Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
2

Band 2

Tax: Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

3 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

Tax: Litigation

Brazil

16 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Luiz Gustavo Bichara

Brazil: Contentious

Practice Areas

Tax

Career

Bichara is the founding partner of the firm and has been providing specialised tax legal advice for more than 25 years. He has extensive experience in significant tax discussions before the Brazilian courts, including the Supreme Court, representing associations either as amicus curiae or plaintiffs.

Bichara is a reference regarding taxation, especially the Brazilian Tax reform, always requested by the media to comment on innovations and amendments suggested for the bills. Recently, he was invited to participate, alongside other major legal experts, in the Fórum de Integração Brasil Europa (FIBE) and the IX Fórum Jurídico de Lisboa, where he spoke about global tax trends and Brazilian tax reform. He is also part of the special commissions from the Senate and the Brazilian Bar (OAB) in charge of elaborating improvements to the texts of the Tax and Income Tax reforms in progress in the Senate.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP); Rio de Janeiro City Council in the 2021-2024 quadrennium; The Brazilian Association of Financial Law; The Brazilian Association of Tax Law; The Brazilian Academy of Tax Law; Technical Support Committee for Diagnostics of the National Tax Litigation of the National Council of Justice (CNJ); Committee of Jurists from the Federal Senate to reform the legislation on administrative and tax proceedings; Chair of the Rectory of Archdiocesan Studies (CREAR), at the Council of Culture at PUC-Rio; Vice-president of Rio de Janeiro's Commercial Association's (ACRJ) Business Council on Legal and Tax Matters; Special Tax Attorney of the Brazilian Bar Association's (OAB) Federal Council.

Publications

Being a reference in the tax area nationally and internationally, Mr. Bichara has already written multiple articles and co-written ten books related to tributation and Tax Law.

Chambers Review

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Brazil: Regions

Tax: Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
2
Band 2

Head of department Luiz Gustavo Bichara is a strong practitioner with over two decades of experience handling mandates in tax law.


Brazil: Contentious

Tax: Litigation - Brazil
3
Band 3

Luiz Gustavo Bichara has experience representing companies from industries such as oil and gas, energy and telecommunications in an array of contentious tax mandates, including unconstitutionality claims before the Supreme Court.

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