Bernardes
e
Advogados
Associados
stands
among
the biggest
offices
in
the State
of
Minas
Gerais.
Its
tax
advisory
group
provides
tax services
such
as tax
planning,
tax
due diligence
in
corporate
transactions,
foreign
investment
advice
and consultancy.
Its
litigation
group
provides
services
including
legal
opinions
and monitoring
of
inspection
procedures
by finance
administration
institutions.
During
the
research
period,
the firm
litigated
on
behalf
of Expresso
Nepomuceno,
one
of the
biggest
transport
companies
in
Brazil.
This
case
was a
judicial
lawsuit
aimed
at
the annulment
of
tax credit
originated
from
the denial,
by
the Federal
Revenue,
of
use of
federal
social
contributions
(PIS/COFINS)
credits.
In
doing
so, the
firm
helped
ensure
the company’s
fiscal
regularity.
Ana
Paula
Ribeiro
Freire,
a
tax litigation
coordinator,
departed
to
Valladares
Waller
Advogados.
In
addition,
Ricardo
Guimarães
Pereira
(consultant)
and Isabela
Pimentel
(tax
lawyer)
also
left
the firm.
However,
the
team
welcomed
both
Antônio
Castro
and Larissa
Galvão
as
tax lawyers,
and
Cristiane
Rodrigues
as a
consultant.
