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Tax Non-contentious: Highly Regarded - Brazil
What the Team is Known For
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, including high net worth ones, 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
My go-to firm when I need to understand the tax implications of M&A transactions in Brazil. Utumi Advogados's team is really good from a technical standpoint.
Utumi Advogados consistently delivers high-level legal analyses while maintaining a business-oriented mindset. This balance ensures that their advice is both technically sound and implementable.
Utumi Advogados is a cutting-edge law firm, with an infallible technique. Its lawyers differentiate themselves from the majority of the market in their writing and positioning in meetings.
Work Highlights
Utumi Advogados assisted the owners of Cimed with the definition of tax and corporate structures to allow the entry of a possible new investor to the business.
Notable practitioners
Ana Cláudia Utumi uses her 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.
Her reputation precedes her. To us, she's a go-to lawyer. Ana Cláudia Utumi is unimpeachable from a technical standpoint and highly attuned to clients' needs.
Ana Cláudia Utumi is a really good lawyer who operates in the intersection of tax and high net worth law.
The best networker in the world. Ana Cláudia Utumi is in the big international tax discussions representing Brazil, and her positionings bear the global scenario in mind.