João Dácio Rolim
Brazil Guide 2024
Band 5 : Tax: Litigation
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About
Provided by João Dácio Rolim
Practice Areas
Founder and chairperson of Rolim Goulart Cardoso Advogados, he co-ordinates the International Trade and Tax departments of the firm, comprising transactional and litigation matters.
Career
Started his career working for KPMG and then PWC as a tax lawyer. After nine years, became a partner, and shortly set up his own firm with other partners. Professor of Tax Law at FGV and IBDT.
Professional Memberships
Director of the Brazilian IFA (ABDF). Director of the Ibero-American Association of Tax Arbitration. Founding Counselor of the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IEFi) in Brazil. Member of IBA and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law.
Publications
Has over a hundred of articles published in Portuguese and English, including two books: "Normas antielisivas tributárias / Tax anti-avoidance rules - a comparative study, 2001"
"Proportionality and Fair Taxation, ed. Kluwer International, 2014"
Personal
• PhD (Philosophy) at Queen Mary University, London;
• PhD in Tax Law at Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG);
• LLM in International Taxation at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE);
• LLB at São Paulo University (USP);
• Consultant at the United Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) since 2015;
• Lives in São Paulo (Brazil), spending around 2 months/year in Lisbon and London.
Chambers Review
Brazil: Contentious
Founding partnerJoão Dácio Rolimis well regarded in the market. He frequently represents companies from the energy, telecommunications and food production industries in a broad range of judicial tax disputes, including matters involving CIDE-Royalties and corporate income tax.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"A traditional lawyer with a good reputation in the market."
"He's an excellent professional, who discusses topics from the simplest to the most complex, always with clarity in his positions and point of view."
"A traditional lawyer with a good reputation in the market."
"He's an excellent professional, who discusses topics from the simplest to the most complex, always with clarity in his positions and point of view."