Tax Non-contentious: Highly Regarded
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 2
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Provided by Utumi Advogados
One of the leading Tax teams to deal with international tax matters for Brazilian and multinational companies and for high-net-worth (HNW) families.
Solid background in the taxation of complex mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, transactions in the financial and capital markets, international trade (import/export), indirect taxes and international taxation.
Our Tax team deals with industry-specific tax issues across sectors such as telecommunications, IT, energy, food & beverage, pharmaceutical, automotive, consumer products, retail, mining.
Our team represents clients in complex disputes before all instances of the Brazilian courts, both judicial and administrative, with a solid experience in federal, state and municipal taxes, direct and indirect taxes, contentious matters before the Brazilian IRS, among others.
Our Tax team has also unique expertise in the taxation of high-net-worth individuals and families, succession planning and asset planning. Our expertise in international taxation makes a difference to assist Brazilian HNW families, who normally have assets in different countries, as well as family members with different citizenships and tax residencies.
Chambers Review
Utumi Advogados is a specialised boutique firm assisting domestic and international companies from diverse industries, including food and beverages, engineering and consumer products, with an array of tax matters. The team has experience advising clients on the tax implications of reorganisations and IPOs. It is well versed in handling federal taxes, such as PIS/COFINS, as well as international taxation mandates, such as transfer pricing and matters relating to double taxation treaties.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Utumi Advogados is my go-to firm for very complex matters."
"The client service is very practical and effective, very straightforward and objective; the client was happy with it."
"Utumi Advogados is my go-to firm for very complex matters."
"The client service is very practical and effective, very straightforward and objective; the client was happy with it."
Notable Practitioners
Co-head of department Ana Cláudia Utumi commands the tax expertise to handle transactional matters, such as M&A and finance deals. She can also assist with international taxation as well as different corporate taxation regimes. She further offers wealth management skills.
"Ana Cláudia Utumi is one of the biggest authorities in the tax sector."
"Ana Claudia is very academic and active. She is quite skilled."
"I look for Ana Claudia whenever the subject is tax. She is perfectly prepared to support us and has extremely high skill levels."