Brazil: Contentious
Career
Maria Rita Ferragut joined the Firm in 2019 as partner. She coordinates the Tax practice group, working with judicial focus. She has 25 years of experience and is a full professor in Tax Law at Universidade de São Paulo (USP).
She is a Law professor at Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos Tributários (IBET) and PUC/COGEAE, and she also lectures at judicial and administrative Courts and Universities.
Professional Memberships
Vice-Chairman of the Tax Litigation Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association - OAB/SP. Member of the board of the Tax Law Commission of São Paulo Lawyers Institute - IASP and the Advocacy Defense Movement - MDA. Director of WIT - Woman in Tax Brazil.
Publications
Maria Rita wrote 3 books and over 70 articles and co-authored books in tax law literature. The 3 books are:
• Tax Responsibility. 4ª ed., Noeses.
• Presumption in tax law 2ª ed., Quartier Latin.
• The Evidence and The Tax Law, 2ª ed., Saraiva.
Personal
Full professor in Tax Law at USP. Master and Doctorate degree in Tax Law from PUC/SP. Graduated from PUC/SP with a degree in Law.