Geraldo Valentim Neto

Practice Areas

Tax

Career

Geraldo Valentim Neto is a founding partner and head of the tax practice area of Madeira, Valentim & Gallardo Advogados (MVGA).

Geraldo Valentim represents clients in significant tax cases (administrative and judicial tax litigation) and provides tax advice on domestic and international transactions, particularly in the automotive, consumer, agribusiness, chemical, pharmaceutical, foreign trade, infrastructure, technology and education sectors.

With more than 25 years of experience in complex tax disputes and tax advice, Geraldo Valentim has been appointed as one of the most admired tax lawyers in Brazil by several publications (Chambers Global/Brazil, Who's Who, LACCA Approved, The Legal 500, Leaders League and Análise Advocacia): “The experienced team is led by highly recommended partner Geraldo Valentim Neto, and excels in tax litigation”, “Strategic Tax Counsel”, “Also noted for its high-win percentages in tax disputes”, etc.

Professional Memberships

Former Member of the Administrative Council of Tax Appeals (CARF).

Publications

Speaker in 2014 IFA Congress in Mumbai ("The Recent Developments in International Taxation”).

Honorable mention granted by IBA Tax Committee (“The Brazilian CIDE Tax and International Software License Agreements” - New Zealand, 2004).

Personal

LL.M. from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Post-graduation in Tax Law and LL.B. from PUC-SP.

WTO Dispute Settlement Program, Geneva.