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Tax: Litigation

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Provided by Igor Mauler Santiago

Brazil: Contentious

Practice Areas

Tax Law

Career

Graduated in Law from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), 1996;

Université de Nancy II: Diplôme Supérieur de d’Études Françaises , 1996;

Master’s Degree in Tax Law, UFMG, 2002;

Summer Course in International Tax Law at the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation – Amsterdam, 2003;

PhD in Tax Law, UFMG, 2005;

Former Professor of Tax Law of the UFMG and the Faculdades Milton Campos, between 1998 and 2005;

Author of a monthly tax column on the Consultor Juridico website;

Author of the books: “Direito Tributário Internacional: Métodos de Solução dos Conflitos” International Tas Law: Methods of Conflict Resolution (Quartier Latin, 2006); “Direito, Justiça e Poder de Tributar: Questões Fiscais das Empresas de Mineração” Law, Justice and the Power to Tax: Tax Questions concerning Mining Companies (Del Rey, 2012) and “Consultor Tributário” Tax Consultant (Topbooks, 2015).

More than 200 articles published in collectanea and specialized journals in Brazil and abroad;

Speaker in congresses in Brazil and abroad.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Committee of Tax Law of the Federal Council of the Brazilian Bar Association;

Member of the High Juridial Council of Fecomércio SP;

Member of the Council of Advanced Studies of Finance and Taxing of the São Paulo Trade Association;

Member of the Editorial Board of the Revue Francaise de Finances Publiques and of several Brazilian legal publications;

Member of the Superior Council for Legal Affairs – Conjur of FIESP;

President of the Brazilian Institute of Tax Law and Process – IDPT;

Former President and Honorary Board Member of the Alliance Francaise in Belo Horizonte.

Work Highlights

Chambers and Partners Global 2023 – Tax Litigation (Highly Regarded Firm and Ranked Individual)

Chambers and Partners Brazil 2023 – Tax Litigation (Highly Regarded Firm and Ranked Individual)

Legal 500 2023 – Tax Advisory

Leaders League 2023 – Tax Litigation

ITR World Tax 2022 – Tax Controversy

Who’s Who Legal 2023 – Thought Leader and Brazil – Corporate Tax

"Análise Editorial 2022"

Industry Sector Expertise

CONSULTANCY

Preparation of professional opinions, consultations and guidance on all types of taxes.

Preparation, implementation and review of tax planning.

Preparation and implementation of succession planning.

ADMINISTRATIVE LITIGATION

Defence against Federal, State and Municipal tax assessment notices (including welfare contributions).

Operations in tax compensation or restitution processes, stripping of immunity, obtaining tax regularity certificates and others.

Production of memoranda and oral representation in administrative courts.

JUDICIAL LITIGATION

Activity in all judicial tax procedures (writs of injunction, stay of tax execution, actions of repetition, actions of annulment of tax debits, etc.).

Activity in the concentrated control of constitutionality (direct action of unconstitutionality, of unconstitutionality through omission, of constitutionality and allegation of disregard of fundamental precept).

Activity in leading cases (extraordinary review with general repercussion, repeated appeals to higher courts, incidents of resolution of repeated demands).

Production of memoranda and oral representation in Courts of Justice, Regional Federal Courts, in the High Court of Justice and the Supreme Federal Court.

Languages Spoken

English, French, Italian and Spanish.

Personal

Barão do Rio Branco Prize (best graduating student) , UFMG, 1996;

Best student in Civil and Tax Law, UFMG, 1996;

Grand Collar of Legislative Merit from the Belo Horizonte Town Council, 2009;

Recognized as one of the top Brazilian lawyers in the category by British publications “Chambers and Partners Latin America”, since 2012 and Chambers and Partners Global”, since 2014

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