Tax: Minas Gerais

Rodolfo Gropen Advocacia is a respected boutique assisting clients with a wide range of tax matters. The team is retained by players from the telecommunications, mining and automotive sectors to handle litigation mandates before Brazilian courts, as well as administrative proceedings. It demonstrates expertise handling federal and state taxes such as PIS and COFINS and ICMS. Mineração Rio do Norte, Nestlé and Via 040 are new client wins.

A client says: "Their lawyers have an excellent knowledge of the market and of business," adding: "They do not limit themselves only to giving legal advice that is disconnected from operational practices."

Head of department João Manoel Rolla regularly assists clients with contentious mandates involving a wide range of tax issues, including PIS and COFINS, ICMS and IPI. A client says: "He has good technical and practical expertise, proposes good solutions and gets personally involved in the cases."

Founding partner Rodolfo de Lima Gropen is described by an observer as "an experienced professional, who is very active in leading cases before superior courts." Gropen advises on tax collection matters and disputes involving social security contributions. His clientele includes players from the mining and automotive sectors.