What can we do for your industry?
We know the financial sector very well, and we are fully involved in it. Our lawyers provide support for adequate decision-making in all critical areas of the business (managerial, operational, regulatory compliance, audits, commercial).
Our Essence
In view of the complex financial and insurance regulations, entities are required to manage their business plan effectively. Our support seeks to accompany their decision-making enabling our clients to transcend successfully.
Synergy
Being a “boutique” firm for the financial and insurance industry implies a synergy of the sectorial experiences of the founding partners for the financial industry. The purpose is to meet at a single place the legal and regulatory needs of the entities individually considered, as well as those of financial groups and conglomerates.
Complementary services
Mission
Vision
We observe the specialized sectorial regulation and the one that has a cross-sectional impact on all sectors of this industry: corporate governance, money laundering and compliance offices; internal audits; trade union relationships and relationships before the respective regulatory offices; as well as support in business development, giving advice to clients on business and financial transactions.
Finlex Team
Our services
Financial, banking, security and insurance law, public and well as private.
To entities supervised by SUGEF, SUGEVAL, SUPEN and SUGESE:
Advice
- Advice on prudential regulations of the regulatory body.
- Coordination of supervision reports.
- Advice on specific measures of the supervisor.
- Direction of administrative sanctioning proceedings.
- Accompaniment in regulatory supervision reporting procedures.
Transactional Operations
- Legal advice on the entity-client and entity-providers relationship.
- Support in the preparation, analysis and legal opinions on business, special and complex contracts of each sector.
Money Laundering
(Law No. 8204 and related regulations)
- Update of policies and procedures on risk management of the entity.
- Review of compliance with regulations in coordination with compliance officer.
- Advice on specific measures of the supervisor.
- Courses depending on the organizational structure of the entity: Board of Directors, Management, other levels of the organization.
- Training of employees in agencies and branches.
Corporate Governance
- Review of compliance with the Corporate Governance Regulations issued by CONASSIF.
- Preparation and update of policies and procedures.
- Recommendations based on the corporate organization, according to the best practices.
Specialized Services by Sector:
BANKING
- Legal and regulatory advice to financial entities supervised by SUGEF.
- Banking contracts.
- Direction of administrative sanctioning proceedings..
- Evaluation of corporate governance.
INSURANCE
- Legal, regulatory and supervisory advice in matters of insurance, reinsurance and insurance brokerage services.
- Insurance and reinsurance contracts: Structuring and local adaptation.
- Business agreements between and among the various segments of the insurance market.
SECURITIES
- Legal and regulatory advice of exchange brokers supervised by SUGEVAL.
- Stock exchange contracts.
- Direction of administrative sanctioning proceedings.
- Evaluation of corporate governance. .
