BRAZIL Law and Practice Contributed by: Alessandra Martins and Amanda Blum Colloca, Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Machado, Meyer, Sendacz e Opice Advoga - dos has a financial regulatory practice that is experienced in handling matters related to the rapid evolution of technology and the frequent changes in the regulatory framework for banks, fintechs and financial market players in general. The firm offers legal advice on the formatting of complex financial transactions, assists in the creation and implementation of various types of products and services and obtaining regulatory authorisations before banking authorities, pro -
vides support with respect to the relationships of its clients with regulators and advises on the regulated use of resources such as open bank - ing, crypto-assets and other technologies in the banking and financial sector. Machado Meyer’s financial regulatory practice is multidisciplinary, and the firm uses knowledge acquired in vari - ous areas of law, such as banking and fintech regulations, investment funds, financial restruc - turing and securitisation, to provide innovative legal solutions to its clients.
Authors
Alessandra Martins has been working at Machado Meyer for more than 12 years in the business and banking areas of law, focusing on banking, foreign exchange, payments and
Amanda Blum Colloca has been working in the banking, finance and fintech industry for six years, focusing on the foreign exchange and crypto areas. She has assisted clients with the
fintech regulation, including topics such as electronic means of payment, Pix, open banking, crypto-economics, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, ICOs and tokenisation, in addition to new regulatory structures such as regulatory sandboxes and innovative incentive programmes. She also advises businesses in general, and in matters related to technology and innovation, such as the structuring of joint ventures, partnerships, investment structures and national and foreign financing for start-ups (including venture capital), M&A, capital markets and project finance.
implementation of the foreign exchange reform, the incoming crypto regulatory framework and the development of new products and infrastructures related to Pix, open finance and regulatory sandboxes, amongst other innovative services and ideas. She also advises companies with M&A, especially involving companies regulated by the BCB, CMN and CVM, facilitating changes in the control process and communication with the BCB.
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