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We possess an in-depth knowledge of markets in the commodities and energy sectors, providing specialized assistance to our clients in a wide variety of business and corporate challenges, with ability to design multi-disciplinary solutions, innovative business structures and investment alternatives involving the most diverse and complex transactions across different international markets.

We strive to provide our clients with specialized and tailor-made advice, providing quick and effective answers and solutions for their various issues, according to the highest standards of professionalism and ethics. We concentrate, first and foremost, on deeply understanding our clients’ business objectives, creating a solid cornerstone for our effective analysis and advice on corporate and financial structures, in order to promptly detect and mitigate the risks inherent to financing transactions, particularly in emerging markets.

With a substantial knowledge foundation across financial and corporate legal disciplines, we are prepared to assist our clients in varied types of operations such as: setup of inbound and outbound business and intermediary services, cross-border transactions, risk management and optimization of contractual and collateral structures, incorporation of companies and investment vehicles, regulatory compliance check targeted at eliminating basic risks in cross-border transactions and avoiding costly mistakes, especially for international companies dealing with regulations, customs, business practices and operational issues particular to emerging economies.

Such interconnected services aim at the areas of commerce and trade, renewable energy, farming, finance and banking, customs and regulatory, facilitating assistance to Emerging Market trade (primarily across and between Latin America, Africa, Emerging Europe), United Kingdom and Switzerland.

We also advise our clients on Environmental, Social & Governance compliance, so as to enable small and mid-market companies to improve their practices and operate sustainable productions of agricultural, renewable and food products, in compliance with the stringent requirements of the ESG credentials set by the financial market, which includes the assessment of the company’s culture, engagement policies and relationship with third-parties in general.

Heloisa Slav

Founder and Managing Partner of Slav Business and Law Consulting in Geneva, Switzerland, she has also founded and currently manages a Brazilian law firm specialized in structured trade finance transactions and business law. Heloisa is a member of the Brazilian Bar Association, São Paulo chapter, and Portuguese Bar Association, Lisboa chapter. She has also worked at well-known law firms and major Brazilian and multinational companies (such as Cargill and Coimex Trading) before establishing her firm in 2010, focusing on the areas of Corporate and Business Law, Foreign Trade, Structured Trade and Commodity Finance, Agribusiness.

For the past 20 years, Heloisa has advised various trade finance funds, investment and commercial banks and trading companies. She has also gathered extensive and multidisciplinary experience of drafting and negotiating contracts in general, providing legal advice in complex structured trade and commodity finance transactions, syndicated loans, securitization, refinancing and debt restructuring, project finance, structuring of joint ventures and assistance in credit and import/export commercial transactions and cross-border investment matters.

Heloisa has a Law Degree from Universidade Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil, and holds a Master’s Degree in Business Law from the Law School of Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), São Paulo, Brazil.

Heloisa is fluent in Portuguese, English and French. Currently established in Geneva, Switzerland.

E-mail: slav@slavlaw.ch

Daniel Cesar

Daniel is an associate at Slav Business and Law Consulting. He is also an attorney focused on Business and Corporate Law, with emphasis on Agribusiness and Commodity Export Financing Transactions. As a member of the Brazilian Bar Association, São Paulo chapter, and with over 7 years of specialized legal practice, Daniel has assisted renowned multinational companies, banks and investment funds involved in transactions with Brazilian counterparties, drafting and negotiating various contracts and investment structures, coordinating due diligence procedures over Brazilian investees and establishing local subsidiaries for further development of our clients’ business.

Daniel has a Law Degree from Faculdade de Direito de São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil, and is currently obtaining a Postgraduate Specialization on Contracts Law from the Law School of Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), São Paulo, Brazil.

Daniel is fluent in Portuguese and English. Currently established in São Paulo, Brazil.

E-mail: cesar@slavlaw.ch

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