese,
including knowledge of cultural nuances, make her an effective
intermediary in diverse business negotiations
Internationalization of brands and retail operations
PLANNING AND ESTABLISHING
DIRECT BUSINESS ABROAD
determining the appropriate type of operation
to be employed abroad given market research and analysis
as well as planning of the pertinent aspects to be evaluated
before moving forward with internationalization
PLANNING, UNDERTAKING NEGOTIATIONS, AND
PREPARING CONTRACTS TO BE CELABRATED WITH
FOREIGN PARTIES INVOLVING
non-disclosure agreements (NDA)
distributorships
licensing of brands
franchises and area development
master franchising
business ventures and partnerships
Business disputes preceding litigation against foreign parties
ANALYSIS AND PREPARATION
OF DEMAND LETTERS
gathering of relevant information and
preparation of document addressed to opposing party
in disputes, seeking settlement, in accordance with the
pre-civil lawsuit requirements of some foreign jurisdictions
UNDERTAKING SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS
WITH FOREIGN OPPOSING PARTIES
negotiations with the foreign opposing party and/or its representatives,
employing multicultural skills and linguistic knowledge,
as well as understanding of social, procedural and legal aspects involved