Tax Litigation: Highly Regarded
Global Guide 2024 : Brazil
Band 1
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Provided by Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados
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
Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados is well versed in representing domestic companies hailing particularly from the energy sector in judicial and administrative 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 and COFINS, ICMS and ISS.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They have expertise and strong legal skills. They provide a very good level of service and responsiveness."
"They provide comprehensive answers. Their answers are quite practical, and they are clear when stating what the risks are and what precautions we must take."
"This is a good firm. They possess expertise."
"They have expertise and strong legal skills. They provide a very good level of service and responsiveness."
"They provide comprehensive answers. Their answers are quite practical, and they are clear when stating what the risks are and what precautions we must take."
"This is a good firm. They possess expertise."
Notable Practitioners
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.
"He has good client service skills, including a good relationship with clients and availability to seek out the best solutions."
"He is very knowledgeable. He understands our business, and that is his strength."
"He is an excellent tax lawyer."
Ranked Lawyers at
Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados
Brazil
Members
Provided by Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados
André Ricardo Lemes da Silva
Head of Department
Helena Vicentini de Assis
Juliana Martins Skolimovski Gaia da Silveira
Ricardo Braghini
Industries
Provided by Vella Pugliese Buosi e Guidoni Advogados
Agribusiness
Banking
Chemical and Petrochemical
Digital Economy
Energy
Engineering
Financial Institutions and Means of Payment
Infrastructure
Life Sciences and Healthcare
Media & Entertainment
Oil & Gas
Ports and Airports
Retail
Technology
Trading export