Firm guides

Knowledge that protects your next step.

Clear, practical guides written without legalese, so you can understand before you decide. Each guide is published in full on this website, with article-by-article legal sources and the date on which those sources were reviewed.

3 complete guides Open access, no registration See the date shown in each guide
Real estate Cover of the Property Regularization Guide
01 Real Estate Law

Property Regularization

A complete guide published in full on one page. Each title defect calls for a different procedure, and the guide shows which route fits your case — from reviewing the property record to final registration.

  • How to read the property record and identify the defect
  • Adverse possession, compulsory conveyance, construction recording, boundary correction and REURB: what each route requires
  • Costs, timelines and mistakes that lead the registry to issue formal requirements
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Probate Cover of the Probate Made Simple Guide
02 Succession Law

Brazilian Probate Made Simple

A complete guide published in full on one page: deadlines, tax, documents and the choice between notarial and court proceedings, including the changes introduced by CNJ Resolution 571/2024.

  • The two relevant deadlines — article 611 of the Code of Civil Procedure and the São Paulo tax deadline — and late-filing penalties
  • Notary or court: what is now permitted when there is a minor or incapacitated heir or a will
  • São Paulo’s 4% ITCMD inheritance tax, costs, documents and what remains blocked until probate is completed
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Corporate Cover of the Legal Guide for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
03 Corporate Law

Legal Guidance for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

A complete guide published in full on one page: what a small or medium-sized business needs to put in order, and the sequence in which to address it.

  • Contracts, articles of association and shareholders’ agreements: what each document must cover
  • Tax regime, employment obligations and consumer relations
  • LGPD compliance, INPI trademark registration and debt-collection stages with limitation periods
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