Ivan Tauil

Practice Areas

Energy, Intellectual Property & Data Protection, Tax

Career

Ivan Tauil is the founding partner and Head of the tax law practice of Tauil & Chequer Advogados in association with Mayer Brown. He has extensive experience in local and international taxation. He is also the author of several articles and is often a lecturer at a number of legal and corporate events in Brazil and abroad. Ivan holds A PhD in Law from Fluminense Federal University, and an LL.M. in constitutional law and theory of the state from PUC-RJ. He is the Chairman of the National Oil & Gas Law Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association, Director of the Brazilian Tax Law Academy, and a member of the Brazilian Finance Law Association, the International Fiscal Association and the International Bar Association. Ivan Tauil advises clients on local and international taxation issues and is widely respected in the Brazilian legal market for his vast experience handling complex tax mandates. In 2016, both Global Chambers and Chambers Latin America recognized him as one of the “Leaders in their Field” for his legal work in the tax sector.

Professional Memberships

Chairman, National Oil & Gas Law Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association

Former Chairman, Oil & Gas Committee of the Brazilian Bar Association, Rio de Janeiro Chapter

Director, Brazilian Tax Law Academy

Member, Urban Land Institute (ULI)

Member, Association for Real Estate Project Development in Brazil (ADIT)

Chairman, Science Board of the Brazilian Academy of Tax Law

Member, Editorial Board of Revista Tributária e de Finanças Públicas, edited by Revista dos Tribunais

Member, Brazilian Institute of Constitutional Law (Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Constitucional)

Member, American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham)

Member, International Bar Association

Member, International Fiscal Association

Member, Brazilian Finance Law Association

Languages Spoken

Portuguese, English, Spanish and French

Education