Brazil

Firm overview

Tax boutique providing full tax legal assistance on both consulting and litigation, with close participation on the daily matters of the clients and definition of tax and business strategies. High specialization level in tax law, including direct, indirect and international taxation, with hands-on approach and teamwork spirit.

• Tax law consulting regarding operational and strategic matters
• Indirect, direct and international taxation
• Foreign trade taxation and tax classification of goods and services
• Administrative and judicial tax litigation
• Special tax proceedings and regimes
• Negotiation and review of commercial contracts, business reorganization and M&A under their tax impacts perspective
• Tax and state planning

Firm overview

Bocater, Camargo, Costa e Silva, Rodrigues Advogados was founded in 1999. In addition to solid work experience in corporate law, capital markets and pension fund regulation, the firm also provides services in other business law practices, such as tax, banking, civil, labour, real estate, corporate governance, insurance, administrative (public affairs).  Bocater Advogados brings together lawyers with strong academic backgrounds and expertise in their respective areas, forming teams that are able to provide legal advice and assistance that meets their clients’ expectations, in both consulting and litigation. Bocater Advogados fundamental commitment is to provide clients with services of high technical quality, following ethical and professional standards, and offering practical and objective solutions to clients’ issues. Over the years, the firm and many of its professionals have been recognized among Brazilian leading lawyers in their practice areas by national and international publications.

Firm overview

Mannrich e Vasconcelos' highly specialized partners, associates and consultants apply their legal skills to add value to and improve clients' businesses, in order to make the practice of law an instrument for sustainable economic development.

Our team assists clients in an efficient and customized manner, in search for strictly technical, safe and innovative solutions.

The tax team:

• represents clients in administrative and judicial proceedings with a creative approach, considering case law and the cost-benefit ratio to the client,
• provides legal assistance in litigation and consulting regarding Social Security Law, as structuring and review of compensation plans and benefits,
• advises clients in tax planning and application for special tax regimes and tax benefits, (iv) takes part in leading cases in higher courts,
• reviews tax procedures and ancillary obligations to identify unused credits,
• drafts inquiries to tax authorities in specific cases of uncertainty as to the interpretation of a given tax rule and
• renders legal assistance in obtaining certificates of good standing and answering tax audits in an efficient and timely manner.

Firm overview

Machado Meyer provides innovative legal solutions by combining expertise in various areas of law, broad knowledge of legislation and a thorough understanding of the matter. The firm has organized professionals specialized in advising clients abroad, creating multidisciplinary groups, especially in Germany, Latin America, Iberia, and Asia.

Firm overview

Finocchio & Ustra Sociedade de Advogados started with the dream to fill a gap in the State of São Paulo's countryside’s market and build a full-service office that could compete with the most admired offices in Brazil.

Focused on developing effective and reliable legal solutions, highly qualified professionals, and working closely with clients, we gained market share and currently have in our client portfolio national and international companies of all sizes, and from all business segments.

We have made investments in corporate governance and in our management model; such as our participation in the Partners for Excellence Program (PAEX) of Fundação Dom Cabral, which is one of the best business schools in the world.

With our future and the sustainability of the firm in mind, in 2019 we launched our innovation platform: Future in Us (https://www.futurein.us/en/), as we believe in the rapid and disruptive evolution of law. We also believe that the best way to get to know us is by understanding our ideology. Thus, we make every possible effort and initiative to daily incorporate it into our culture.

Our vision

To be a benchmark firm, sustainable and timeless, in an ever-changing corporate environment.

Our mission

To understand and improve our clients' businesses, delivering results through strategic, innovative, reliable, and effective solutions.

Our purpose

To fulfill our mission in an ethical and synergetic environment, developing people with respect and transparency.

Our values

We believe in and are guided by our values:

• We are committed to excellence and result delivering
• We act ethically with integrity and transparency
• We value our clients and work to exceed expectations
• We value promptness and responsiveness
• We are assertive through clarity
• We are passionate about what we do
• We cherish team spirit, an easy-going, and inspiring work environment
• Our team is our greatest asset

Firm overview

Our team has far-reaching and innovative expertise across the entire tax spectrum. The practice coordinates its efforts with other disciplines in the firm to provide the best team approach to each client matter. Also, our attorneys have vast experience gained in both private practice and government, including deep knowledge in the academic sphere of Tax Law, Constitutional Law and Financial Law, to mention a few. 

The strategic litigation’s tax practice advises clients in trial and appellate proceedings with an emphasis in appellate litigation at the Federal Supreme Court and the Superior Court of Justice. Our team also has substantial experience in advising clients and business associations on strategic legislative proposals and direct engagement with public and private actors related to the Brazilian Tax System.

Our services include legal advice and specialized legal opinions addressing the applicability of Brazilian Tax Laws and the interpretation of these laws in foreign proceedings and legislation context. Our extensive experience in judicial litigation enables us to handle a wide range of matters involving municipal, state and federal taxes. Our partners have an exceptional ability to litigate in the trial of the most relevant tax discussions before the higher courts with a strategic view of all-important aspects involved in the decision-making process. 

Moreover, as we have an established advocacy team, our work focus on developing a 360° strategy for each case. We are proud to say that our team has an intelligence process, which considers four different outlooks: social, economic, political and legal. Therefore, we have a broader view determined always to establish the best approach and strategy to defend our clients’ interests.

Our tax team is recognized for the keen ability and experience to assess the impact of judicial and political tax decisions in the legal, political and economic environments. The tax partners provide extensive critical analysis and advice on the preparation of position and engagement papers, with suggestions for improving strategic legislative proposals and direct engagement with public and private actors.

We are committed to understanding our clients' businesses and provide tailor-made solutions for a variety of situations, from business strategies to specific legal services applied in structuring transactions to mitigate succession liabilities and also our singular vision of the litigation and legislative procedures.