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Information Technology & TELEcom

Information Technology

Telecommunication

E-Business

Startup

E-commerce

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Cyberlaw applied to corporations

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Information Technology

Telecommunication

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Cyberlaw applied to corporations

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Áreas de Atuação

Information Technology

Companies and entrepreneurs working in the Information Technology field attracts special attention from COTS Attorneys-at-Law, either by its growing importance in the current technological scenario, either because the firm's partners have worked as legal managers in companies of this field, reason why the partners have an holistic point of view on the legal issues related to IT companies. 

Among the services offered by COTS Attorneys-at-Law in the Information Technology sector are the following:

 

Specialties | Information technology

  • Development (software and appliance )
  • Intellectual property and copyrights in the digital world
  • Technology agreements
  • Compliance
  • Taxation
  • Corporate
  • Updating
  • Big Data
  • Cloud
  • Internationalization
  • Database
  • Legal aspects of Software (authoring and registering)
  • Proprietary licensing and open source software
  • Licensing conflicts
  • Interoperability
  • Legal actions and advice in relation to methods for solving disputes (mediation, arbitration, administrative procedure in negotiations for obtaining ownership of a domain name)
  • Application for and monitoring the trademark registration process
  • Legal support in open source software
  • Drafting SaaS (Software as a Service), SLA (Service Level Agreements), and IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) agreements
  • Drafting of various contracts such as subscription agreements, outsourcing agreements, software development agreements, Cloud Computing contracts, Escrow contracts in source code, support and maintenance contracts, distribution agreements, technology transfer agreements, among others
  • Non-Disclosure Agreement
  • Advice on issues related to the deployment of complex systems such as ERP, CRM, and e-commerce platforms, social networking, and Internet applications
  • Legal feasibility analysis of projects involving information technology aimed at legal compliance and risk mitigation
  • Support and tax incentives
  • International tax consulting
  • Tax advice on operations related to technology, inovation and ecommerce
  • Consulting for corporate affairs, planning, training, agreements, reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, setting up of holding companies, and partnerships to be closed
  • Legal support to companies in the technology sector, following the regulatory frameworks, public hearings, and institutional relationships with government officials
  • Legal aspects of Big Data
  • Risk and business analysis in the implementation of Big Data
  • Matters of privacy and the ethical limits of Big Data
  • Legal aspects in cloud data storage
  • Preparation of terms of use and privacy in the use of the cloud
  • Compliance and advice concerning international standards, regulations, and guidelines for the technology industry
  • Protection of the Database and its contents
  • Intellectual Property and Copyrights on Databases
 
Áreas de Atuação

Telecommunication

COTS Attorneys-at-Law offers companies operating in the telecommunications sector high standard legal advice, especially when dealing with regulations matters on the activity.

Thence, the firm keeps its professionals focused on analyzing the regulation and on helping the clients in developing their activities on a regular basis and within legal limits.

 
Áreas de Atuação

Startup

COTS Attorneys-at-law with a strong team of experienced lawyers, integrated with real needs of entrepreneurship, has a dedicated department to assist startups and companies whose activities are linked to new technologies.

The firm knows all the different stages that make up the development of a startup, offering legal support for capital ventures, incubators, angel investors, investment funds, among other characters, from its pre-operational phase (early stage) to its corporate maturity, advising and offering complete and responsive legal solution, preserving the dynamism of investors and entrepreneurs. Among the services offered by COTS Attorneys-at-Law to startups, we highlight the following:

 

Specialties | Startup

  • New Projects
  • On going projects
  • Taxes
  • Legal Compliance
  • Brands, domains, and intellectual property
  • Electronic payment and digital currency
  • Internationalization
  • Consulting services for setting up business models
  • Drafting and evaluation of international contracts and setting up companies abroad
  • Analysis, discussion, and development of legal structures for new, startup businesses or new corporate projects, integrating all areas from development all the way to the implementation and coordination of new projects
  • Analysis, guidance, and structure as to the financing of new businesses (Private Placements , Leveraged Buyouts - LBO, Angel Investors, Venture Capital, Seed Money, and Crowdfunding)
  • Advice on the development of partnership agreements and on preparing the company for receiving investments
  • Preparation of applications for patents, utility models, trademark registration, and other administrative proceedings involving intellectual property and copyright
  • Preparation of labor and tax compliance to lower the risks involved in the startup activity
  • Creation of privacy policies, terms of use, and "click contracts"
  • Tax planning for development of the startup activity
  • Preparation of labor and tax compliance to lower the risks involved in the startup activity
  • Analysis, discussion, and development of local and international support and incentives for the development of startups
  • Tax advice on operations related to startups
  • Evaluation and legal support in strategic planning
  • Advice and legal support for incorporating companies and businesses in Brazil and abroad
  • Technical opinions for the implementation of technological innovation
  • Consulting for corporate affairs including everything from planning, training, agreements, reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, setting up of holding companies, to closing partnerships
  • Legal opinions for the implementation of technological innovation
  • Legal actions and advice in relation to methods for solving disputes (mediation, arbitration, administrative procedure in negotiations for obtaining ownership of a domain name)
  • Submitting a request and following the trademark registration in Brazil,in the United States, and Europe
  • Legal advice on electronic currency operations - Criyptocurrency (e.g. Bitcoin)
  • Legal advice on issues related to electronic payment
  • Compliance and advice regarding foreign standards, regulations, guidelines, and incentives for startups
 
Áreas de Atuação

E-commerce

With solid performance in legal E-Commerce issues, including representing industry associations, COTS Attorneys-at-Law has become one of the greatest Brazilian specialists in the industry, assisting small and large entrepreneurs not only in the traditional e-commerce, but also in the regulation of innovative ideas applied to online retail. Finding the right balance between the interests of consumers and entrepreneurs is one of COTS Attorneys-at-Law missions, since the firm understands that if both interests are addressed, there will be benefit for all participants and stakeholders.

However, not all procurement conducted via the Internet has the consumer's presence and, as a specialist that is, COTS attorneys-at-Law’s­ lawyers know that this type of legal relationship has peculiarities that also needs to be observed. Among the services offered by COTS Attorneys-at-Law for the E-Commerce sector include the following:

 

Specialties | E-commerce

  • Legal advice for electronic commerce and e-business
  • Brands, domains, and intellectual property
  • Taxation
  • Digital reputation
  • Advertising and marketing
  • Internationalization
  • Legal aspects of e-commerce, t-commerce, m-commerce, marketplace, and omni-channel
  • Legal analysis of market trends
  • Risk and business analysis in e-commerce implementation
  • Legal support to companies in the sector, following the regulatory frameworks, public hearings, and institutional relationships with government officials
  • Legal analysis and validity regarding the rules of the Consumer Protection Code (CDC) and other rules that apply to e-commerce
  • Analysis of the characteristics, benefits, and requirements in the use and implementation of electronic commerce
  • Analysis and legal advice on the structure of electronic commerce (home page, product pages, check-out, privacy policy, terms of use, delivery deadlines informed, means of making payment, loyalty program, registration, user service, integration with social networks, etc.)
  • Legal actions and advice in relation to methods for solving disputes (mediation, arbitration, administrative procedure in negotiations for obtaining ownership of a domain name)
  • Applying for and monitoring the trademark registration process
  • Analysis of legal support and incentives
  • Tax advice for e-commerce operations
  • International taxation for e-commerce operations
  • Legal advice for handling complaints and accusations made through social networks, apps, digital communicators, etc.
  • Actions for identifying who made illegal or untrue complaints and accusations
  • Legal advice on the legality of using electronic tools such as spam, remarketing, mailing, etc.
  • Legal aspects in the use of Direct and Indirect Marketing
  • Copyright and Intellectual Property
  • Authorization for cultural contests in digital media
  • Compliance to international standards, regulations, and guidelines for electronic commerce
  • Legal support for incorporating companies abroud 
  • International taxation.
 
Áreas de Atuação

Cyberlaw applied to corporations

Most branches of law have tens of hundreds of years of development and existence. The same can not be said of the technology, which was not the same a few years ago and will not remain the same over the next decade. How to combine the application of law, sometimes as conservative, with technology and innovation, as dynamic and revolutionary? What types of legal impact new technologies have brought to the present day and that can impact on the lives of individuals and businesses?

Seeing this dilemma, COTS Attorneys-at-Law offers its clients a different look, based on the constant updating of its professionals, who do not get conformed when the law provides obstacles to innovation and technological development, but on the other hand, it is strait in pointing out the possible risks incurred and to mitigate them. Among the services offered by COTS Attorneys-at-Law stand out the following:

 

Specialties | Cyberlaw applied to corporations

  • Technology agreements
  • Protection
  • Digital identity and electronic documents
  • Email, instant messaging, and social networks
  • Byod - Wyod
  • Wifi
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  • Drafting SaaS (Software as a Service), SLA (Service Level Agreements), and IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) agreements
  • Drafting of various contracts such as subscription agreements, outsourcing agreements, software development agreements, Cloud Computing contracts, Escrow contracts in source code, support and maintenance contracts, distribution agreements, technology transfer agreements, among others
  • Non-Disclosure Agreement
  • Advice on issues related to the deployment of complex systems such as ERP, CRM, and e-commerce platforms, social networking, and Internet applications
  • Tax advice on operations related to technology
  • Development of the Information Security Policy
  • Legal advice in cases of incidents using electronic means such as cybercrime, data leakage, illegal content, among others
  • Digital litigation - litigation needs where technological knowledge is essential
  • Digital privacy (Corporate)
  • Violation of corporate and personal databases
  • Digital signature, digital certificate, and time stamp
  • Legal aspects of the use of biometrics and tokens
  • Legal aspects in the implementation and monitoring of instant messaging, e-mails, and social networks
  • Preparation of terms of use and privacy policy on the use of e-mails, instant messaging, and corporate and public social networks
  • Regulations on the use of electronic devices
  • Monitoring of electronic devices
  • Public and private internet usage regulations
  • Monitoring of wireless networks
 
 
 
Áreas de Atuação

Corporate

COTS Attorneys-at-Law not only offers services related to technology, innovation or cyber law. There is always the concern to meet fully its customers, which made necessary the creation of specific departments to deal with issues involving more traditional areas of law, such as international, tax, labor, corporate, business, criminal and administrative law.

Thus, customers of COTS Attorneys-at-Law can count on a structure that will allow treatment of the most varied problems encountered in business activity in one place, which aims to preserve the relationship and proximity developed with each of your contractors. Among others:
 

 

Specialties | Corporate

  • International business contracts
  • Tax planning
  • Estate planning
  • Due diligence
  • Tax litigation
  • Mergers & acquisitions
  • Legal management
We assist in preparing and evaluating international contracts and the incorporation of companies abroad by acting as mediators in the interests of the parties in order to ensure the legality of the business and minimize its risks.
We work with strategic tax planning so that expenses with taxes are as low and adequate as possible. The main interest is to keep the company organized and carefree regarding tax and fiscal issues.
Good estate planning will help maintain the stability of legal relations, making the use of the assets that are part of the corporation's or family unit's estate more predictable. This requires the assistance of experts whose main philosophy is customer satisfaction. 
We give support in all situations that require a legal assessment of the company and its assets, identifying possible risks, eliminating them or minimizing them through strategic planning.
COTS Attorney-at-Law has a department focused on tax issues, which often cause entrepreneurs to pull their hair out. We give support during inspections (Municipal, State, and Federal), preparing actions and resources, oral arguments in administrative bodies, among other legal activities.
We give assistance in the trading shares, as well as in acquisition, sales, and joining of companies by developing a package of measures to safeguard the interested parties and ensure the legality of these actions.
 
Corporate legal affairs these days should be treated in a strategic way that creates the need for the activities of the legal department in the companies to be aligned with their objectives. Because of this, the lawyers in the corporations need to know the various areas of the business, always looking for opportunities to mitigate legal risk, thus causing the value of the company to increase through transparency and within the practices of good corporate governance.