DENEGA & CHEANG LAWYERS

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DENEGA & CHEANG

With headquarters in Itajaí, SC – a brazilian southern portuary complex, Denega & Cheang Lawyers is an international legal firm in areas of International Trade, Customs and Commercial Law and Maritime Law.  Our work mainly involves commercial and regulatory issues concerning imports and exports of goods and services and investment. In addition, Shipping & Admiralty Law are also our main specialities.

 

Since the begining, Denega & Cheang has put its clients at the heart of service innovation and service delivery. The DCA’s approach to meeting clients requirements is based on the simple premise that each and every one of them has a unique challenge and needs and deserves to get the best expertise, attention and service there is. That is what Denega & Cheang stands for and that’s what we aim to deliver to build and maintain our reputation for providing all clients with valued legal services. 

 

Much of our business is contentious and we have significant expertise in international commercial disputes. At the same time our lawyers provide clients with advice on a wide range of non-contentious matters including contracts, corporate issues, finance and international commerce aspects.  We also provide the opportunity to discuss how changes in the law will impact on clients’ businesses. 

 

Part of the service that we offer includes the analysis, preparation and negotiation of international contracts, managed by a multiskilled team composed of lawyers, accountants, economists and international trade experts with worlwide experience.

 

We are able to undertake internationally work representing Law Firms from Europe, Asia and the USA. We act for companies of all sizes and also for small start-ups looking to fill niche markets.

 

Denega & Cheang’s aim is to provide our clients an unique service, presenting dynamic and suitable solutions for a large range of international matters. When you consult a D&C lawyer, you get the benefit of the firm’s entire knowledge and advice that makes both commercial and legal sense. The firm’s is able to rely on its vast network contact and English speaking lawyers and partner offices all around the world providing the best business consultancy and legal advisory.

DENEGA & CHEANG

Our Clients

Our clients include:

  • Importers and exporters of finished goods, raw materials and resources;
  • Local producers who compete with importers;
  • Customs Brokers, Freight Forwarders and Transport Companies that are involved with the movement of goods into and out of Australia;
  • Foreign companies interested in investing in operations in Brazil and South America wishing to set up production facilities overseas;
  • Organizations representing the collective interests of particular industries affected by international trading;
  • Other Businesses or entrepreneurs providing goods or services or investing.

Should you require advice or assistance, please direct your enquiries by telephone on
+55 47 99292 8200. Alternatively you may contact us by email through our contacts page.

DENEGA & CHEANG

Practice Areas

Our firm has regularly dealt with the following types of issues:

International Trade
and Custows Law

  • International Sale, Distribution, Agency, Licensing and Royalty Agreements;
  • Maritime, Freight, Shipping and Transportation Documentation, Disputes and Trade Finance;
  • General Advice to Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders;
  • Trading Terms and Conditions;
  • Advocacy and Review of Government Policy concerning Customs and Trade matters;
  • Barriers and regulations concerning direct foreign investment;
  • Import and Export legal issues in general

Maritime Law

  • Legal issues of the shipping industry;
  • Contracts;
  • Charterparties;
  • Shipbuilding;
  • Cargo claims;
  • Piracy cases;
  • Fishing industry;
  • Admiralty Law.

Customs, Excise and
other Regulatory Issues

  • Tariff Classification of Goods;
  • Customs Valuation;
  • Tariff Concession Orders (TCO's);
  • Quarantine;
  • Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duties Investigations;
  • Issues concerning World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreements, Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Transport Treaties;
  • Rules of Origin;
  • Transfer Pricing;
  • Excise and Customs Duty on Alcohol, Tobacco, Petroleum and Biodiesel;
  • Customs Investigations and Prosecutions;
  • Applications under the Enhanced Policy By-Law Scheme (EPBS);
  • Government Assistance Schemes (such as SIP).

Commercial Law

  • Trade Practices Issues;
  • Contracts;
  • Shareholder Agreements, Sale of Business;
  • Commercial Litigation;
  • Property and Commercial Leases;
  • Corporate Insolvency.