Chambers Review
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Tax Litigation: The Elite - Brazil
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
Bichara's team is really excellent, and works with punctuality, technical knowledge and availability, never failing to answer.
Different departments of the law firm work in a coordinated manner to make things work. They handle all kinds of tax issues, with a quick and prompt approach to every question that we make.
Work Highlights
Bichara advised Light on a tax dispute with the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service (RFB). The dispute centres on the deductibility of non-technical losses for purposes of calculating Corporate Income Tax (IRPJ) and Social Contribution on Net Profit (CSLL).
Notable practitioners
Name partner Luiz Gustavo Bichara is an active and well-regarded lawyer in the tax disputes arena. He 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.
Bichara has a sense of urgency and the ability to coordinate the team in order to work together on highly complex issues, and with a broad awareness of the industry.
Luiz Bichara has very high technical capacity and works with the gift of speech. He has an enormous ability to anticipate movements and simplify discussions.