Brazil: Contentious
Practice Areas
Public law, especially tax and administrative law.
Career
Founder and Senior Partner of Dias de Souza Advogados since 1967.
Professional Memberships
Counselor of the following bodies: (I) Lawyers lnstitute of São Paulo; (II) Federation of Industries of São Paulo State (FIESP); (III) CAEFT - Board of Advanced Studies in Finance and Taxation. Member of the following bodies: (I) Advisory Board of ETCO - Brazilian lnstitute for Ethical Competition; (II) Academy of Law in São Paulo; (III) Brazilian Academy of Tax Law. Former Chairman and current member of the lnternational Academy of Law and Economics.
Publications
Author of the book "Importing Tax Structure on National Tax Code" (Estrutura do Imposto de Importação no Código Tributário Nacional) and several articles published in specialized books and magazines, including "International Treaties: WTO and MERCOSUR" (Tratados Internacionais: OMC e MERCOSUL), granted best article in tax law (1997).
Personal
LL.B Degree from the University of São Paulo (USP), 1966. Expert in tax and finance and
LL.M. degree in Economics and Financial Law from the University of São Paulo (USP)
Awards
Successively nominated among the best tax litigation lawyers in the country by Chambers Latin America, Chambers Global
Who´s Who Legal (including among the “Thought Leaders Global Elite” and “Thought Leaders Corporate Tax”), LACCA, Leaders League, The Legal 500 Latin America, Análise Advocacia Magazine and Best Lawyers Brazil.