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Tax Litigation: The Elite

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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. 

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Tax Litigation: The Elite - Brazil

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What the Team is Known For

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

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  • Bichara represented Abrafix in a collective discussion involving the unconstitutionality of taxation for the FUST (Universal Service Fund for Telecommunications Services).

Strengths

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"They have talented lawyers who are always up to date and are specialised in our industry. The lawyers are always available."

Tax Litigation: The Elite respondent
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"They are very well prepared to deal with our tax matters."

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Notable Practitioners

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Luiz Gustavo Bichara
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Luiz Gustavo Bichara
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.

"He's an excellent practitioner, always a partner of the client and committed to delivering results."

"A great lawyer in the contentious field, with a very relevant presence in cases."

"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."

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Luiz Gustavo Bichara
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Luiz Gustavo Bichara
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