Daniel & Diniz Sociedade de Advogados is composed of practitioners who previously served as tax judges in the CARF (Administrative Council for Tax Appeals). The three main practitioners, Carlos Daniel, Diego Diniz, and Leonardo Branco are respected individuals with a particularly strong track record in tax and customs cases. Despite being a young firm, Daniel & Diniz has consistently shown strong growth and prides itself on its strong technical knowledge and expertise.
During the research cycle, the firm advised Lojas Americanas Group (LASA) on a multifaceted customs case and were able to procure successful results. Daniel & Diniz also worked with another client, Centro de Estudos Unificados Bandeirante (CEUBAN), and were able to disregard tax immunity and collection of taxes retroactively.
In the last year, the firm welcomed the following associates: Caroline Rosado Rodrigues de Mattos Junqueira and Anna Zamara Serrano.
Client feedback
“Daniel & Diniz Advocacia had a very great case in the supreme court, regarding a lot of customs areas.”
“Carlos from Daniel & Diniz is excellent”
Daniel & Diniz Advocacia Tributária is a tax and customs law boutique of three partners and two associated lawyers. Carlos Daniel and Diego Diniz are key partners at the firm. Daniel and Diniz have extensive experience in CARF. The third partner (Antônio Atulim) is a former tax auditor from the IRS, who worked as a Tax Judge at CARF for 13 years and joined the firm to strengthen both litigation and consultancy expertise.
During the research period, the team advised Grupo Lojas Americanas related to a custom fine and tax charges (tax on industrialized products) based on occurrence of fraudulent filing of third parties in import operations. The case covered customs litigation on a high level of complexity because multiple cases were being handled simultaneously with different chambers and different judges. The case is ongoing.
The team welcomed Eric Imbimbo as an associate lawyer previously from Dias de Souza Advocacia.
Client feedback
“Carlos Daniel is the lead partner of the firm. He is a former judge from the administrative tax court (CARF), with a lot of experience in corporate income tax matters. He lieases an accademic background with a practical approach.”
“They're small, but with a great expertise on the administrative tax jurisdiction.”
“The profissional services rendered by this law firm require sophisticated technical expertise, which Carlos Daniel, who is a partner at Daniel & Diniz, has. Carlos Daniel has a rare combination of accademic background, years of practice and accounting knowledge.”
“Good knowledge and proximity of partners to customers.”
“Creativity combined with above average knowledge of the latest administrative court precedents.”
“Very business oriented with a comprehensive analysis what could be the operational impacts and the possible trade-off to the best compliance level.”
“Search for a customized solution for the case, demonstrating above average knowledge of tax legislation.”
“Available partners, high technical knowledge, good price and payment terms.”
“The firm brings the experience acquired while they were judges at the federal administrative tax court.”
“Very profound and timely.”