Tax Litigation: Highly Regarded - Brazil
What the team is known for
Lacaz Martins, Pereira Neto, Gurevich & Schoueri Advogados is a well-regarded practice representing companies in judicial and administrative contentious mandates. The team has expertise assisting clients with tax assessment disputes relating to ICMS and to PIS and COFINS, as well as corporate income tax. The firm is well reputed for its ability to handle matters involving international tax law, and transfer pricing mandates in particular.
Strengths
"They provide us with in-depth study of the cases. The team are highly capable. They are able to deal with highly complex procedural and material issues in relation to tax law."
"We believe that the most qualified professionals in the tax area are at this firm."
"They kept us informed about every step they made in the procedure. The communication was outstanding and so was the quality of the work."
Notable practitioners
Luís Eduardo Schoueri has forged a formidable reputation for his sophisticated tax practice. He is widely acknowledged as a top choice for high-profile tax disputes, being particularly noted for his expertise in international tax law and transfer pricing-related mandates. Schoueri is active representing important clients in strategic judicial and administrative tax litigation. "In addition to all the indisputable technical capacity, he is an excellent service provider, resilient, provides practical solutions and has a lot of expertise in very complex cases." "Besides being a technical reference for tax law, Luís Eduardo Schoueri is a very dedicated lawyer. He is committed to the result and puts in all efforts needed to accomplish the best defence we could have." "He is a well-equipped professional. I would dare say he is the best." "Schoueri is a point of reference, both as a professor and as a lawyer."
Daniel Vitor Bellan represents companies in a range of different tax disputes, including cases involving corporate income tax, Social Contribution on Net Profit and taxation on import of services. Bellan is also skilled in handling mandates involving capital gains, tax planning and transfer pricing. He is especially noted for his work in administrative litigation. "He is very approachable and always available for the client, which is important to us because of the urgent matters we have to deal with."
