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Tax Non-contentious: Highly Regarded - Brazil
What the Team is Known For
KLA Advogados has a noteworthy practice with experience advising national and multinational companies on a range of tax matters. The team is frequently retained by clients to assist with the fiscal aspects of corporate mandates, including tax structuring in the context of M&A deals and transfer pricing advice relating to corporate reorganisations. It also boasts a considerable amount of experience handling the full spectrum of federal, state and municipal taxes, including PIS/COFINS, ICMS and IPI.
Strengths
Working with KLA is great, as they're really skilled and have vast tax law knowledge. They're highly available too. I'm 100% satisfied.
KLA's high level of technical knowledge, combined with its commitment to its client, is commendable. Its entire team conveys reassurance and reliability.
KLA's lawyers reply to us quickly and really go out of their way to find solutions for us. I'm reassured by their legal prowess.
Work Highlights
KLA assisted Shell with discussions with the Brazilian Revenue Service aimed at formalising the company's advance pricing agreement with the country's government.
Notable practitioners
Henrique Lopes is often active on tax mandates involving corporate issues, including acquisitions and reorganisations. He also deals with international tax issues as well as tax compliance matters.
A lawyer who navigates all aspects of tax law quite well, from customs norms to transfer pricing. If you call him, you know you'll have the answer to your issue by the time you hang up.
Henrique Lopes has incredible experience in tax law, communicates assertively and always delivers high-level opinions and reports.
Victor Polizelli is a technical expert in transfer pricing and very skilled in tax optimisation matters.
Luís Flávio Neto is a lawyer who has garnered a notable market presence and reputation on the strength of his transfer pricing work. His tenure as a CARF judge and as the director of the Brazilian Tax Law Institute gives him enviable institutional credibility, something which pundits vocally celebrate and which brings aviation and O&G giants into his client roster.
Luís Flávio Neto had a brilliant tenure as a CARF judge and today is a brilliant tax lawyer. A genius, really.
An ex-CARF judge, Luís Flávio Neto is a very good and experienced lawyer.