/Home/Global/Tax Non-contentious: The Elite in Brazil/Machado Meyer
View profile of Machado Meyer
Department profile
Machado Meyer
Department profile | Machado Meyer
Tax Non-contentious: The Elite

About

Provided by Machado Meyer

With our experience, solid knowledge, and innovative thinking, we provide highly specialized legal advice on all tax issues affecting companies and individuals. We take a direct approach to complex cases, offering a detailed examination of the tax aspects of corporate transactions or strategic litigation.

We keep our eyes on the issues of our clients' interests and, with an active attitude to identify and anticipate challenges, we can see opportunities for their business. Accordingly, we develop effective partnerships with them, following all the stages of decision-making on any issue related to tax matters.

Integrated performance with other areas of the firm – such as corporate law, capital market, labor, real estate, regulatory, and civil – guarantees a multidisciplinary tax advice, supported by a deep knowledge of the business and ability to dynamically evaluate all the legal and economic impacts that derive from a tax issue.


Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Tax Non-contentious: The Elite - Brazil

1
Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Machado Meyer is a front-running firm with an established tax department regularly sought out by well-known companies due to its proficient counsel on transactional mandates. Its experienced bench demonstrates prowess advising on an array of non-contentious issues, such as the fiscal implications of high-value M&A transactions, as well as assisting clients with the implementation of complex tax structures and tax planning. Its clients come from a diverse range of industries, including banking and finance, mining and technology.

Work Highlights

Provided by Machado Meyer

  • Machado Meyer assisted Faena with real estate and contractual tax analyses related to a new building project in the luxury sector worth BRL 3 billion.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

In addition to being far above average in advising and solving complex issues, they do so very quickly and swiftly, that's priceless.

Tax Non-contentious: The Elite respondent
Global

We have been working with them for years and we have the perception that the firm improves not only in technical knowledge essential to the business, but also in communication with the client.

Tax Non-contentious: The Elite respondent
Global

I don't see in the market a firm with their level of service and efficiency. They are fast and always have a prompt answer with expertise, adding knowledge and bringing solutions to us.

Tax Non-contentious: The Elite respondent
Global

Machado Meyer's strengths are: clarity, objectivity, translation of complex concepts into a business language, familiarity with the topics covered, confidence and assertiveness in communications.

Tax Non-contentious: The Elite respondent
Global

Notable Practitioners

Provided by Chambers

Celso Costa
1
Celso Costa
1
Band 1
With long-standing experience, partner Celso Costa is a renowned lawyer in the non-contentious tax arena. He has amassed important experience advising clients on a number of tax issues concerning M&A, corporate restructuring and transfer pricing.

I would highlight Celso's performance..

Celso is a point of reference in tax matters.

Celso is very skilled and involved in tax issues. He continuously provides new tax knowledge. He is a very important partner and I recognise his technical and human quality.

View Profile
Fernando Tonanni
2
Fernando Tonanni
2
Band 2
Fernando Tonanni is a partner who has several years of sustained tax practice, which includes issues involving corporate transactions, tax efficiency and international tax assistance.

Fernando is a person who brings together the best characteristics of a tax professional. He has great technical capacity. He stands out; I trust him.

Fernando is an expert in the subject, people were impressed by his experience.

Fernando Tonani is very fast and responsive, impressive, very good. There is no one as available as he is.

View Profile
Raquel Novais
2
Raquel Novais
2
Band 2
Partner Raquel Novais is often seen assisting clients with the tax implications of the opening up and expansion of businesses, as well as reviewing the tax structure of large corporations. She deals with both direct and indirect tax regimes.

Raquel is extremely competent, professional, solution-oriented and responsive. She is very experienced and has good market network. Raquel is more than a lawyer, she is a business partner.

She's really a leader in her field.

Raquel Novais has impeccable depth and technical skills.

View Profile
Camila Galvão e Anderi Silva
5
Camila Galvão e Anderi Silva
5
Band 5
Camila Galvão e Anderi Silva advises clients on structuring fiscal models for new businesses, as well as on regulatory tax issues.

Camila contributes a lot whenever she is involved and it is always a pleasure to work with her.

Camila is very skilled, professional, solution-oriented and responsive. She is quite experienced with market network and has strong knowledge about the Oil & Gas industry.

View Profile
Fernanda Sá Freire Figlioulo
5
Fernanda Sá Freire Figlioulo
5
Band 5

Partner Fernanda Sá Freire Figlioulo is a solid practitioner handling tax structuring.

Fernanda Sá is very efficient.

She's just brilliant. She has total mastery of the subject, is extremely prepared for meetings and quickly understands our business. It is certainly one of the firm's most valuable assets.

Fernanda always finds time to assist us with emergencies.

View Profile
Bruna Marrara
U
Bruna Marrara
U
Up and Coming

Up-and-coming lawyer Bruna Marrara has a tax consultancy practice that allows her to advise on tax planning and tax aspects of M&A transactions.

Bruna has a high level of excellence. She works only with complex cases. I highlight her work and technique. She always has a solution for our problems.

Bruna Marrara is my point of reference in direct and international consultancy tax matters.

View Profile

Ranked Lawyers at
Machado Meyer

Provided by Chambers
Filter by
Band

Brazil

Tax: Non-contentious
Celso Costa
1
Celso Costa
1
Band 1
View Profile
Fernando Tonanni
2
Fernando Tonanni
2
Band 2
View Profile
Raquel Novais
2
Raquel Novais
2
Band 2
View Profile
Camila Galvão e Anderi Silva
5
Camila Galvão e Anderi Silva
5
Band 5
View Profile
Fernanda Sá Freire Figlioulo
5
Fernanda Sá Freire Figlioulo
5
Band 5
View Profile
Bruna Marrara
U
Bruna Marrara
U
Up and Coming
View Profile