Antonio Amendola

Practice Areas

Tax and Customs

Career

Antonio Amendola is the head of the Tax and Customs practice, with extensive experience in advising both national and international companies regarding various Brazilian taxes. His main focus is on developing specific solutions in the pursuit of fiscal efficiency for his clients’ businesses. He specializes in tax planning issues, import and export structures, as well as special customs regimes. Additionally, Antonio represents clients in administrative and judicial tax disputes at all levels of the tax administration and of the judiciary power, including in tax settlements. His comprehensive and specialized approach has been instrumental in the tax efficiency and success of the clients he represents. He acted in an international tax consulting company in New York/USA in 2000/2001. He was an administrative judge in the Municipal Tax Administrative Court of Appeals of São Paulo (CMT) from 2014 to 2018. He is member of the Board of Directors and an officer of the Association of Lawyers of São Paulo – AASP.

Professional Memberships

Brazilian Bar Association

Brazilian Financial Law Association - ABDF

International Fiscal Association - IFA

São Paulo Lawyers Association - AASP

Publications

IBS/CBS and default. AMENDOLA, Antonio and CORREIA, Miguel - AASP Magazine, Year XLV, No. 168, November 2025, p. 7 to 15. ISSN-3085-8720

Carbon Market Taxation. AMENDOLA, Antonio. Association of Lawyers of São Paulo-AASP, Bulletin nº 3209, 2nd fortnight February, 2025, p. 8-9.

The Relevance of Interest on Equity and inclusion of a grant reserve for investments in its base: COSIT Ruling n. 11/2022. W/Rodrigo Maito da Silveira and Mateus Tiagor Campos in: Controvérsias Jurídico-Contábeis. Ahmed Sameer El Khativ...[et al]; organization Gustavo Gonçalves Vettori...[et al]. – 1. Ed – Barueri [SP]: Atlas, 2023, p. 479-494.

Consumption Tax Reform and Senate Challenges – AMENDOLA, Antonio - Revista Justiça & Cidadania, | JC Publisher, September 2023, V. 277 (A Reforma tributária do Consumo e Desafios do Senado| Editora JC).

Languages Spoken

Portuguese, english and spanish

Education

Practice Areas

Tax and Customs

Career

Antonio is the head of the Tax and Customs practice, with extensive experience in advising companies regarding various Brazilian taxes. His main focus is on developing specific solutions in the pursuit of fiscal efficiency for his clients’ businesses. He specializes in tax planning issues, import and export structures, as well as special customs regimes. His comprehensive and specialized approach has been instrumental in the tax efficiency and success of the clients he represents. He acted in an international tax consulting company in New York/USA. He was an administrative judge in the Municipal Tax Administrative Court of Appeals of São Paulo (CMT). Antonio holds a Master’s degree in Economic and Financial Law from the University of São Paulo and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Cornell Law School, in Ithaca, New York, United States. He earned his law degree from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP).

Professional Memberships

Brazilian Bar Association

Brazilian Financial Law Association - ABDF

International Fiscal Association - IFA

São Paulo Lawyers Association - AASP

Languages Spoken

Portuguese

English

Spanish

Education