Band 3
Band 4
About
Provided by Breno Ferreira Martins Vasconcelos
Practice Areas
General corporate tax
Tax controversy
Career
More than 20 years of litigation experience, including the representation of taxpayers before the Brazilian Higher Courts, adding legal, economic and market data as amicus curiae in leading cases as the application of tax penalties, incidence of social contributions (PIS and COFINS) on the service tax, taxation of the maternity leave, one-third extra holiday pay and outsourcing. Breno leads relevant lawsuits regarding services tax and federal taxes, involving the main topics under discussion in Brazil. He is also at the forefront of innovative thesis and projects involving the technology for the monitoring of case law, awarded by other rankings, and public policies, due to his involvement in relevant academic research at FGV and Insper, in which he is also a Professor. In the tax advisory sphere, he is highly recognized for his work on social security issues, involving the efficient structuring of compensation programs from a labor and tax perspective, and on matters related to tax reform and issues related to tax litigation. Former counselor of the Administrative Tax Appeals Council (CARF).
Professional Memberships
Brazilian Bar Association (OAB);
Worked as legal advisor for SIFE (Students in free enterprise), currently named Enactus (Entrepreneurial Action for others creates a better world for us all).
Personal
Professor of Tax Law in the undergraduate law program at Insper.
Researcher at INSPER and FGV-SP.
Former board member of the 1st Section of the Administrative Council of Tax Appeals – CARF.
Member of the editorial staff of Revista de Direito Tributário Contemporâneo (RDTC).
Coordinator and author of the tax law publication “Repertório Analítico de Jurisprudência do CARF até 2015”.
Member of the Associação Brasileira de Direito Processual (ABDPro)
Practice Areas
General corporate tax
Tax controversy
Career
More than 18 years of litigation experience, including the representation of taxpayers before the Brazilian Higher Courts, adding legal, economic and market data as amicus curiae in leading cases as the application of tax penalties, taxation of the maternity leave, one-third extra holiday pay and outsourcing. Breno leads relevant lawsuits regarding services tax and federal taxes, involving the main topics under discussion in Brazil. He is also at the forefront of innovative thesis and projects involving the technology for the monitoring of case law, awarded by other rankings, and public policies, due to his involvement in relevant academic research at FGV and Insper, in which he is also a Professor. In the tax advisory sphere, he is highly recognized for his work on social security issues, involving the efficient structuring of compensation programs from a labor and tax perspective. Former counselor of the Administrative Tax Appeals Council (CARF).
Professional Memberships
Brazilian Bar Association (OAB);
Worked as legal advisor for SIFE (Students in free enterprise), currently named Enactus (Entrepreneurial Action for others creates a better world for us all).
Personal
Professor of Tax Law in the graduate department of the School of Law of Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGVLaw).
Professor of Tax Law in the graduate department of Insper.
Researcher at INSPER and FGV-SP.
Former board member of the 1st Section of the Administrative Council of Tax Appeals – CARF.
Member of the editorial staff of Revista de Direito Tributário Contemporâneo (RDTC).
Coordinator and author of the tax law publication “Repertório Analítico de Jurisprudência do CARF até 2015”.
Member of the Associação Brasileira de Direito Processual (ABDPro)
Chambers Review
Brazil: Contentious
Breno Ferreira Martins Vasconcelos enjoys a solid reputation in the market for his tax litigation skills. He advises companies on a range of administrative and judicial disputes, including those before the higher courts.
Brazil: Transactional
Breno Ferreira Martins Vasconcelos is co-head of the tax department and is a practitioner whose work has allowed him to gather experience particularly on social security mandates. He also offers tax litigation skills.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Breno is an expert on tax law, with incredible work quality. He's very active in São Paulo and Brasília and is also involved in academic activities. I feel very comfortable working with him."
"Breno is technically great and does excellent work for us."
"He's very proactive and up to date, as well as highly skilled in all of the areas he handles for us. He has great technique and a strong academic side."
"Breno is an excellent professional. He is committed, experienced, knowledgeable and a strategist."
"Breno is a born leader. He is technically precise and offers good work."
"Breno manages to be very available and attentive. He extends these abilities to the corporate sphere and speaks very well."
"We really liked his technical knowledge and he is very fast. He has exceptional technical knowledge."
"Breno is an expert on tax law, with incredible work quality. He's very active in São Paulo and Brasília and is also involved in academic activities. I feel very comfortable working with him."
"Breno is technically great and does excellent work for us."
"He's very proactive and up to date, as well as highly skilled in all of the areas he handles for us. He has great technique and a strong academic side."
"Breno is an excellent professional. He is committed, experienced, knowledgeable and a strategist."
"Breno is a born leader. He is technically precise and offers good work."
"Breno manages to be very available and attentive. He extends these abilities to the corporate sphere and speaks very well."
"We really liked his technical knowledge and he is very fast. He has exceptional technical knowledge."
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