Business Law and Corporate Law

Newsletter de Direito Societário analisa julgados recentes do TJSP e do TJRJ sobre integralização de capital em SPE, recusa ao aumento de capital e exclusão de sócio, participação recíproca em limitadas e direito de indicar e destituir administradores em grupos societários

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Chile's President has submitted a comprehensive Capital Markets Reform and Home Financing Bill that proposes significant updates to the country's capital markets legal framework.

The Chilean Government has introduced a comprehensive Capital Markets and Home Financing Reform Bill that fundamentally restructures the regulatory framework for fund management companies, including new capital requirements, the creation of investment manager roles, and enhanced operational flexibility. The proposed legislation also introduces significant tax amendments for investment fund units and establishes new mechanisms for housing finance through FONAVI funds.

Chile's Financial Market Commission has proposed consolidating regulations for Credit Rating Agencies into a single compendium, introducing significant changes to registration requirements, corporate governance standards, and information disclosure obligations.

Law 526 of 2026 introduces a new regulatory framework on economic substance for certain entities with international structures. Below, we share 10 key aspects to help understand the new regulatory requirements and their implications beginning in 2027.

Con la llegada del año 2026, el panorama regulatorio para el sector comercial de Guayaquil ha sufrido su transformación más relevante en la última década. La entrada en vigencia de la Ordenanza que Regula la Licencia Anual para el Funcionamiento de los Establecimientos, publicada oficialmente en la Gaceta Municipal No. 67, marca el fin de la antigua «Tasa de Habilitación» y establece nuevas reglas de juego que ningún comerciante puede ignorar.

Brazil has enacted comprehensive legislation establishing a National Policy on Critical and Strategic Minerals, creating new regulatory frameworks that will fundamentally reshape how mining companies operate in the country. The law introduces mandatory revenue allocations, a new guarantee fund structure, and a council with broad approval powers over corporate transactions and international agreements.

En toda transacción puntual, ninguna parte quiere entregar su dinero o su activo primero. Una cuenta escrow resuelve ese dilema.

When two parties negotiate a purchase, a merger or any one-time transaction, the same tension always arises: the buyer doesn’t want to pay before receiving what was agreed, and the seller doesn’t want to hand over the asset without certainty of payment. An escrow account, or guarantee deposit account, exists precisely to resolve that dilemma.

Nine in ten Mexican businesses are family-controlled, and as the founding generation transitions, most families focus on governance documents while overlooking a critical factor: the legal condition of the business itself. Carter Ledyard & Milburn's new white paper reveals why legal readiness is the gateway to every succession option—from sales and recapitalization to continued family ownership—and what families must address before deal pressure arrives.