Published in May of last year, Resolution No. 4661 of the National Monetary Council (CMN) established new guidelines for investment of funds by plans managed by private complementary pension entities (EFPC) and changed some benchmarks for the investments made by these institutions, raising doubts and causing challenges for their managers.

It is enough to observe some of the most pulsating cities today to see that entrepreneurial creativity seems to be inversely proportional to available urban space. Proof of this are the various projects around the world with new ways of making better use of the rooftops of buildings or raised slabs.

Incentives linked to shares are part of the essence of the business model of startups. The most common are stock option plans, restricted stock units (RSUs), restricted shares, phantom stock, and phantom stock options.

The exhaustive list of cases for filing interlocutory appeals provided for in article 1,015 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) was the subject of a recent review by the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) in the judgment of Special Repetitive Appeals No. 1.704.520 and No. 1.696.396, which occurred on December 5, 2018.

Law No. 13,818/2019, published on April 25, amended articles 289 and 294 of Law No. 6,404/1976 (the Brazilian Corporations Law) and brought in important changes to the criteria previously required for the publication of corporate documents.

In a decision handed down at the end of last year in Special Appeal No. 1.639.035/SP, the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) established a paradigmatic precedent by reinforcing the theory allowing for the objective extension of arbitration clauses to transactions involving a series of related contracts, where the main contract contains an arbitration clause, even allowing for the setting aside of valid forum selection clauses found in the ancillary contracts.