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Tax Non-contentious: The Elite

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Our tax lawyers work closely with our corporate colleagues across the full spectrum of the firm’s transactional practice. 

Our tax practice has a well-known reputation for sophisticated tax counseling on cross-border tax issues and transactions, and successfully representing its clients in tax disputes. We have considerable experience handling matters for a diverse client base, including multinational corporations, financial institutions and private equity funds.

Our tax practice also has extensive experience in advising clients on tax audits, disputes and investigations, and in handling all types of cases from administrative appeals to contentious tax procedures before the local authorities and courts.



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Tax Non-contentious: The Elite - Brazil

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Demarest Advogados is an established firm with a recognised tax practice covering a wide remit of issues. The firm draws upon its well-regarded corporate practice to regularly advise major players hailing from the banking and finance, automotive and pharmaceutical industries on the fiscal impacts of complex M&A and reorganisations, as well as tax planning mandates. It boasts strong expertise in handling both direct and indirect tax matters, including those relating to PIS/COFINS, ICMS, IRPJ and CSLL.

Work Highlights

  • Demarest advised ABRATE on potential impacts of Brazilian tax reforms.

Strengths

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Demarest's technique, broad experience and focus on client service stand out to me.

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Frankly, what we need from a legal team is the reassurance to back our own decisions and Demarest gives us that. I like working with them because their replies are quick and commercially oriented.

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Demarest has done robust and comprehensive tax consultancy work for us. We recognise their expertise in tax efficiency optimisation and advice on complex transactions.

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Multidisciplinarity is seamlessly integrated into Demarest’s work model, fostering synergy between areas and enabling comprehensive, strategic tax solutions.

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Demarest has qualified tax lawyers who understand our business, are very empathetic and have active listening. They know our pain points and are always willing to do their best work.

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Notable Practitioners

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Carlos Eduardo Marino Orsolon
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Carlos Eduardo Marino Orsolon
4
Band 4

Carlos Eduardo Marino Orsolon has fostered his tax knowledge to be able to assist clients with transactional issues, including cross-border M&A. He can also act on tax restructuring issues and is acquainted with both direct and indirect tax regimes, including PIS/COFINS and IRPJ.

Carlos Eduardo Orsolon is great on both the personal and professional level. His ability to understand his area and provide us with strategies is out of this world.

A practical yet knowledgeable lawyer, Carlos Eduardo Orsolon cuts straight to the chase in his work.

Carlos Eduardo Orsolon is a lawyer who helps us on all our tax matters and the decision-making related to those.

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Christiano Chagas Monteiro De Melo
4
Christiano Chagas Monteiro De Melo
4
Band 4
Christiano Chagas Monteiro De Melo is a partner who shows experience in transactional tax mandates, including those related to M&A. He also possesses knowledge of international taxation. He is familiar with representing clients from the banking and finance sector.

A great professional with in-depth knowledge of his field who exudes confidence, Christiano Melo is head and shoulders above anyone else working in the same field.

Christiano Melo always seeks alternatives to enable the implementation of a tax structure without compromising legal grounding.

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Douglas Mota
4
Douglas Mota
4
Band 4

Douglas Mota offers advice to clients on mandates relating to indirect taxes, including tax regimes such as ICMS. He is also able to act on the tax-related elements of M&A deals. He additionally offers tax litigation expertise.

A lawyer who knows us like no one else, Douglas Mota manages to apply his technique to our business in a skilful way and always finds time to assist us, despite being very busy.

Douglas Mota is a lawyer with great resourcefulness to deal with thorny issues and organisational structures. He deals very well with the different stakeholders of multinational companies.

Having worked with Douglas Mota, I can say that his business vision and assertiveness, as well as his politeness and empathy, are extraordinary.

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Jerry Levers de Abreu
4
Jerry Levers de Abreu
4
Band 4

Jerry Levers de Abreu is known for his ability to handle the tax implications of corporate reorganisations and M&A transactions.

If there's one thing that irritates me it's a lawyer who can only work using technical jargon. Jerry Abreu isn't like that. He cuts straight to the chase, telling me what works and what doesn't.

Jerry Abreu is an extremely available and skilled lawyer who's got a lot of mileage in tax law work.

His high level of commitment, communication and assertiveness make Jerry Abreu a distinguished tax partner.

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Carlos Eduardo Marino Orsolon
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Carlos Eduardo Marino Orsolon
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Christiano Chagas Monteiro De Melo
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Christiano Chagas Monteiro De Melo
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Douglas Mota
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Douglas Mota
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Jerry Levers de Abreu
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Jerry Levers de Abreu
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