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Tax Non-contentious: Highly Regarded - Brazil
What the Team is Known For
Castro Barros Advogados is a Rio de Janeiro-based firm assisting companies operating in the energy, telecommunications and retail sectors with the fiscal aspects of commercial mandates such as M&A and corporate restructuring, including tax planning and transfer pricing advice. The team has experience handling matters involving both direct and indirect taxes, such as IRPJ and CSLL, as well as ICMS and PIS/COFINS.
Strengths
The firm stands out for its dedicated and personalised service, as well as for the speed and quality of its work.
The firm demonstrates the technical skills needed for every type of demand, from the simplest to the most complex.
The team has strong technical tax knowledge linked to knowledge of the business, so they go far beyond the basic advisory function and become a strategic partner and value aggregator.
Notable practitioners
André handles complex demands of high relevance to us. Always very attentive and careful with our requests. He is a deep connoisseur of the subject and sector, advising us on several fronts.
It is excellent to work with André, always very clear when communicating, making complex issues easier to be interpreted.
André is very experienced, skilled, didactic and well-connected professional. He always brings a broader and more assertive view on complex issues.