Tax Non-contentious: Highly Regarded

About

Provided by Rayes & Fagundes Advogados Associados

The tax department is over 22 years old and is based in São Paulo with further offices in Rio de Janeiro and Campinas.  

It is the go-to firm for pharmaceutical companies looking for tax advice and representation in Brazil. The team is also the first choice for major companies from the IT and software sector, representing some of the most prominent names in this sector. 

The team covers the full gamut of tax services, acting on both judicial and administrative litigation cases as well as providing tax advice and legal opinions.  

On the consultancy front, the team offers a wide scope of services, including legal opinions, tax planning, tax optimisation, due diligences, tax reviews, tax advice on corporate restructurings and on M&A deals. 

It also frequently sought after to provide advice to high net worth individuals in succession planning and estate planning matters. 

Another area of particular expertise for the firm relates to social security law. 

The team is comprised by lawyers with multidisciplinary expertise, meaning that it is well-placed to advise on local and federal tributes as well as direct and indirect taxation matters and transfer pricing issues. 

The team relies on innovative software solutions and IT professionals for the analysis of tax data, which optimizes works on tax recovery claims and review of tax practices. This feature makes the tax department unique if compared to local competitors.