Technical legal services with a human touch.
Dedication and excellence in protecting rights.
Appointments available, including via video conference.
THE OFFICE
The law firm FC&VS – Francisco Christovão & Valdir Schwarz Advogados Associados – emerged from the union of two professionals with complementary backgrounds, committed to technical excellence, ethics, and the delivery of customized legal solutions.
Founded with the purpose of offering humane, transparent, and accessible service, the firm develops its practice strategically in the advisory, preventive, and litigation spheres.
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PARTNERS
Valdir J. Schwarz
OAB/SC 54.127
- Social Security Law
- Business Law & Compliance
- Customs Law & Foreign Trade
I don't know what tomorrow holds, but I know I've done everything I can to fight for the weakest, to ensure that the voiceless are heard, and to bring hope where there was once silence and abandonment. I continue to fight tirelessly so that justice may flourish where infamy once reigned.
Francisco Christovão
OAB/SC 47.432
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Discover our main areas of expertise:
Health Law and Medical Law
- Legal action regarding high-cost medications and treatments, including those for cancer or rare diseases.
- Actions for the supply of drugs incorporated or not into the SUS (Brazilian Public Health System) and health plans.
- Lawsuits against health insurance plans (denial of coverage, abusive price increases, treatment interruptions)
- Medical, hospital, and health insurance provider liability
- Defending the rights of patients in situations of emergency, vulnerability, or risk to life.
- Legal counsel and representation in the healthcare sector, working with public agencies and private institutions.
- Representation in administrative processes and actions related to the professional practice of physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and hospital institutions, including before professional councils and regulatory bodies.
Civil Law (Liability, Insurance, Contracts and Damages)
- Civil liability actions for material and moral damages.
- Refunds and compensation
- Judicial and extrajudicial debt collection
- Contract review and enforcement
- Lawsuits involving insurance and consumer relations
- Estate planning and asset protection
Business Law and Compliance
- Legal advice for companies and startups
- Drafting, analyzing, and renegotiating commercial contracts.
- Corporate planning and business restructuring
- Implementation of compliance and corporate governance programs.
- Asset protection and reduction of legal liabilities
- Consulting services in LGPD (Brazilian General Data Protection Law) and personal data protection.
Social Security Law
- Retirement benefits (based on years of contribution, age, disability, special circumstances, teacher’s pension, disability pension)
- Sickness benefit, accident benefit, imprisonment benefit
- Social assistance benefit for the elderly and people with disabilities (BPC/LOAS)
- Review and reinstatement of benefits
- Retirement planning and contribution time simulations
- Reimbursement of improper deductions from benefits.
- Representation before the INSS (Brazilian National Social Security Institute) and the Judiciary.
Family and Inheritance Law
- Divorce, common-law marriage, alimony, and division of assets.
- Custody, visitation rights, and parental alienation.
- Judicial and extrajudicial inventory
- Estate planning, wills and donations
- Consulting services regarding marital property regimes and asset changes.
- Guardianship, tutelage and protection of the elderly person
Customs Law and Foreign Trade
- Technical consulting and administrative defense in customs procedures.
- Correction of customs declarations and consultation solutions.
- Tax classification, requirements during customs clearance.
- Relationship with consenting bodies and requests in the TEC
- Practice in trade defense (dumping, countervailing measures, safeguards)
- Customs due diligence, legal opinions and tax regularization.
- Activities related to the Manaus Free Trade Zone and Basic Production Processes (PPB)
- Advice on ESG, import licensing and special regimes.
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