Francisco Müssnich
Global Guide 2024
Band 1 : Corporate/M&A
About
Provided by Francisco Müssnich
Practice Areas
Corporate and M&A
Dispute Resolution
Wealth and Succession Planning
Private Equity
Sports and Entertainment
Career
Chico Müssnich is a founding partner of BMA. He has unmatched experience in providing strategic advice in wide range of corporate matters and in highly complex M&A transactions.
Chico is active in both national and international arbitrations, and provides strategic advice in hostile takeovers and corporate disputes. He has represented clients, all leaders in their sectors, in historic transactions in Brazil in recent decades.
He acts as arbitrator on the Court of Arbitration for Sport – CAS and was the lead attorney for the Local Organizing Committee for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. In 2016, he was the only Brazilian among the 12 attorneys appointed as arbitrators to the CAS's ad hoc Division for the XXXI Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro. He is also the only Brazilian appointed to serve as arbitrator at the XXXII Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo in 2021.
In 2021, working with the Commission on Economic Development, Industry, Commerce and Services and other specialists, Chico helped to draft Law 14.195/2021, the "New Business Environment Law". He was particularly involved in the provisions dealing with multiple voting shares, resulting in an amendment to the Brazilian Corporations Law to expressly permit multiple voting share structures in Brazil.
Chico was named one of the 15 most powerful lawyers in Brazil and is frequently recognized as a leading lawyer in the legal sector's top rankings and publications. Chico is frequently consulted by lawyers and law firms for his recognized expertise in highly intricate corporate transactions and disputes. He is the author of Cartas a um jovem advogado (Letters to a Young Lawyer) and O Insider Trading in Brazilian Law (Insider Trading in Brazilian Law).
Chico has lectured in Corporate Law at the law school of the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro – PUC/RJ since 1981, and at the law school of the Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV since 2005. He has been visiting professor at the Vanderbilt Law School since 2010, where he lectures in the International Mergers and Acquisitions course.
Chambers Review
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Outstanding partner Francisco Müssnich assists clients with strategic corporate negotiations and conflicts. He is revered by clients and peers within the market for his long-standing track record of landmark M&A transactions.
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"He is a household name in corporate/M&A."
"He is a household name in corporate/M&A."
Articles, highlights and press releases
7 items provided by BMA – Barbosa, Müssnich, Aragão
The Covid-19 pandemic and the rise of digital payment solutions in Brazil
From the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic, Brazil has faced not only healthrelated but also financial challenges in overcoming the problems brought on by these difficult times.
ESG, Friedman and Brazil’s corporations law
Discussion over ESG matters in corporations has been growing worldwide, and Brazil is no different. Investors’ hearts and minds – and their pockets too – have been engaged by environmental, social and governance principles.
BDR Regulation and the new market for foreign shares in Brazil
BDRs are negotiable certificates that represent securities issued by foreign companies. Similar to American ADRs, BDRs allow Brazilian investors to invest in foreign companies and provide those companies with direct access to the Brazilian capital markets.
Where is the tax reform for the third sector?
Around the world, the third sector has become a force to be reckoned with. The greater the economic, political and social development of a country, the greater the recognition and importance of not-for-profit organizations in its civil society.
The tax challenges in donating goods
In the absence of a price, the tax authorities can use the goods’ market value, which normally exceeds acquisition or production cost. The result? An even higher tax burden for the donor.
Philanthropic donations should be tax deductible
Tax legislation prohibits deduction of “donations” and “noncompulsory contributions” in general, except for deductions of up to 2% of operating income in donations to not-for-profit civil entities.
Philanthropy is not a taxable activity,
By providing or supplementing public sector services, non-profit education and social assistance institutions help the state, to the benefit of society as a whole.
The Covid-19 pandemic and the rise of digital payment solutions in Brazil
From the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic, Brazil has faced not only healthrelated but also financial challenges in overcoming the problems brought on by these difficult times.
ESG, Friedman and Brazil’s corporations law
Discussion over ESG matters in corporations has been growing worldwide, and Brazil is no different. Investors’ hearts and minds – and their pockets too – have been engaged by environmental, social and governance principles.
BDR Regulation and the new market for foreign shares in Brazil
BDRs are negotiable certificates that represent securities issued by foreign companies. Similar to American ADRs, BDRs allow Brazilian investors to invest in foreign companies and provide those companies with direct access to the Brazilian capital markets.
Where is the tax reform for the third sector?
Around the world, the third sector has become a force to be reckoned with. The greater the economic, political and social development of a country, the greater the recognition and importance of not-for-profit organizations in its civil society.
The tax challenges in donating goods
In the absence of a price, the tax authorities can use the goods’ market value, which normally exceeds acquisition or production cost. The result? An even higher tax burden for the donor.
Philanthropic donations should be tax deductible
Tax legislation prohibits deduction of “donations” and “noncompulsory contributions” in general, except for deductions of up to 2% of operating income in donations to not-for-profit civil entities.
Philanthropy is not a taxable activity,
By providing or supplementing public sector services, non-profit education and social assistance institutions help the state, to the benefit of society as a whole.
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