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Tax Litigation: Highly Regarded

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Provided by KLA Advogados

Focusing on modern litigation solutions for its clients, KLA’s tax litigation team handles highly complex and strategic cases for its clients, while it also manages everyday tax litigation portfolios, helping clients to achieve optimal outcomes in Brazil´s convoluted tax litigation environment. The team combines clear and concise language and alternative forms of communication with judges and clients with highly technical content. It is experienced in identifying and measuring tax risks and contingencies in the context of due diligences and other risk assessment procedures and it has performed a key role in the conclusion of several transactions across the country.

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Tax Litigation: Highly Regarded - Brazil

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Band 4

What the Team is Known For

KLA Advogados' tax department advises clients from the automotive, pharmaceutical and telecommunications industries on contentious mandates involving a variety of tax matters, such as ICMS, IPI, II, and PIS and COFINS. The team has experience handling both judicial and administrative disputes, including before the STJ and CARF. The firm is also active representing companies in disputes arising from goodwill tax amortisation issues.

Work Highlights

Provided by KLA Advogados

  • KLA Advogados represented SH Industrial in a writ of mandamus filed to guarantee the company's right to exclude the amounts related to the benefit of presumed ICMS (State VAT) tax credits from the calculation of IRPJ (Corporate Income Tax) and CSLL (Social Contribution on Net Profit). 

Strengths

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KLA has an in-depth knowledge of tax law and objectivity in communicating complex matters, making it simple. 

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KLA has a team of highly experienced lawyers with in-depth knowledge in various areas of law, which allows them to approach complex tax matters with confidence and precision. 

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Notable Practitioners

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Álvaro Lucasechi
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Álvaro Lucasechi
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Up and Coming

Álvaro Lucasechi is a practitioner with experience in tax disputes touching on indirect taxes, including ICMS and PIS/COFINS. He also can act on special tax regimes and handle administrative procedures.

Álvaro Lucasechi handles extremely complex ICMS matters. In my opinion, he is the best for those issues.

Excellent lawyer. Álvaro is timely, knowledgeable and has business awareness.

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Felipe Omori
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Felipe Omori
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Up and Coming

Felipe Omori is a lawyer acquainted with tax disputes, particularly those involving corporate taxation. He can also advise on goodwill amortisation.

Felipe Omori provides very good support and swift answers. He inspires trust due to his technical skills.

Felipe is extremely agile and provides a sustained support. He commands knowledge about the matters we deal with.

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Álvaro Lucasechi
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Álvaro Lucasechi
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Up and Coming
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Felipe Omori
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Felipe Omori
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Up and Coming
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Members

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Felipe Jim Omori

José Flávio Pacheco

Luís Flávio Neto

Álvaro Lucasechi

Clients

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AbbVie Farmacêutica

Abbott Laboratórios

Adler Pelzer

Bloomin Brands (Outback)

Boston Scientific

Cinemark

Cipa Fiera Milano

Dentsu Aegis

Freudenberg Group

General Mills

Lear Corporation

Maersk

Roca Sanitários

Sky Banda Larga

Stepan Química

Industries

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Advertising

Automotive

Entertainment

Food Products

Medical Devices

Pharmaceutical

Retail

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