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Provided by Schneider Pugliese
Type of work handled: tax advisory services, pre-litigation and tax litigation regarding all Brazilian taxes and customs. With specialized teams to provide tax advisory to any industry and litigate before all administrative and judicial courts, including superior courts (STJ and STF).
Recent work highlights
- Judicial: The firm represented a client before the Supreme Court in the leading case that discussed the institute of res judicata, probably the major tax case of the year, which examines the effects of the judicial review over the res judicata previously formed in individual and specific lawsuits regarding tax relations of continued treatment.
- Indirect tax litigation: The firm assisted a company on a drop-down operation, duly supported by expert reports that properly evaluated the assets and goods used as capital share payment and legal grounds to sustain such corporate operation. State tax authorities filed the tax collection aiming at the collection of VAT (ICMS) in this operation, which is not a VAT triggering event.
- Direct taxes litigation: In 2022, the firm defended major Brazilian banks against tax assessments, around BRL 500MM, issued to collect corporate income taxes over losses incurred due to client’s default, bankruptcy, and debt renegotiation. The dispute represents a hot topic since default and debt renegotiations are skyrocketing because of high interest rates and credit crisis.
Chambers Review
Well-regarded firm Schneider, Pugliese, Sztokfisz, Figueiredo e Carvalho is regularly retained by domestic players from an array of sectors, including food and beverages, cosmetics and banking, to represent them in the full range of tax contentious mandates. The team demonstrates experience defending clients in tax assessment disputes aiming at the collection of ICMS, IPI and social security taxes. It is skilled in acting before administrative and judicial tribunals, including the superior courts.
Work Highlights
- Schneider, Pugliese, Sztokfisz, Figueiredo e Carvalho represented Braskem in a BRL50 billion case that discusses the issue of res judicata in tax law.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Their partners are exceptional professionals, very attuned and highly skilled. They always bring interesting ideas for the solution of our cases."
"They are very available and agile to respond to our demands, always handling the cases with high quality."
"Their partners are exceptional professionals, very attuned and highly skilled. They always bring interesting ideas for the solution of our cases."
"They are very available and agile to respond to our demands, always handling the cases with high quality."
Notable Practitioners
Eduardo Pugliese has expertise representing companies in judicial and administrative mandates relating to a range of taxes, including ICMS and PIS and COFINS.
"A courtroom lawyer with a consolidated presence in São Paulo."
"In addition to being an excellent tax lawyer, Eduardo Pugliese has broad business acumen. In our interactions, he has always shown himself to be a very thoughtful and solution-oriented person."
Ranked Lawyers at
Schneider Pugliese
Brazil
Members
Provided by Schneider Pugliese
Andrea Marco Antonio
Caio Toschi
Cassio Sztokfisz
Guilherme Yamahaki
H. Philip Schneider
Pedro Bini
Thales Belchior
Viviane Strachicini
Clients
Provided by Schneider Pugliese
99Taxi
ABB
ADM
Aché
Adufertil
Amway
Argo
Atlas Schindler
Atlatic
Avon
BNP Paribas
BRF
Banco ABC
Banco Fibra
Banco MUFG
Bayer
Belliz
Bradesco
Braskem S.A.
C&A
CSN
Camil
Cofco International
Companhia Nitroquímica
Dafiti
Daycoval
Diageo
Dow
EDP
Echoenergia
Engelhart CTP – BTG Group
Estée Lauder
Febraban
Grupo Ultra
Hitachi
Hypera Farma
Ifood
Itaú
Johnson & Johnson
Louis Dreyfus
L’Oreal
Mercado Livre
Mineração Curimbaba
Minerva
Modal
Mosaic Co.
Natura&Co
Nova Agri – Toyota Tsusho
PagSeguro
Santander
Shell
Shopee
Shoulder
Sinpeq
Sinter Futura
Solví Essencis
Souza Cruz
SwissRe
Tokyo Marine
UOL Group
Uber
Via Varejo
Votorantim
Whirlpool
XP Investimentos
Zurich Brasil Seguros
Zurich Santander
Industries
Provided by Schneider Pugliese
Agribusiness
Banking and financial
Beauty
Beverage
Chemical and pharmaceutical
Commodities and fertilizers
Energy
Engineering
Home appliance
Insurance
Mining
Oil & gas
Sales
Siderurgy
Technology and digital economy
Tobacco