ISFIN breaks through in Brazil with Veirano

ISFIN has teamed up with Veirano Advogados as its exclusive partner in Brazil.

Prof. Laurent MARLIERE, CEO of ISFIN, says: “Today Brazil is one of the largest ten national economies in the world. Indeed Brazil is one of the biggest emerging markets, as a part of the BRIC, and it represents the 7th largest economy in the world.

Brazil is very attractive for investors. In 2007, the government launched a ‘Growth Acceleration Plan’ (PAC), and lately PAC 2, to attract billions of dollars in investments in infrastructure, energy, transport, housing, power resources and logistics.

Brazil is known mainly for its natural resources, such as soybean, orange juice, raw cane and refined sugar. Those kinds of products attract the investments of the Arabs. Furthermore, Brazil is a large exporter of Halal meat. Such framework makes Brazil a country which can attract new investments”.

He adds: “Many sectors in Brazil face two main obstacles: a liquidity shortage and limited credit availability. Moreover the interest rate is very high. Furthermore, the Federal Government has launched a housing plan that consists of building and financing houses for the poor and middle classes. This atmosphere conduce the Sharia Compliant instruments to be the best choice.”

Fábio FIGUEIRA, Partner of Veirano Advogados, says: “Clients can rely on a team of over 250 specialists working in an integrated fashion, handling complex multidisciplinary cases, such as mergers and acquisitions, project finance, capital markets transactions, debt negotiation, tax planning and dispute resolution, as well as other key initiatives in a changing economy. Using a team approach to client requests, the Firm’s practice areas operate in synergy, ensuring efficiency, adding value, and offering legal certainty. Above all, we focus on simplifying national and international transactions and generating the desired results for our clients.”

Founded in 1972, Veirano Advogados is a full-service law firm providing a complete spectrum of legal services to support business activities in both regulated and unregulated sectors. With offices in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Porto Alegre, and Brasília, the Firm enjoys solid relationships with law firms in the various Brazilian states and maintains a wide network of partner firms across more than 120 countries around the world. As a result, Veirano Advogados is able to provide seamless services wherever they are required.

Fábio FIGUEIRA adds: “Our partnership with ISFIN will give us the opportunity to explore new opportunities of investments, particularly in the Halal sector.”

The efficiency and high-quality results of Veirano Advogados have been recognized by leading industry publications, such as Chambers Latin America, Chambers Global, Legal 500 Latin America, Latin Lawyer 250, and Who’s Who Legal. In 2010, Veirano Advogados was the first Brazilian firm to receive the "Chambers Client Service Law Firm of the Year" award, an important achievement reflecting the Firm's distinction in key practice areas, as well as its outstanding work and excellence in client service.

ISFIN is the world’s leading platform for law firms specializing in Islamic Finance, investments from and to the Muslim world and the Halal industry. The alliance covers more than 75 jurisdictions around the world.  ISFIN is composed of the most innovative and highly regarded independent law firms, audit & accounting firms and real estate companies in their field.

Contact Information

Laurent Marlière, CEO ISFIN
+(32) 475422149
LM@isfin.net
www.isfin.net

Fabio Figueira, Partner
+55 21 3824 4747
fabio.figueira@veirano.com.br  
www.veirano.com.br