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Tax Litigation: The Elite - Brazil
What the Team is Known For
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.
Strengths
"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."
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.
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."