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Provided by Rômulo Coutinho

Brazil: Contentious

Publications

- Princípio da Proteção da Confiança e Alterações Legislativas em Matéria Tributária. IBDT: São Paulo, 2025.

- Planejamento Tributário e Segurança Jurídica. Quartier Latin: São Paulo, 2019

Languages Spoken

Portuguese

English

Spanish

Practice Areas

Tax Litigation, Tax Advisory and Social Security

Career

Rômulo has over 18 years’ experience in tax law, with a practice strongly focused on complex tax litigation at both judicial and administrative levels. He also advises on strategic tax consultancy matters related to tax planning, indirect taxes and the Brazilian Tax Reform, often in matters that are critical to clients’ business models and long-term tax positioning.

Rômulo represents clients before federal, state and municipal authorities, as well as before the Superior Courts, acting in high-stakes disputes that frequently involve constitutional interpretation, conflicting precedents and significant financial exposure.

He is widely recognised for combining rigorous technical analysis with strategic pragmatism. Rômulo regularly designs and leads sophisticated procedural strategies, engaging directly with judges, appellate panels and institutional stakeholders to secure coherent and business-aligned outcomes. He is known for restructuring the architecture of disputes, anticipating tax authority arguments and repositioning the legal debate to strengthen precedent-setting potential and enhance legal certainty.

Education

Universidade de São Paulo (FDUSP)

PhD in Tax Law

2024

Universidade de São Paulo (FDUSP)

Master in Tax Law

2016

Awards

Most Admired Lawyer

Análise Advocacia

2026

LACCA Approved

LACCA

2024

Recommended in Tax

Latin Lawyer

2024

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Tax Litigation: Highly Regarded - Brazil

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Rômulo Coutinho is an up-and-coming practitioner who acts on tax disputes across administrative and judicial spheres. His practice covers tax litigation and related procedural matters, drawing on experience as a founding partner and former head of a tax department.

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