Tax Litigation: Highly Regarded
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 1
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Provided by Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados
Our tax team has a reputation for providing first class comprehensive tax services in Brazil and internationally in an efficient and client friendly manner, offering an interdisciplinary approach, creating cost-saving efficiencies for our clients of several different sectors.
The main differential of the Tax Litigation practice is the variety of services that our team offers. The key types of work developed by our Tax Litigation Department consist in:
• Previous analysis of our clients’ field, activities and structure. We offer tax controversy solution, mainly in what concerns judicially challenging the legislation issued by the Municipality, States and Federal Government (as an active player);
• The availability of tax credit and designing the best strategy of recovering;
• The plannig, design and drafting of requests for Tax Benefits or Special Regimes before the Municipalities, States and the Federal Government;
• The study, design and drafting of requests for Tax Benefits or Special Regimes before the Municipalities, States and the Federal Government;
• Our practice in tax audits has successfully avoided the long path of litigation in many cases or, at least, enabled the tax assessment to be issued in a way that can be more easily challenged by the Courts;
• Wide coverage of all Brazilian Tax Courts, both administrative and judicial.
Chambers Review
Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados is well versed in representing domestic companies hailing particularly from the energy sector in judicial and administrative litigation mandates. The team is recognised for its strong capabilities advising on taxation in regulated sectors. The firm boasts considerable know-how in providing counsel on contentious tax matters arising from the collection of federal, state and municipal taxes, including PIS and COFINS, ICMS and ISS.
Work Highlights
- Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados is assisting Fraport Brazil with the administrative discussion of several tax assessments requiring Fraport to pay Property Tax and Urban Territorial Tax (“IPTU”).
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Their lawyers understand the needs of the client and have a solution-based mindset. They have deep knowledge of tax issues, with a strong commercial awareness as well."
"They are the best law firm for our company, highly knowledgeable in jurisprudence and technically very good. Plus, their client service is excellent and fast."
"Their lawyers understand the needs of the client and have a solution-based mindset. They have deep knowledge of tax issues, with a strong commercial awareness as well."
"They are the best law firm for our company, highly knowledgeable in jurisprudence and technically very good. Plus, their client service is excellent and fast."
Notable Practitioners
Antonio Carlos Guidoni Filho is a well-regarded practitioner admired for his knowledge and expertise. He draws upon years of experience as a former CARF council member to provide companies with advice on complex tax disputes.
"He handles highly complex matters and has vast CARF experience, as well as great client service."
"A great lawyer, with a strong presence in the agribusiness sector."
Ranked Lawyers at
Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados
Brazil
Members
Provided by Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados
André Ricardo Lemes
Head of Department
Helena Vicentini de Assis
Juliana Martins Skolimovski Gaia da Silveira
Ricardo Braghini
Industries
Provided by Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados
Agribusiness
Banking
Chemical and Petrochemical
Commodities
Digital Economy
Energy
Engineering
Financial Institutions and Means of Payment
Infrastructure
Life Sciences and Healthcare
Media & Entertainment
Oil & Gas
Ports and Airports
Retail
Technology
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