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Madrona Advogados

Tax: Non-contentious

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Madrona Advogados

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Expertise 

  • Agility in the care of day-to-day tax matters, providing advice and legal opinions, and assisting in the prevention of tax liabilities
  • Assistance in structuring and reorganizing transactions and business activities, including mergers and acquisitions, with options to optimize fiscal efficiency and lawful tax planning
  • Assistance in identifying tax contingencies during due diligence exercises
  • Advising on special tax regimes for businesses, as well as negotiating tax benefits before tax authorities
  • Defining employees and executives’ remuneration structures
  • Monitoring and advising on complying with tax inspection procedures by federal, state, and municipal administrative authorities
  • Managing lawsuits with wide coverage in the national territory and representing clients in the judicial and administrative spheres in suits challenging tax incidence or seeking to recover improperly collected taxes
  • Ample experience in litigation at the federal, state, and municipal levels throughout Brazil, and performing defenses of tax assessments, as well as in restitution, reimbursement, and compensation tax claims
  • Monitoring and advising on compliance with tax inspection procedures

Chambers Review

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Tax: Non-contentious - Brazil

What the Team is Known For

Madrona Advogados is an accomplished firm drawing upon its expertise in advising important domestic clients on indirect taxes and tax ramifications in transactional mandates, such as tax implications on acquisition of shares, tax risk assessment, tax planning, ICMS benefits and renegotiation of tax liabilities. The firm is acquainted with clients from diverse industries, such as banking and finance, technology, retail and insurance.

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Strengths

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  • Madrona’s practical, business-oriented advice makes them stand out from the crowd. They are responsive and clear in their communication, acting as true partners in high-stakes decisions.

    Tax: Non-contentious respondentGlobal

  • I was really pleased with Madrona's work. They managed to explain our tax issues to our internal stakeholders quite well.

    Tax: Non-contentious respondentGlobal

  • Madrona stands out for its technical depth, agile delivery and strategic vision applied to our business.

    Tax: Non-contentious respondentGlobal

  • Madrona is a law firm with a technically sound team and high availability for service.

    Tax: Non-contentious respondentGlobal

  • Madrona's service is always excellent and comprehensive. They meet our needs and always show excellent technical knowledge.

    Tax: Non-contentious respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Rafael Macedo Malheiro
    Rafael Macedo Malheiro

    Rafael Macedo Malheiro

    Rafael Macedo Malheiro wields experience acting on both transactional and consultancy tax issues, including corporate reorganisations and M&A deals.

    • Rafael Malheiro is a very technically sound lawyer.

      Tax: Non-contentious respondentGlobal

    • Rafael Malheiro is a lawyer of remarkable technical quality and great interpersonal relationships.

      Tax: Non-contentious respondentGlobal

    • A lawyer who works very didactically, Rafael Malheiro manages to really break down the tax specifics of transactions and ground our positionings. An impeccable professional.

      Tax: Non-contentious respondentGlobal
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  • Marcos Tranchesi Ortiz
    Marcos Tranchesi Ortiz

    Marcos Tranchesi Ortiz

    Marcos Tranchesi Ortiz receives market attention for his experience and solid track record in the tax advisory field, as well as for his adept handling of tax restructuring and planning.

    • I can't praise Marcos Ortiz enough. He's an extremely respectful and attentive professional who provides me with good solutions and shows a wealth of knowledge of tax law.

      Tax: Non-contentious respondentGlobal

    • Marcos Ortiz consistently delivers clear, fast and effective solutions to our tax matters of high financial impact.

      Tax: Non-contentious respondentGlobal
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