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Our tax team has a reputation for providing first class comprehensive tax services in Brazil and internationally in an efficient and client friendly manner, offering an interdisciplinary approach, creating cost-saving efficiencies for our clients of several different sectors.

The main differential of the Tax Litigation practice is the variety of services that our team offers. The key types of work developed by our Tax Litigation Department consist in:

•    Previous analysis of our clients’ field, activities and structure. We offer tax controversy solution, mainly in what concerns judicially challenging the legislation issued by the Municipality, States and Federal Government (as an active player);

•    The availability of tax credit and designing the best strategy of recovering;

•    The plannig, design and drafting of requests for Tax Benefits or Special Regimes before the Municipalities, States and the Federal Government;

•    The study, design and drafting of requests for Tax Benefits or Special Regimes before the Municipalities, States and the Federal Government;

•    Our practice in tax audits has successfully avoided the long path of litigation in many cases or, at least, enabled the tax assessment to be issued in a way that can be more easily challenged by the Courts;

•    Wide coverage of all Brazilian Tax Courts, both administrative and judicial.

Chambers Review

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Tax Litigation: Highly Regarded - Brazil

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What the Team is Known For

Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados is a law firm with a strong track record representing domestic companies hailing particularly from the energy sector in judicial and administrative tax litigation mandates. The team is recognised for its strong capabilities advising on taxation in regulated sectors. The firm boasts considerable know-how in providing counsel on contentious tax matters arising from the collection of federal, state and municipal taxes, including PIS/Cofins, ICMS and ISS.

Work Highlights

  • Vella Pugliese advised Premier – Grupo SBF (Centauro) on an ICMS debt annulment proceeding.

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Notable Practitioners

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Antonio Carlos Guidoni Filho
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Antonio Carlos Guidoni Filho
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Antonio Carlos Guidoni Filho is a well-regarded practitioner admired for his knowledge and expertise. He draws upon years of experience as a former CARF council member to provide companies with advice on complex tax disputes.

Antonio Carlos Guidoni Filho is an excellent professional, very technical and attentive.

In addition to his responsiveness, Antonio Carlos Guidoni Filho has strong technical knowledge and a well‑balanced approach. Having served at CARF, he brings a strategic perspective to cases.

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Tax Litigation: Highly Regarded

Antonio Carlos Guidoni Filho
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Antonio Carlos Guidoni Filho
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André Ricardo Lemes

Helena Vicentini de Assis

Thales Saldanha Falek

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