Tax Litigation: The Elite
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 4
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Provided by Bichara Advogados
Our Tax team is one of the biggest top Brazilian law firms, with over 180 professionals, including partners, associates, administrative employees, and interns.
Our Firm provides legal assistance both in the advisory area, with the elaboration of all types of legal opinions and tax planning, whether for legal entities or natural persons (wealth planning), as well as in the litigation area, in an administrative or judicial scope, in all instances, especially with sponsorship and intervention in processes of general repercussion (STF) or representative of controversy (STJ).
In the past year, we advised companies and representative associations mainly in the following economic sectors: automotive, telecommunications, fuel, technology, insurance, food and beverage, energy, cement, shopping malls, financial, healthcare, logistics, construction, and others.
In the Litigation field, our Firm has been active in plenty of tax settlements achieved with the Federal Government, which was able to extremely reduce litigiousness involving BRL billions.
Chambers Review
Bichara Advogados is respected for its performance in tax litigation. The firm maintains a comprehensive practice assisting players from an array of sectors, including food and beverages, telecommunications and banking, with judicial and administrative disputes. Its experienced team often represents clients in tax infraction notices arising from direct and indirect tax matters, with a considerable track record in ICMS cases and unconstitutionality claims.
Work Highlights
- Bichara represented Abrafix in a collective discussion involving the unconstitutionality of taxation for the FUST (Universal Service Fund for Telecommunications Services).
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are very well prepared to deal with our tax matters."
"They have talented lawyers who are always up to date and are specialised in our industry. The lawyers are always available."
"They are very well prepared to deal with our tax matters."
"They have talented lawyers who are always up to date and are specialised in our industry. The lawyers are always available."
Notable Practitioners
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.
"Luiz Gustavo Bichara is a major name in tax litigation in the country today. Highly up to date, technical and extremely well connected, Bichara presents creative legal solutions."
"A great lawyer in the contentious field, with a very relevant presence in cases."
"He's an excellent practitioner, always a partner of the client and committed to delivering results."