Tax Non-contentious: Highly Regarded
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 2
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Provided by Madrona Fialho Advogados
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
Madrona Fialho 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 the banking and finance, technology, retail and insurance sectors.
Work Highlights
- Madrona Fialho Advogados assisted Kolplast Ciwith tax optimisation concerning a share purchase agreement on the acquisition of shares.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The technical knowledge of the partners along with their very personalised service led us to hire them. They are very much our partners and assist us side by side. They are always onboard."
"Madrona's tax team takes a practical view. They combine tax knowledge with practical and accounting knowledge, managing to issue well-founded technical opinions with great quality."
"Their delivery is outstanding. They have great knowledge."
"The technical knowledge of the partners along with their very personalised service led us to hire them. They are very much our partners and assist us side by side. They are always onboard."
"Madrona's tax team takes a practical view. They combine tax knowledge with practical and accounting knowledge, managing to issue well-founded technical opinions with great quality."
"Their delivery is outstanding. They have great knowledge."
Notable Practitioners
Co-head of department Rafael Macedo Malheiro wields experience acting on both transactional and consultancy tax issues, including corporate reorganisations and M&A deals.
"Rafael is great and very easy to understand regarding complex topics. He managed to explain the matter very well. He speaks very well and captures everyone's attention."
"Rafael is a C-level lawyer. He is very skilled and brings innovative and tailor-made solutions."
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.
"Marcos has two important strengths: technical knowledge and commitment."
Ranked Lawyers at
Madrona Fialho Advogados
Brazil
Members
Provided by Madrona Fialho Advogados
José Eduardo Tellini Toledo
Patricia Lima
Paulo Andrade
Paulo Bento
Pedro Magalhães
Rafael Malheiro